How An Old & Unwanted Goalkeeper BROKE The Entire Premier League

[@RaymarFootball]

where do you guys rank Edwin Van der Sar all time? 🤔 Leave a like if you enjoyed ❤️

[@OreoGenius]

I know he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He's top 5 on my list

[@TheV-Boy-KC]

Without thinking about achievements and records, he is my no.1

[@Eltargrimm]

I rate him at the same tier as Buffon - absolute all time legend

[@OreoGenius]

@@Eltargrimm nah, buffon is number 1 for me, crazy goalie

[@vandiomage-hh3ow]

@RaymarFootball Brother when is Steve Mcmananan's Video Coming

[@gamingmaniactv5050]

Edwin van der Sar was a monster nobody can reach... And the most forgotten keeper of our generation.

[@Swezl-z7t]

Bro used ai :/ so unoriginal

[@lexkanyima2195]

He's never being forgotten.

[@KrisHubbard-w5x]

💯👏🫡

[@MK12275]

Who forgot him ? Probably the plastics who say he's been forgotten

[@NotHarismelon]

@@Swezl-z7thow

[@heidetermeg427]

As a United fan, Edwin van der Sar is my favorite goalkeeper of all time. He was ZEN; Calm, focused - yet utterly precise in his ways of being the solid presence only HE could BE; A rock in defense - One that instills faith and belief among the team; And truly the backbone of your team - One you should never doubt, for a second, that can save you both a single game.. and a league title. Wonderful man, Edwin is. Thank you for making this video, Raymar! -As always; A pleasure to see your greatness unfold.

[@lexkanyima2195]

He's a total package and a much better goalkeeper then Thibaut Courtois.

[@user-pt1ow8hx5l]

As a Dane he's mine too. Much better behaved than Schmeichel.

[@8alakai8]

dont forget ajax thats where he shined i think they only had like 1 goal against them in 1 season

[@heidetermeg427]

@@remy5368 I'm sorry. We should clearly have let YOU be in goal for that game. My bad.

[@Yes-sw8gh]

As a Dutch man, he's instilled many trust in our squads throughout his era. Truly one of the greats, a master of his craft.

[@DoubleSsoccer]

Never thought I would see a video on Van Der Sar, he was my favourite Goalkeeper growing up

[@xXSmiileeYT]

Same😊

[@I_MrBones_I]

As a Dutchman I can tell you that no one in The Netherlands was surprised on how well he did. Still the best we had imo.

[@danny7694]

@@remy5368 Come on, all you have to look at is the stats. Also, Jan van Beveren was in an entire different era of football. strikers weren't nearly as good back then as they where at van der sar's peak. Edwin was just straight up a cut above everything else we've ever seen. Edwin is also one of the more athletic GK's for his size. at 6 ft 6 not many people will fucking move like that

[@Yes-sw8gh]

Van der Sar is een legende in NL voetbal.

[@KelvinSmeets]

I was surprised he was doing that bad, expected him to gain -1 or -2 goals instead of just keeping zero

[@AlianRobles]

no one is better than Van der sar. Having conversations about the best ever goalkeepers and it baffles me how people don't mention his name. Let me be clear here: Hij is de beste keeper ooit!

[@Kalki1122]

He is probably one of the least likable Dutch top goalkeepers but you could always count on him which is why he was the best of them all.

[@滋榎本]

Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar are very arguably the two best goalkeepers in Manchester United history. Schmeichel was a very good keeper, but Edwin took it to the next level. The arrival of both of these players at Old Trafford was marked with runaway success in the 90s and 2000s respectively.

[@saratov99]

As great as Edwin was, he was never best in the world. Schmeichel was.

[@nopatiencefr]

⁠​⁠@@saratov99But you’ll always remember Van Der Sar won you the UCL

[@saratov99]

@@nopatiencefr as did Schmeichel

[@sunnyang6464]

The thing that most people will have Schmeichel over van der Sar is his vocality. Big Pete is very domineering and loud in your face unlike Edwin who is much more reserved. Reserved doesn’t mean you are not as good it only means you might not be that well noticed. IMO I think both of them are equally great, even David de Gea was a very good goalkeeper for Man Utd as well and it’s such a shame that he left the club in that manner after giving 12 years of service to them.

[@MK12275]

​@@sunnyang6464 He didn't lower his wages and wanted to be the main keeper while being so poor in the distribution. Still he had to go so that the club could move forward and he left with a golden glove

[@TheTwan85]

As an Ajax fan I'll never forget Van der Sar, but it's nuts to me how often people don't even mention him when talking about the best goalie ever...

[@UTxTheArchangel]

if we're being honest, a lot of modern football fans didn't watch him and usually speak of the best keepers based on what everyone else is saying. Then there are others who undercut him bc of how stacked United's defense was but don't know VDS was the field general instructing the defense. Sport fans have a habit of forgetting just how good ppl are who they aren't told about constantly.

[@JohnSmith-nz2yq]

​​@@UTxTheArchangelI watched him growing up, and VDS is the best ALL-TIME keeper in my eye. But my peers wouldnt think so. Don't forget there were many other legendary keepers during VDS's time. So it is not about not watching him play. It isnt just stats and accolades. It was his whole ....person. His attitude, his intangibles, his command, his zen, everything. And not everyone recognises such things. As they say: those who know, know. This applies to VDS.

[@fadhilyudistira8819]

dude's not boastful, that's probably why

[@jarnojansen2077]

Als pec fan doet het me altijd goed als ik terugdenk aan die keer dat bij ajax-pec (in 2014 ofzo) de ajax supporters vuurwerk bleven gooien en van der Sar toen zei dat ze moesten stoppen en de beker(?) anders nar pec ging, waarna we alsnog met 5-1 wonnen

[@marti2481]

Oh man, I miss watching him play so much. He was absolutely on another level and he always remained so friendly❤

[@christerknutsen8031]

If you hear former defenders of man utd speak of him, they all mention his ability to direct the defense line from the back and his communication skills as one of his highest qualities, sad to not hear it mentioned here.

[@Glide71]

Yea agreed with you. The ex defenders also mentioned de gea was very quiet and wasn't good with commanding the defenders . To me Peter and VDS are the top GK for united.. not de gea, he is only a one trick pony . Also Peter and VDS era had to fight against many great strikers.

[@Manyuken]

For me he's number 1 because he had it all. But 1 thing is mostly overshadowed and not many people know this but he used to play as a defender before he turned goalie. So he was probably the best keeper if you are talking about participating in the plays with his feet. He's just a legend!

[@tobznoobs]

Van der Sar saving the last penalty in the 08 ucl final was not only saving ronaldo's miss but he saved his reputation and had a redemption, winning his second champions league title. Buffon has not won and juve has not won a european title since 96.

[@dhanang]

Back then, with Serie A playing style in the league, it's almost impossible for Serie A team to win UCL. Just watch 2005's Milan vs Juve video. If VAR existed back then, that match would end up with only half of the players remaining on the pitch. With the amount Gattuso brutal clashes and double feet tackles on that match, he didn't even get a single yellow card.

[@mckroket5779]

And 96 was Juve dope

[@JacobOman-qb1lm]

Buffon has a freaking world cup

[@mckroket5779]

@@JacobOman-qb1lm Only Buffon that world cuo?

[@gamescgg6864]

I’m always telling people that Edwin Van der Sar is the best goalkeeper in the history of football. The way he was saving everything with ease, catching power shots and so on, on a complete class of his own. The way he kept Fulham in the Premier League all by himself, was astonishing

[@JohnSmith-nz2yq]

Exactly! He wasnt just better than Buffon, Cech, Casillas... He is the best ALL-TIME. He actually caught shots rather than twisting his body and pushing it out.

[@Jona-sr4ih]

I thought only Oliver Kahn was more precise, but Edwin was amazing!

[@Mrmhibbert]

Yes.... Thank you Raymar. Edwin always gets massively overlooked and underrated in all goalkeeper poles

[@AlinJ.]

I'm a Manchester United fan and I will always love Big Ed. If he were born in a generation without Buffon, or Casillas, on pre-injury Cech, he would have been called a generational talent. He still was imo, he just was in a generation richly blessed with stellar goalkeepers. He was a magnificent goalkeeper by every single metric, one of our best and I think it needs to be mentioned that the ATG defence United had at the time, with Vidic, Rio, Evra and late Gary/ Rafael made a huge contribution to VDS' success with us.

[@BrianJ.]

Are you kidding? Van der sar was one of the the best goal keepers of all time. How is was he not a generational talent?

[@MarvinWestmaas]

Excuse my Dutchness, but who the heck is Buffon or Cassillas.. I mean they sound familiar, but not exceptional like Big Ear.

[@karlos1060]

As a Dutch Ajax fan i can say he was one of the best ever. But i think it's his looks or something like that he did not get the credit he deserved. At Ajax he was so solid and all clubs he defended as a goalie. His record in the premiere league says it all. And at that age is just unheard of.

[@itsamenl]

Being from a smaller nation doesn't help either. I always felt Cruijff suffered from that as well.

[@destroso]

He was my favorite at Ajax when they won in 94, I would watch every match I could of that team. Might make a good video. They had at least half the Dutch national team playing there.

[@Zarosian_Ice]

Van Der Sar was a big reason i always wanted to be on goal, he's still one of the biggest GOATS the Dutch team ever had, without him our offensive line never got to do what it wanted to do, that man has had SO MANY insane saves, it's mind boggling. He's still one of the people i have admiration for in all of football and i'm no longer into the sport.

[@ppytc]

I was once a waitor at a party where a lot of Dutch football player were present. At one point I was trying to haul a large, full trashbag through a heavy door and I was struggling. Non other than Edwin van der Sar offered to hold open the door. Not only that, he kept opening every door and eventually open the gross garbage container door and helped me lift in the big heavy bag. All the while I was protesting for him to go back to the party and him not minding at all. We walked back together talking about the party. What a cool dude.

[@bc-518]

Back to that era when the only job of GK was shot stopping, Van Der Sar was already one of the best in receiving dangerous pass from teammates and ball handling, even better than most modern GK imo

[@8alakai8]

dont forget he did that with ajax for years he would move forward all the time he even shot some penalty and i think some free kicks

[@Jona-sr4ih]

He even scored a goal as a goalkeeper.

[@zumbie]

The Flying Dutchman was the name Barça fans gave Johan Cruyff after his acrobatic goal against Atlético in 1973. Even today you can ask anybody in Spain who is "El Holandés volador" (The flying dutchman) and most will say Cruyff, it's funny how 3 different players get same nickname in 3 different eras.

[@nopenopenopenopenopenopenope69]

And also, an honorable mention to Bergkamp, 'the non-flying Dutchman'

[@barryvandertas2234]

And then off-course the Non Flying Dutchman, Dennis Bergkamp.

[@nikolamilivojevic6495]

One of my favourite Man Utd players and the reason I wanted to be a GK. My favourite goalkeeper of all time for sure ❤

[@wolfpackpete6408]

An undersung legend. Man of the Match in the 2008 Champions League final. More football fans should hold Van der Sar in higher regard than they do.

[@DennisTheMenace_v]

Undoubtedly Best Dutch 🇳🇱 Gk Of Alltime 😮‍💨

[@RMGD903]

It’s not even close 😂

[@aquahbanshee1954]

Van Beveren.

[@Torero2901]

When I was a kid, Van Breukelen was the man. Still the only Dutch GK who won a national trophy.

[@DennisTheMenace_v]

@@Torero2901 vds might not be great in trophies etc but his performance was very good

[@Torero2901]

@@DennisTheMenace_v i know , I was 16 and Litmanenfan when Ajax won the CL. But Hans vB beat him in securing a trophy.

[@Imalight]

The TALLEST GK that no one ever mentioned a lot. This man was Man.UTD's ABSOLUTE GEM

[@Mark90921]

casillas was much better then him 😂 he has the most UCL clean sheets not sure if van der sar does

[@chukwueleke1959]

Edwin Van Der Sar got his groove back x3 at Man Utd. A genius signing by Sir Alex.

[@ppvk2610]

The one single thing Alex regretted; not recognising he needed Sar earlier

[@DXHatakeKakashi]

@@ppvk2610 well. the other one was actually letting Stam go ;)

[@lsv47]

Van Der Sar inspired my whole personality in the pitch. His calm and composure are legendary. I'm a defender, but his demeanor has stuck with me to this day.

[@Elbethium]

And people say "muh buffon". The guy had best defenses in front of him his entire career, both club and country. This guy was at the shooting range ALONE almost and he stepped up hard core

[@cliffthelightning]

I'm Dutch and never been into football, motorsport man myself. But even a Football dummy like me knows van der Sar was something special. Cool video, got some cool new info and insights

[@NaahBruhX]

He was my childhood as a Utd fan. Calm, collected and great positioning i have ever seen in a goalkeeper.

[@-3720-]

He might not be the best in history, but he's still the GK that transmitted nothing but absolute chill to the team. Ever so calm, but always ready to make an instant reflex save that's just cat-like reaction. Probably the one in my all-time 11

[@HirXeBomb]

Truly 1 of the best if not the best goalkeepers ever!

[@nikolaveljkovic428]

And plus you have Rio and Vidić, that was a dream trio

[@huubvelthuis8988]

people really really underestimate the guy and his stats. his stats were off the charts. dude made his club win the god tier leaugue twice. way better than any modern goalkeeper. flexible, long, fast, calm, good distribution and 0 mistakes, yelling at defenders only when necessary but effective. cant think of a better goalkeeper. rio and vidic were good , but vd sar is god tier.

[@punk4rockorz]

EvdS was so reliable it was a blessing having him in the goal. I remember starting to be interested in football in general and watching all of Netherlands interlands with him in goal. I think I didnt appreciate enough how good it was to have him as goalie as we havent had someone coming close to his reach, calmness and 1 on 1 ability.

[@Tinywars]

I find it hard to imagine any football fan who isn’t aware of Edwin. He was an amazing goalie. I never understood why nobody went for him sooner after he left Juve for Fulham.

[@thewildchimp]

I remember van der Sar consecutively defending free kicks from Sinisa Mihajlovic, arguably the best free-kicker of all times, even better then Kaka or Roberto Carlos. He was one of the handful few that could defend them but the only one in the world that could do it on a regular basis. A beast.

[@godenzoon5955]

Flappie! Our Goal keeper and a real Ajacied!

[@prometheustv6558]

Crazy how he won the UCL went to smaller clubs because he was older then went to United and won it again

[@shandog7]

Realising the he still was a monster at 35 until he retired has literally given some new spark in me. I'm 34 and still play for my local club, seeing what he accomplished in his later 30s tells me, if he can keep improving, so can i

[@runevandersar6505]

Nice to see that so many people still are interested in a family member of me

[@GTE_Channel]

He also had an insane cleansheet in the Dutch competition

[@justboschma5047]

This makes me proud to hear as an fellow Dutchmen 😊

[@littleDutchie92]

Me as well as a fellow Voorhouter (I have the same birth town as him even)

[@ccramit]

I don't know what it was like in the world, but in the US, this man was outshined by all the big names on the team. I always thought he deserved way more love. Like I said, I am American, so I don't know if he ever got the love he deserved. I just know that here, everyone knew about Man U, and Ronaldo and Rooney, but no one ever mentioned VDS.

[@bigdudut9353]

Top 5 of my best GK, and im rated this from my experience playing a GK in my young days.

[@MarnibiOutThere]

I think one of the more insane moments was seeing him on the pitch at his childhood club playing a match like it was nothing at 45. Of course the quality of that game wasn’t all too high, but damn, he seemed fit and focused as ever. And also, the amount of communication on the field coming from him was very great to hear up close. He was my childhood hero, what a goalie.

[@Eltargrimm]

Van der Sar, as far as I am concerned, is a god-tier goalie, right next to Buffon. You would absolutely want to have him in the goal, no matter who you are up against and whatever the circumstances are

[@powerslave6944]

I remembered his name in the mid 90’s and would regularly put him and all the young footballers back then into my ‘dream team’ in Winning Eleven. Van Der Sar was already making a name for himself as this video showed he was tall, young and was world class goalkeeper. Van Der Sar’s Ajax had all the best players who would become legends in Europe later on in their careers after winning the Dutch league such as Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, Patrick Kluivert, Marc Overmars etc. Only thing I didn’t know that he joined Man Utd at 35 I thought he joined around his late 20’s

[@kevinvanalphen3338]

Great video! But you missed some footage, like when you talk about his passing (his pass on bergkamp in euro 96 against Switzerland) Or his moment with Ortega in 98 ! Or were there copyright?? And I do believe he was a starter the moment he came in after that Auxerre game with that volleybal goal from Menzo. Also a great goalie btw! But great video man!

[@Delsuuu]

Raymar yet again with another banger

[@Ramza1987]

It was around the times of France 98' when i really started paying attention to Footballl. And Van der Saar, was without a doubt, one of the firsts to call my attention (And we are talking about a World Cup full of legends). He was, is and will always be a LEGEND. Cheers from Uruguay! Nice video.

[@Oscar_tr96]

Do julio cesar and handanovic. These 2 are so underrated

[@mwaves4152]

I met Petr cech when he was at Chelsea he’s a really nice humble dude

[@arjana3862]

A lot of people here mentioning his ability to direct his defence. I think it might be the same thing that made him such a successful technical director at ajax after he retired from playing.

[@quizillafreak]

Remember watching the matches with him in the world cup 2006 as a kid. He was so memorable.

[@MrVigotje]

I think all Dutch ppl at the end of his juve time and during his time at Fulham thought: why isn't he at one of the biggest clubs in the world. He was insane already at Ajax around 24. He was incredibly good, up there with the top 5 of all time.

[@rajkec11]

In my 20+ years of watching football, I have only trusted 3 players that they will not lose the ball when they have it. Zidane, Scholes and Van der Sar. My hero and absolute legend of United.

[@JuusoHuttunenOfficial]

Oh man. This video was needed.

[@KMichiyu]

One of the greatests of all time. A man I looked up to my entire life (even literally as he is HUGE), but In my opinion one of the best goalkeepers ever.

[@TheChico868]

Umbro Goalie kits were so fire

[@rithchristian7880]

that man make love the goalkeeper postion, the name is unforgettable to the fan of 2000 Era, United Wall of Defense is immaculate.

[@DarkDyllon]

every dutchmen knows Van der Sar, if you're not a fan of Ajax, then for sure for his performance on the international stage, where he was just a beast and on his own kept us in the game so many times, when he did eventually retire we really felt it, since the less experienced GK took his place and goals started to go in way more often.

[@gerritvalkering1068]

Somewhat underrated, and only briefly mentioned, is that Van der Sar was, especially for the time he started playing, exceptionally good at coming out of his goal. He wouldn't just wait in the box (the zone around the goal the goalie can use their hands?) like many others, he'd go out there and kick away the ball when he judged it to be the better option. He could also play ball enough that defenders could reliably pass the ball back to him, confident he wouldn't make a blunder (or he'd be far enough off to the side that even the worst blunder would only result in a corner kick). He also had enough awareness of his team to make, as you do say, accurate passes towards the midfield or, in some cases, directly to attackers.

[@lukasbosina301]

As someone who grew up in the 90s I will always remember him as the keeper of that legendary Ajax team.

[@Dustyholes]

He’s the guy that got me into goalkeeping.

[@soldaatjhu]

I'm not a football guy at all, but when I was little I wanted a Van de Sar shirt because I thought he was such a badass. Standing alone in the goal stopping EVERYTHING.

[@cliftonfurney5083]

He was the best to watch. Complete panic around him and him cool as a Cucumber

[@burpium1767]

One of the few examples of "don't give up even if you're getting older, who knows if tomorrow will be your peak day"

[@MrSeanmcgall]

I grew up with van der Sar being old but still playing professional, he's always had unanimous Respect from everyone.

[@wolfpredator5226]

Its about time someone made a video about this dude

[@maverick_ke6972]

My favourite goalkeeper of all time! then de Gea! Both were beasts with awesome reflexes!

[@tlxdman]

My little brother is a goalkeeper and he used to play for Ajax and he won the van der Sar best youth goalkeeper price. Sadly after that the injuries got him.😔

[@doh4828]

Edwin van der Sar is a football legend🙌🏼

[@ChangingMan2023]

Great video, yes the guy is a legend. Well done to Fulham for bringing him to England. I don't know where to rate him, but he was just brilliant.

[@xevyx]

I love your videos so much. Thank you!

[@ayrton56612]

Most underrated goalkeeper ever. Don't understand why he is never mentioned in the goat debate when it comes to goalkeepers. He was just as good as guys like Buffon and Casillas and played untill he was 40.

[@phoenixj1985]

Vad Der Sar is probably my favorite GK of all time. He just always seemed laid back, regardless of the occasion. He was a modern type of GK who was comfortable in possession and distribution, but also good at the other stuff. Unlike many GKs of his era, VDS could easily be able to play within any current top team. I always had a sneak feeling (or hope) he would become Schmeichels eventual replacement.

[@ashleyw6728]

He was a hero for me as a kid being a united fan who played in goal

[@lovegaming8634]

Edwin was my idol when i was a kid and still he is my idol, but he will always be! Also he is in my eyes the best ever 🙏🏻

[@fireflies775]

Very surprised to hear that Van der Sar was forgotten this much, he is seen as the best goalkeeper we ever had in the Netherlands (next to Van Breukelen)

[@MGA22]

What a beast!! Awesome video! ❤❤❤❤

[@Irfan87]

van Der Sar was the prototype for the modern day ballplaying goalkeeper.

[@joecrypto2459]

Neuer was that, not VDS.

[@Irfan87]

@@joecrypto2459 Neuer came AFTER VdS, you understand what a prototype is?

[@ceesvanderschoot9799]

Edwin Van der Sar also a very nice and friendly guy , met him ones and he was just a very nice person.

[@longdongmc.johnson]

edwin was my childhood hero. easily the best in the world at the time, and only got better as he got older.

[@daoedn1127]

Thank you for this video. To me he was and is the best goalkeeper ever. I have no doubt about that.

[@spookystorytime2774]

Guy was a monster. Didn't matter what happened you never felt they were going to score. Every shot was almost like. "Eh Edwin is gonna save it anyway"

[@mateusv]

I was expecting an unknown goalkeeper, but then I saw it was Van der Sar... everything makes sense now

[@Sassenhaim]

Edwin van de Sar is legend never will he go old ❤

[@P0rk666]

7 clean sheets in 1923 at Aston Villa, this guy doesn't age.

[@mkgriffioen1276]

"Flappie" was an incredibly great goalkeeper, an Ajax and Orange legend.

[@ThatGuy-qp6dv]

Finally someone puts some respect on his name! One of the most underrated goalkeepers!

[@leonardoleiva3398]

Edwin van der Sar was so damn good. I really love his time in Manchester United

[@GT12_bionicsqwint]

Missing that he signed for Fulham because he wanted a smaller club because he was struggling with the pressure and he had really bad depression when he was at juventus

[@ChingitaThe]

Truely love the guy, have many nail bitting moments did he save, uau World class

[@fish4fun84]

Some goalkeeper, it's hard to define the best but nobody was better than this guy on his day.

[@ahuk]

Yuh the VVan-der Sar's prime-was kinda crazy good

[@usernLa]

Still my best GK ever. Him, Vidic & Rio were monsters at the back.

[@cadian122]

Edwin Van Der Sar was one of the best 5 keepers of the 00s ... Maybe top 3 depending how you stack them.

[@saitama_sensei9199]

Do a keylor navas, no trophies at age 27, now over 20 trophys and a spot as one off the all time greats at the champions league.

[@coencordia]

Peter Schmeichel was also campaigning to Sir Alex to sign van der Sar.

[@amann7166]

Great video as always 👍 would also like to see a video about Rivaldo, he was a great, great player.

[@souravpradeep3407]

can you make a video about jairzinho, he’s goated and very underrated

[@MohammadAlloush-c6t]

Van der sar was so good I remeber playing pes 2009 with MU for him + cr7.