9 footballers who were written off too early in their career

Henry with the Premier League Golden Boot and Player of the Year awards. 

#2 Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar playing for Manchester United

Van der Sar is a Premier League and Manchester United legend. The towering Dutchman is one of the greatest keepers to have played the game, but there was a time when he was made the substitute keeper at one of his clubs and once again the club is Juventus!

The former Manchester United man had made a good name for himself in Netherlands before moving aboard. He had spent nine incredibly successful years at Ajax during which he won the UEFA Champions League and was also given the award for the best keeper in Europe in 1995.

In 1999, the Dutchman moved to Juventus and became the first non-Italian goalkeeper to represent the old lady. For two seasons he was the first choice goal keeper for Juventus, but in 2001 they completed the record signing of Gianluigi Buffon. Van der Sar was unwilling to play as second choice keeper and made a shock move to newly promoted Fulham in the Premier League. Later in his career moved to Manchester United and went on to win the Champions League with them, while Buffon and Juventus are yet to win the trophy after his departure.

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