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 | | Van der Sar: I dropped Liverpool for Juventus25.10.2017 |
Legendary goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar admitted he was on the move to Liverpool, but instead of Anfield he played in Juventus. As it is known, the Dutchman did not make a good career in the Italian Grand Prix and in 2001 he moved to Fulham. Later, however, Van der Sar experienced a `second youth` and won everything with Manchester United. When I left Ajax in 1999, I traveled to Liverpool and talked to manager Gerard Houlie, I was at Anfield, met some of the players, but then arrived at Juventus and I came to the conclusion that I wouldI was more challenged to play in Italy, and when I had to sign, I was also looking for Manchester United, but we were talking to Sir Alex Ferguson`s brother, but the negotiations with Juve were already in a very advanced phase. `was a leap in the unknown. ` Later I realized that the idea was always to inherit PeterSchumacher of Old Trafford and Sir Alex always wanted to take me but the club president had previously set up Mark Bosni? with a free transfer So my transfer to Manchester was postponed for six years from planned When I was in Fulham I heardfor some doubtful interest from Arsenal, but things have never been specific. `The break with Juventus did not happen under pleasant circumstances, and I must admit that I was not at the level I previously reached in the Netherlands. But in the summer of 2001, I wanted a meeting with the bosses to hear the new season ideas. They told me they would try to take one or two new players, but not to worry. Just a week later, however, Canluigi Buffon bought a record amount. I did not know anything about the deal so far. I was surprised and had to start looking for a new club. So Buffon went to Juve, Toldo in Inter, and Sebastian Frey moved to Parma. It became a big goalie between the leading teams, and I stayed off the board. I talked to Ajax, Liverpool and Borussia (Dortmund), but the last two clubs wanted to wait for the end of the transfer window. I did not want to hang up so long. So came the offer from Fulham, who had just won a promotion for the Premier League. I also consulted with Luis van Gaal, who was at the time at the head of the national team. I did not expect to stay in Fulham for so long - I thought I would keep the door of this team for a year or two. By the end I signed a new short contract so the club could get a transfer fee for me. They told me I would not play if I did not rewrite it. The end of my entire career was the final of the Champions League against Chelsea. I remember studying many Chelsea players on a video. I have analyzed about 40 penalties for Frank Lampard. I took notes and noticed that Nicola Anelka almost always beats in the right corner of the goal keeper. Chelsea, however, had also prepared and learned that I usually throw myself in my right corner. For Anelka, however, I felt he would choose the other corner. So it happened, `Van der Sar tells` 4-4-2 `.
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