Edwin van der Sar
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I think Chelsea, Man Utd, we knew each other that well.
On that part, going into extra time, going to penalties, I lost in 96 against Juventus.
We lost it on penalties, so I thought, this is not going to happen again.
So at the moment, when Anelka stepped up,
I went to the right, ball went to my side, it hit your fist.
Yeah, that moment, those three, four seconds was electric for myself.
And every time you talk about it, you get goosebumps.
And I was just, the last two days in London and the amount of people that come up to you and, wow, Edwin, can I shake your hand?
Wow, man, you gave, whatever, you gave me the best night of my life.
And that is not only in London, but that's in Asia, that's in Africa, everywhere.
So that's...
made my career, my career was already fine, and this was of course the cherry on the cake.
Good question, Jamie.
These are players who are, most of the time, if they come to Man United or through the academy, or Ferguson and Bodum, they stay in Man United.
The only ones, Tevez and Ronaldo, they moved on to different clubs.
So it's easier for a club like Man United to establish them for a longer period.
At Ajax, every two years, three years, you have a new team.
You lose your three best four players, you're losing every year.
So this team with Scholes, Wayne, Ferdinand, Gary Neville, also was a big part of that team and everything.
So in that way, they are more adjusted to playing with each other.