Edwin van der Sar hopes United can hit the ground running when
the Reds return from a two-week international hiatus.
Sir Alex Fergusons side resume Premiership duties this weekend
against Wigan. And the 35-year-old goalkeeper, on duty for Holland
against Albania on Wednesday night, is urging his team-mates to
make sure there are no slip ups.
United signed off before the Euro 2008 qualifiers with a 2-0 win
over Newcastle, returning to winning ways after dropped points
against Reading and Arsenal.
A draw against Reading was not good, said Edwin. Last season we
lost too many games against smaller teams. We have to make sure it
doesnt happen often.
Opposition teams - more so at Old Trafford - have tended to sit
back and flood the midfield with numbers. Newcastle tried it, using
a 4-5-1 formation, but United managed to break them down. It is
increasingly becoming a requirement for the Reds, and van der Sar
expects something similar at the JJB Stadium on Saturday.
You have to maintain the pressure on your opponents and be
patient, he says. You have to get the ball wide and try to get
crosses into the box. The middle areas tend to be packed so you
need to look to the wings to find space.
United are top of the Premiership table, but Edwin is not so
enthusiastic at the notion that the Reds have made a great start to
the season. Its OK, he says. We could have done without the
draw against Reading.
Hopefully we will be without injuries after the international
break and be fresh to start again.
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=370442