Edwin Van der Sar - Vitesse Fc

Van der Sar: Exclusive interview

“Welcome Edwin, so how are you doing after retiring from football ?”.

“Well thanks I’ve been doing fine and I have gained my coaching badges and I am ready to get back into football”.

“Well that’s great have you got a certain club in mind?”.

“No not yet but if I receive any offers then I will take them straight away”.

“Will it be a coaching or a managerial job that will interest you more?”.

“I would prefer to go straight into management as I have worked under the best managers in the game so I believe I can take little bits from each one and go on to be a top manager”.

“Manchester United?”.

(Laughs) “No no I will not be taking over Man United but later on if they came calling I would be willing to take the job but for now the club is in safe hands”.

“Where are you looking for a managerial post?”.

“Well I would like a job in Holland but anywhere in Europe would be fantastic”.

“Well that’s great and from us at SkySports we wish you the best of luck in the future, Thank you”.

“Thank you”.

I then took my microphone off and headed back to my car where I was heading to pick my daughter up from school. The phone suddenly rang and it was my old manager Sir Alex Ferguson,

“Hey Edwin great interview and I’ve just heard about a job going in Holland at a promising club named Vitesse. You interested?”.

“We yes of course”. I said excitedly.

“Well I will put you in contact with the club and I try to get them to ring you back, okay”.

“Yes that’s brilliant thanks boss”.

I put down the phone and realized I was late to pick my daughter up. Shit!!!! I slammed down the peddle and headed straight to her school. I arrived and I was 15 minutes late. The school were not happy. I then told them that there was a possibility about us leaving for Holland and they then said they needed 5 months’ notice to let my daughter out of school. I put her in the car and headed home to my wife to tell her the good news.

Getting in touch

I sat down for tea with my family and the phone rang. It was Vitesse Fc wanting me to come over to Holland for an interview about the vacant managerial post. Of course I accepted it and got the first flight out to Holland were a chauffeur was waiting for me to take me to the ground.

I had got to the ground and I was invited into the boardroom and was asked to take a seat.

“So we at this promising club want you to lead the club into a new age and make this club a European powerhouse”.

“I would be delighted to take the reins at this club and I believe we can work together to make one great club”.

“Well that’s great. Our vision for the club is that we will have won the league in 3 years and we will be in the Champions league and win that within 7 years”.

“Well they are very big ambitions but I hope we can do this together”.

“Okay then we will get the contract and you go and have a look around the ground and make yourself aware of the history of the club”.

I took a walk around a magnificent modern stadium and the club had the foundations to become a great club. The team had never been successful but with the right choices and hard work we can become great.

I was then told to enter the boardroom for the signing of my contract:

Client will be receiving £25000 p/w and will be at Vitesse FC LTD until 31/6/13.

“Please sign here” said the chairman.

Edwin Van der Sar

That was it I was managing my first team and I was looking forward to getting to work.

The First Day

I arrived at the training ground early for a small tour and the facilities were very good. I then headed out to prepare for my first training session. All I wanted to do today was get to know the players and see were their best positions were. They all arrived with smiles on their faces which was good to see.

“Hello boys most of you will know me but I want to introduce myself to you properly. I want to achieve big things with this club and I believe it can. We have some cracking players at the minute and I want to finish in the top 4 of the league to gain continental football next season. Are you all with me?”.

A big raw of cheers came out from the bunch so we got down to business and began the day of training. I later went to meet the board and we agreed they gave me a £6.5M transfer budget and a £65K P/W wage budget.
I was so proud to have a team of my own and the club has real potential.

Next Update : Pre Season.

Nice start, will be interesting to see how well Sir Alex has tutored Edwin!

Pre-Season

We had a relatively short Pre-Season with only 4 games due to the Europa League but we got some decent results including 3 wins and a draw.
Vitesse 5
Vitesse Reserves 1


Esbjberg 0
Vitesse 4


Wetteren 1
Vitesse 7


Magdeburg 0
Vitesse 0


A decent pre season and we look in great shape for the season ahead.

Transfers

In:
Alexander Soderlund
£975K
Haugesund

Quality backup striker for a great price can be used as a AM.

Ivan Radovanavic
£1.8M
Alanta

Good all round CM can be a great player.

Luka Djordjevic
£800K
Zenit

Very exciting prospect can be a quality player for us in the future.

Eros Pisano
Season Loan
Genoa

Good full back will start some games but used as backup mainly.

Marcos Alonso
£5.75M
Bolton

New starting left back quality signing in my eyes.

May Mahlangu
£1.1M
Helsingborg

Decent CM will dominate the midfield.

Stefan Johansen
£800K
Stormgodest

Talented Midfielder can develop into a star.


That concludes my transfers and I believe they will help us finish in the top 4.

Flying High July/August Update

At the end of August we sit top of the league with 4 wins in 4.

Europa League Qual. 2nd Round Leg 1

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Mangers Notes: Solid performance but disappointed to concede and away goal.

Europa League Qual. 2nd Round Leg 2

Vitesse 5-0Zalgiris

Managers Notes: Another great performance onto the next round.

Europa League Qual. 3rd Round Leg 1

Elfsborg 1-0 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Disappointing to lose this as we dominated the game all 90 minutes.

Eredivisie Matchday 1

Zwolle 1-2 Vitesse

Mangers Notes: A solid win to start the season off and a great comeback from the team.

Europa League Qual. 3rd Round Leg 2

Vitesee 4-3 Elfsborg (Elfsborg go through on away goals)

Managers Notes:Disappointed to be out of the competition so early but we had a lapse of concentration at the back and they went through on away goals.

Eredivisie Matchday 2

Vitesse 3-1 NAC Breda

Managers Notes: Solid performance at home wonderful performance from Bony too.

Eredivisie Matchday 3

Feyenoord 1-2 Vitesse

Managers Notes: A great win for the club as we showed our intentions by winning against a top team.

Eredivisie Matchday 4

Fc Utrecht 0-1 Vitesse

Managers Notes: A good win over another high flying team in the division.

Player of the month:
Wilfred Bony- This guy has been class and is scoring for fun now.
Player that needs to improve:
Gael Kakuta- Very wasteful player, takes shots from 50 yards and can’t pass a ball.
League Table:
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A Focus on Youth

We at Vitesse Fc will be focusing on our youth teams in a bid to help with the future of the club and we are starting by upgrading the youth facilities of the club. Manager, Van der Sar is said to be delighted to have quality youth systems in place to help him develop the club into a European powerhouse.
“The facilities at the club are already very good and we have big ambitions here and we want to be able to develop our own players to help with the growth of the football club. I want to be a big part in the future of this club and I will oversee the development of the facilities and have them exactly how I need them. I will also attend youth matches and invite them to train with the first team to help them develop better and have more experience. I also will only try to sign players under the age of 26 to have a young squad which can play together for years”.

September Update

Another good month for us with some quality performances.

Eredivisie Matchday 5

Vitesse 4-0 Wllem II

Managers Notes: Solid performance great win for the team.

DeutchCup 2nd Round

Kozakken Boys 0- 2 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Easy win into the next round of the cup.
: Almere City Away

Eredivisie Matchday 6

Fc Groningen 2-0 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Disappointing to lose but we need to rally together and come back from this stronger.

Players of the month:
Guram Kashia- Solid performances from my best defender and captin.
Needs to improve:
Jonathan Reis- Has had plenty of opportunity due to Bonys injury but has only scored 1 so far.

October a month disappointment

We didn’t lose all month but we could have picked up 6 more points in draws.

Eredivisie Matchday 7

Roda JC 0-2 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Another win to follow up the defeat more points on the board.

Eredivisie Matchday 8

Vitesse 0-0 Psv

Managers Notes: Should have won as they had 2 key players sent off but we could not capitalize on that.

Eredivisie Matchday 9

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Managers Notes: Really should have won too but we can learn from this and improve.

Deutch Cup 3rd Round

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Managers Notes: Good win really want to win this competition.
Fortuna Sittard Away (Ajax got knocked out by a fourth division team LOL.)


Player of the month:
Tomas Kalas- The young defender on loan from Chelsea has been solid at the back.

One to improve:
Van Ginkel- Needs more consistency to be a starter.

I like the signings, and love the banner..

2013-03-24 20:25#87060 Devil. : I like the signings, and love the banner..

Cheers pal.

A new Signing

Vitesse Fc have announced the signing of Carlos Fierro for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £5M. The young Mexican is a highly rated striker who is tipped to be a quality player for the future. Vitesse manager Edwin Van der Sar called a press conference for the media “He is a young quality striker and will be one of the best in the world. He does not sign until January but he will go straight into the first team”.

Fantastic signing mate, Fierro will rip up the league!

November Update

We have declined a lot this month with not the best of results but we have keep fighting and hopefully should finish in the top 3.


Sc Heerenvee 1-2 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Another win to keep our form on track and push for a top 3 finish.



VVV 1-1 Vitesse

Managers Notes: Disappointing to draw but we have to move on and it’s a point gained.



Vitesse 3-2 Fc Twente

Managers Notes: What a comeback by the lads a quality game.



Vitesse 0-2 Ajax

Managers Notes: Disappointed to lose but they are clearly the best team in the division but a big blow for our title hopes.



Vitesse 5-2 RKC

Managers Notes: Good win dominated the game.


Player of the month:
Cziommer- Has been quality all month and is looking a cracking player.
Needs to improve:
Bony- Has not been as dominant but can do better and he still leads the scoring charts.