Mark Van Bastenformer AC Milan striker, was interviewed on the YouTube channel of Charles Pellegatti. The word:
On poker in Milan-Gothenburg: “It was a special evening, one of great joy and pride. At that time we had a great team. In that match Massaro played full-back because Maldini wasn’t there, which means that all the players knew what to do regardless of position. I played with Papin that evening, he didn’t score, I scored 4. The most important thing was Milan’s victory. That evening they had even disallowed a goal for me.”
On the net in reverse: “Eranio’s cross was a little behind and so I had to hit the backhanded ball. It went well”.
On Milan at that time: “In that period with Capello we were a great group. With Sacchi they were important years on a tactical level, while with Capello we were a little more free. Capello worked more on the mentality of the players, also because we were already in place tactically. That was the strongest Milan. We had a defense full of stars, in midfield there were other stars and so was the attack. We had the best players in the world in all departments.”
About Ibrahimovic: “Ibra has been fundamental in making Milan grow in recent years, especially in terms of mentality. To win again, we needed to take this extra step and they did it with Ibra”.
On Ibra at the beginning of his career: “At Ajax I was Koeman’s assistant when he arrived. He was someone who challenged me on the pitch, but I was half injured and therefore I couldn’t do much. Instead, he always wanted to challenge me, it was a lot of fun ”.
About Milan: “It’s always nice for me to talk about my Milan life, they were wonderful years”.
