FC Midtjylland appoints Ex Red Devils Keeper as Manager
Last week , Patrick Kluivert _ one of Edwin's closest friends _ claimed that Van Der Sar was ready to make his transition into Football Management .
Many clubs expressed an interest , but Van Der Sar's close relations with some of FCM's shareholders , and an opportunity to work closer to his family , paved the way for his move to the Danish SuperLiga minnows .
The charismatic stopper had an amazing career , playing for some of Europe's biggest clubs , like Ajax , Juventus and Manchester United .
Van Der Sar to meet the media
Journalist I : It's nice to have you back in Football Edwin . There has been talk about Wolfsburg , Feyenoord and Birmingham ... Why did you choose FC Midtjylland ?
Van Der Sar : Thank you sir . Well i remember Sir Alex Ferguson , always telling his older players , the ones interested in Management that is , like me , Giggs , Scholes or Solskjear , that it's very important to start your career somewhere where you feel comfortable . Ole for exemple went to Molde , the club where he started his career , and is doing pretty well ... He even got offered the Aston Villa Job ! I feel good at FCM ... I know the owners so i'm pretty sure that i'll have full control on Football matters at the club , and the backing of the board .
Journalist II : What are your short term plans ? And do you have any players / staff members in mind to help you take the club to a new level ?
Van Der Sar : Knowing that the club never won the SuperLiga , naturally my main target would be to win it . It would be great to be the first manager in the history of the club to win the league . I also aspire to go as far as possible in Europe .
As for the transfers , there will be a few additions , nothing done yet , but you can be sure there will be a few new faces wearing this shirt comes our season opener against FC Copenhagen .
I appointed Herbert Wimmer as my Assistant Manager . He is a real Football man , won the world cup and Euros with Germany and many Bundesliga titles with Gladbach .... I think we can say that he knows one think or two about Football , huh ?!
Thinks to know related to the story :
- This story is about one of my favorite players career as a manager , not about the club . So if the manager grows bigger than the club , i might leave to take my career to another level .
- Using LFC Marshall's Transfer updates .
- Using Raikan's Training Schedules .
- Using my own Tactics .
- Feel free to suggest anything to improve the story or the team ( Players , new tactical approach , staff members , ... ) I'll need it anyways !