Van Der Sar Retires... Again!
Thursday, 16 October 08, 07:51 PM · Comments(1)
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has bid a final farewell to international football with the Netherlands and he insisted that he will not be making any more comebacks.
With the Dutch short on reliable goalkeeping personnel before the World Cup qualification matches against Iceland and Norway, Oranje manager Bert van Marwijk asked van der Sar to consider
filling the breach and donning the gloves for two final times before retiring.
The 38 year-old walked away from international football after the Dutch side's Euro 2008 elimination but was happy to provide a sturdy option for van Marwijk in Group Nine. After wracking up a
130th cap and a clean sheet, the Red Devils stopper is content to say goodbye.
He told the press: "I'm happy with this farewell. I knew this would be the last time, so I wanted to finish on a better note than when we lost to Russia at Euro 2008. That has been
achieved."
It could have been different for the ex-Fulham man during his international send-off however; a late challenge by him sent a Norwegian attacker sprawling to the turf, and van der Sar admits he
was lucky not to concede a spot-kick.
He continued: "The referee could have given Norway a penalty, I hit the Norwegian player with my knee."
Nine points from nine sees the Dutch steaming towards South Africa alreaday, but van der Sar does not anticipate dusting off the gloves for the 2010 showpiece.
Asked whether he would be tempted back for the finals, he said: "Yes - as a tourist."
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