Record-breaking Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van
der Sar has quipped that he will soon concede a goal, as he is
bored of the media hype surrounding his run of clean
sheets.
The 38-year-old Dutchman has not conceded a goal in the Premier
League since the two Samir Nasri scored for Arsenal at the Emirates
Stadium on November 8.
And with the former Ajax, Juventus and Fulham glove-man keeping
his 13th consecutive clean sheet against West Ham on Sunday, he
eclipsed the British record set by Aberdeen stopper Bobby Clark in
the 1970/71 season.
However, Van der Sar, who has now gone 1,212 minutes without
being beaten in the Engish top-flight, has revealed he is beginning
to grow tired of his 'unbeatable' status and is looking forward to
finally having to pick the ball out of his net.
"It is getting annoying now so maybe I will do it [concede] in one
or two games," he said. "It is great of course but the records will
only be important at the end of the season.
"If we end up losing another four or five games before the end of
the season we probably won't be the champions and the goal is to
win it. It is a halfway point. You take it on board but you don't
celebrate.
"When you talk about this achievement it is all about the team. It
is about organisation and trusting each other. If Rio [Ferdinand]
steps to the right you know [Nemanja] Vidic will follow. It is
about knowing Rafael will come inside, or when Michael Carrick is
going to block a shot from distance.
"It is magnificent. Hopefully we can keep if going for a
while."
