Going from La Vecchia Signora to the modest Cottagers suggested a career on the downturn, which he may have believed too. Except: four impressive seasons in west London attracted Sir Alex Ferguson, who took him to United, and in six years before hanging up his gloves Van der Sar collected a second Champions League winner's medal (his save from Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka in the penalty shootout of the 2008 final decisive), four Premier Leagues, two League Cups, and the Fifa World Club Cup.
It's a loss for football in general and specifically goalkeeping if David would say: Hey, I quit.' But on the other side, we cannot look into his head. We cannot look into the way he feels, thinks. David was always very fit. His body weight was fantastic. The attitude in practice, I cannot complain at all; he was always there and never complained.
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