Edwin turned down Dutch offer

Holland boss Bert van Marwijk has revealed that he asked Edwin van der Sar to come out of international retirement. Van der Sar, who has been in record-breaking form for Manchester United in the Premier league this season, decided after Euro 2008 that he no longer wanted to play for his country.The 38-year-old accepted an emergency call-up for last year's World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway but has now turned down a second request.Van Marwijk admits he only considered Van der Sar because he desperately wanted to find a solution to his current problems.Maarten Stekelenburg has been dropped by Ajax, while Henk Timmer has been told he can leave Feyenoord after a poor season.The inexperienced Michel Vorm of FC Utrecht is Van Marwijk's third option ahead of the upcoming qualifiers with Scotland and Macedonia.PotentialVan Marwijk told The Herald: "Against my better judgment I called Edwin because of our present difficulties."We had agreed the book was closed before we had these injuries and while I knew what the answer would be, I still called him."All our other keepers have a story to tell, sickness, injury or poor form but I will stick by Stekelenburg."He has the most potential of all of them and is the best available."He is not playing for Ajax, and that is a disadvantage, but this gives him a chance to prove that he can come back stronger."

Source: SKY_Sports