6 b6 A# H/ r" {0 U+ |+ o3 KFormer Manchester United defender Jaap Stam claims Sir Alex Ferguson's recent admission that he made a mistake by selling him in 2001 has come as no surprise. k3 m$ E( b# y1 u$ K8 x - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站Ferguson sold the Dutchman to Lazio in a move viewed by many United fans as one of his few errors during more than two decades in charge at Old Trafford. 8 g2 J: I6 r3 e; w, e. L, s专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.Six years later, 35-year-old Stam is still performing to a high standard for Ajax after returning to his homeland from Italy in 2006. ) z( ^+ @- u* }6 C- t, M! f - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站"It is good that a man like Ferguson dares to admit that he makes mistakes," Stam told AD Sportwereld. 曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛# o, n/ Q5 ]& d. |4 _; M
"It doesn't surprise me, though. I always knew for myself that United made an error by selling me. 7 N6 H! i2 I" a3 w' b
"I know that this is the same feeling for many people around the club, from colleagues to fans. , h% A, C; ]8 z' m8 w: y+ I* g"When I speak with people I hear they should never have let me go." ; h# x `& r D8 ?8 W' J' Q专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.Speaking earlier this week, Ferguson admitted the size of Lazio's offer clouded his judgment of the player's worth to the Premier League champions. * I+ C" `9 }3 S& n"We got the offer from Lazio - £16.5million for a centre-back that was 29," said Ferguson. "It was an offer I couldn't refuse. www.imanutd.com. o& k" c5 r$ u8 D: B3 f% z" n
"But in playing terms it was a mistake. He is still playing for Ajax at a really good level." " a9 ?" Z; `' }8 F, w - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站In response, Stam conceded that Ferguson's honesty must be applauded. 专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.$ Q: B( f. p* U- I7 ]/ ~
He said: "A big coach must also be able to see the mistakes he made - if needed, a few years after he made them." - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站+ ~5 ]! D4 {# _, O$ A
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