Edwin van der Sar

At certain times, you start to - maybe not lose the faith - but just wonder how long it will take until…

— Edwin van der Sar

If you are in the Premier League or at Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich, you are at an end station.

— Edwin van der Sar

A lot of clubs have lost the perspective of what is a football club.

— Edwin van der Sar

I've never had the experience of 10 years at Unilever and five years at Coca Cola. But I'm not the marketing director…

— Edwin van der Sar

I went to Fulham for the project they explained to me - but it didn't really work out. I might have been…

— Edwin van der Sar

I remember that, often, Mike Phelan would just nip down to the touchline for a message to one or two players. It…

— Edwin van der Sar

Personally, I would never criticise a player in public.

— Edwin van der Sar

I think England's always good at making something special.

— Edwin van der Sar

I signed for Ajax in 1989 when I was still at school.

— Edwin van der Sar

You know you're in for a tough time if you're trailing and the other teams are doing well.

— Edwin van der Sar

Coming to Old Trafford gave me a new lease of life.

— Edwin van der Sar

We accept that, in one way now, if you are 27, 28 and still playing for Ajax, you are probably not good…

— Edwin van der Sar

If you have a love for sport, everybody knows the success of Madrid in the '60s, Ajax in the '70s, Bayern Munich,…

— Edwin van der Sar

You get confidence when you get on a roll. When you are not struggling, and you get your players back, it is…

— Edwin van der Sar

I was in two successive European finals early in my career, so initially, you think that sort of thing is going to…

— Edwin van der Sar

Playing is the biggest thing there is.

— Edwin van der Sar

Running a marathon is unlike anything I have done. You can recall all those bad weights sessions or the work you had…

— Edwin van der Sar

Sometimes I miss European football.

— Edwin van der Sar

If you go to Juventus, you want to go for longer than two years, and you want to win titles.

— Edwin van der Sar

I am delighted to have signed for Manchester United, one of the most famous clubs in the world.

— Edwin van der Sar

Jean Tigana wants to go to the top with Fulham, and I like that ambition.

— Edwin van der Sar

As a striker, all you want to do is score.

— Edwin van der Sar

I will miss football.

— Edwin van der Sar

Craven Cottage is a great stadium, really traditional, going through the rows of houses until a stadium suddenly appears.

— Edwin van der Sar

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

— Edwin van der Sar