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Actually he was the serie A topscorer not two but three times (in a row, no less).
But indeed he's one of the few offensive mids to have ever been topscorer. The others that come to mind are Maradona and Valentino Mazzola.
And yes what a shame that they disallowed that goal in the Intercontinental Cup.
But indeed he's one of the few offensive mids to have ever been topscorer. The others that come to mind are Maradona and Valentino Mazzola.
And yes what a shame that they disallowed that goal in the Intercontinental Cup.
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Well I don't think Platini was much of a sh*t stirrer towards his teammates. On the whole he got along pretty well with them as far as I can recall.
However he famously was a training session rebel, and regularly clashed with Trap over it. He would either train half-heartedly, or - most often in fact - skip training altogether. Indeed, to put it like Mr Pink, he "didn't believe in training".
He didn't believe in special diets either, as his paunch clearly indicates, and said he had chosen Italy over England because the weather was nicer and because there was no way you'd see him play a football game on Boxing day.
Thinking of it, I wonder how Platini would have fitted in the Juve of Dr Agricola and Herr Ventrone
However he famously was a training session rebel, and regularly clashed with Trap over it. He would either train half-heartedly, or - most often in fact - skip training altogether. Indeed, to put it like Mr Pink, he "didn't believe in training".
He didn't believe in special diets either, as his paunch clearly indicates, and said he had chosen Italy over England because the weather was nicer and because there was no way you'd see him play a football game on Boxing day.
Thinking of it, I wonder how Platini would have fitted in the Juve of Dr Agricola and Herr Ventrone
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You can't compare Platoche with Super Marco.
Van Basten was the epitome of the tall, agile, thin yet athletic centre-forward. He could have remained the same while fitting just nicely in today's Milan.
To have a more accurate idea of how times have changed, one should juxtapose the figure of Van Basten with that of the post Dr Agricola home cure Vieri.
Van Basten was the epitome of the tall, agile, thin yet athletic centre-forward. He could have remained the same while fitting just nicely in today's Milan.
To have a more accurate idea of how times have changed, one should juxtapose the figure of Van Basten with that of the post Dr Agricola home cure Vieri.
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Nah, the Swan was always going to chose a team that places offensive and spectacular football before pragmatic defensivism, and today's Milan, though not on the same level as the 1988-93 one, is the closest thing to that.
On a side note, as long as Van Basten played (i.e. until december 1993), Capello's Milan was an impressive goal-scoring machine, netting about 80 in the 1991/92 serie A campaign only. It's only when Don Fabio lost him that we started playing in a more conservative way. Just goes to show how relative and overrated a coach's tactics and "style" are. At the end of the day, it's the players on the picth that make the difference, but I've already gone through this about 48 times.
On a side note, as long as Van Basten played (i.e. until december 1993), Capello's Milan was an impressive goal-scoring machine, netting about 80 in the 1991/92 serie A campaign only. It's only when Don Fabio lost him that we started playing in a more conservative way. Just goes to show how relative and overrated a coach's tactics and "style" are. At the end of the day, it's the players on the picth that make the difference, but I've already gone through this about 48 times.