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  • Van der Sar and Man Utd set clean sheet record

    LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar set a new English top-flight record for clean sheets when the champions crushed West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns on Tuesday.

    The Dutchman has gone 1,032 minutes without having to pick the ball out of his net in the Premier League, beating the previous record of 1,025 set by Chelsea's Petr Cech in 2004-05.

    "The most important thing is the win, but of course it is great for the team to get the record. I just needed to keep the concentration levels high and fire up the defenders and midfielders," Van der Sar told BBC Radio Five Live.

    "When I saw 85 minutes on the clock I was happy but the most important thing was that we got the three points."

    In keeping an 11th consecutive league clean sheet, the 38-year-old Van der Sar also helped United set a new top-flight record, edging past the 10 in a row racked up by Chelsea in the same season.

    The last time United's defence was breached in the league was in the 48th minute of their 2-1 defeat by Arsenal when Samir Nasri scored and manager Alex Ferguson paid tribute to his injury-hit back line.

    "I am proud of them. They have been fantastic in this run," Ferguson said. "Edwin van der Sar has had a fantastic career, but he was really pleased to get this record. You look at him and what happened has really thrilled him."

    Van der Sar celebrated with a raised fist at the end but his hopes of edging past Cech were nearly ended early in the second half when West Brom's Ryan Donk struck the woodwork.

    United's miserly defensive record is all the more impressive considering they have been without the likes of England's Rio Ferdinand and Frenchman Patrice Evra in recent weeks

  • #2
    He still hasnt conceded a goal!

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    • #3
      after the clean sheet against Fulham, he is now fifth in the rankings.
      As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin' to assassinate my character, that's impossible. You talkin' about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

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      • #4
        van der sar is the best goalkeper

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        • #5
          Originally posted by ardache View Post
          van der sar is the best goalkeper
          nah, Peter Shilton was better than him
          As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin' to assassinate my character, that's impossible. You talkin' about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

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          • #6
            they are definitely 1 of the best teams ever.
            who the fuck are you talking about?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by who? View Post
              they are definitely 1 of the best teams ever.
              i personally think they will go unbeaten for the remainder of the season, van der sar has been superb this season and the defensive all the way through the midfield are stepping up that extra gear which is getting them victories and clean sheets.
              This team has to be one of the best Sir Alex has managed.
              As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin' to assassinate my character, that's impossible. You talkin' about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

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              • #8
                Too bad they got beaten week after week after that . lol

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                • #9
                  haha Manchester United
                  porto will beat them

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Chantal
                    I was on the same school as Ryan Donk. He is an ass.
                    Most of the football players are ass, and the bad thing is tha there ass gets higher when they are playin in England, Spain, Italy and all.

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                    • #11
                      ^ Iam hoping the Arsenal sign the one and only Sneijder .

                      My 3rd fav player .
                      He is a truly a genius football player and player of the 2008 euro's for me.

                      I hope wenger has a dream telling him to sign him ,that he will lead u 2 ultimate glory.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 7ArtofWar13 View Post
                        ^ Iam hoping the Arsenal sign the one and only Sneijder .

                        My 3rd fav player .
                        He is a truly a genius football player and player of the 2008 euro's for me.

                        I hope wenger has a dream telling him to sign him ,that he will lead u 2 ultimate glory.
                        Van Persie is THE man for me I love how he plays and is in my eyes at the moment much better then all the other Dutchies, hell he`s even at the same level as the greatest now

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by MOBsouljah View Post
                          Van Persie is THE man for me I love how he plays and is in my eyes at the moment much better then all the other Dutchies, hell he`s even at the same level as the greatest now
                          I agree. Robin is a great player. I still wonder why he talks with the fake Mocro accent though.
                          Tupac was discovered jacking off by wal-mart

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Remembermewhenimgone View Post
                            I agree. Robin is a great player. I still wonder why he talks with the fake Mocro accent though.
                            Cuz he has a Mocro wife and is muslim if i`m right.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by MOBsouljah View Post
                              Cuz he has a Mocro wife and is muslim if i`m right.
                              It sounds odd if a Dutch guy talks like that. He's a great player, but when he starts talking he sounds like a complete butt nugget.
                              Tupac was discovered jacking off by wal-mart

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