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Oct 30 2008, 11:40 PM
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(from his tribute page on acmilan.com) (IMG: http://i34.tinypic.com/zjz8yf.jpg) Marco Van Basten, born in 1964, was probably one of the strongest and most complete strikers in the history of football. The Dutchman could run 100 meters in less than 11 seconds, could dribble, run, had technique, was acrobatic and precise and had a great vision of the game. In his repertory of goals there were any number of solutions and his class was cristallized when he 'danced' with the ball like a ballerina (which is how he got his nickname, 'the Swan of Utrecht'). At Milan from 87/88, he won the first scudetto of the Berlusconi era. In Sacchi's Milan he became an unstoppable force. Playing 147 games in Serie A (90 goals) and 54 games in Cups (34 goals). He won 4 scudetti, 3 Champions Cups (CL) and 2 Intercontinental Cups. In testimony of his power, he also won the Pallon d'Or three times. Because of trouble with his ankle, after three operations Marco Van Basten retired from football in 1995. -- MVB deserves a thread too!
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Feb 19 2009, 03:15 AM
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QUOTE (dst @ Oct 31 2008, 01:10 AM) MOST.COMPLETE.FORWARD.EVER. i watched some tapes and marvelled. always envied the guy cos am a striker without most of his abilities. well, i dont play active football
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Feb 22 2009, 09:48 AM
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Here's a clip I dug up from youtube. I think there are too many goals of MvB, but people ignore his other aspects. He was a genuinely complete forward. And he retired at 28!! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) Should rightfully have been the striker of the 90s. Damn..the b@st@rds who kicked him out... MvBNobody's ever come close since. Closed spaces, open spaces, left foot, right foot, cross, through ball...it was all so easy for him.
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Feb 22 2009, 07:01 PM
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QUOTE (Jack Sparrow @ Feb 22 2009, 10:48 AM) Here's a clip I dug up from youtube. I think there are too many goals of MvB, but people ignore his other aspects. People? What kind of people? Many footballers, coaches and journalists see him as the most complete forward there has ever been. The rest consider him one of the most complete... (IMG: style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Damn, I wish I knew what football was in his era. What a marvelous player! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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Feb 22 2009, 07:09 PM
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He remains my favourite Milan player, even above Maldini.
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Feb 22 2009, 07:21 PM
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QUOTE (Tennie @ Feb 22 2009, 08:09 PM) He remains my favourite Milan player, even above Maldini. You are a believer thus you will be forgiven. You are SO lucky to have watched him play!!
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Feb 22 2009, 11:27 PM
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QUOTE (Il Capitano @ Feb 22 2009, 09:51 PM) I'm also one of those poor souls that didn't see MvB play. I became a fan right that year when he retired and when the great milan era was about to end. We're so deprived my friend, so deprived. Thank God for making up for it! (IMG: style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Feb 23 2009, 07:30 AM
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You really don't wish to live anymore do you? But there are less painful ways...like putting your head on a railway track. You were a nice guy Soho. I wish you all the best in your next life... (IMG: style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif)
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Feb 23 2009, 12:15 PM
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You will be dead by next week. You should fear everything... and everyone!
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Feb 23 2009, 12:38 PM
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I can only remember seeing MvB play in the WC 1990 when I was still a kid. Needless to say I wasn#t cheering for him at that time (IMG: style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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