Holland and Milan, a relationship with ups and downs

When you stop to think of the best players who have worn the sheepskin rossonera is difficult not to remember the names of three Dutchmen who gave the best of themselves in Italy. Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten especially marked an epoch in leading Milan a team that won it all and took a place in football history. It was the beginning of a relationship with the Dutch school Milan has not always been successful. The last two have just arrived to San Siro: Van Bommel and Emanuelson.

In the nineties, a Milan side that triumphed in the hands of Fabio Capello needed a renewal of its workforce. Look that way to rejuvenate old laurels players of that country how good yields granted years ago, but history repeated itself. Up to four players, Davids, Kluivert, Bogarde and Reiziger signing for Milan between 1996 and 1997 from an Ajax triumphed in Europe with youth players, but none of them pointing at the San Siro where the playing style was radically different that made them successful in all ajacied.

The four, who before or after wearing the elastic Barca finished with varying degrees of success, left the club and was another player of that generation, Clarence Seedorf, who did succeed as AC Milan in 2002 after arriving from Inter, were still to-day Today, at 34, one of the classiest players Lombard club. Two years later, a veteran Jaap Stam would play two seasons in Milan being the holder in the center of the defense that faced Liverpool in the Champions League final and lost on that memorable match that Rafa Benitez's side rallied after losing 3-0 to rest.

The penultimate tulip would arrive at the Giuseppe Meazza after leaving Ajax Huntelaar and score some goals for six months at Real Madrid that would ensure its continuity. The Hunter did not find no place in Milan, after a season would be transferred to Schalke 04 . However, Seedorf regains compatriots doubly Milanello after being recruited from Urby Emanuelson Ajax and Van Bommel from Bayern Munich. The latter with the distinction of being the only one of them, along with Gullit, who never wore the shirt of Ajax. Along with the passport, there the similarities begin and end between the two.

Van Bommel, runners-up and Champions League last year to be fundamental both his club and in your selection, arrives at Milan after his contract terminated for alleged disagreement with his coach, Van Gaal. The former PSV, 33, who played one season in Barcelona at a level where it was irregular and European champions being a starter in the end, it has become over the years into a real attack dog in the medullary teams by a dark work, often at the limit of what the regulations allow, but effective.

Controversial within and outside the field of play, something that never seems to matter in Milan, where its chairman is one of the most controversial known and unknown, Van Bommel will offer his seniority to a midfield that already has for that Gattuso and Ambrosini function and allowing Pirlo and Seedorf connect with Ibrahimovic, Pato, Cassano and co. It is in the Italian league and Champions can not compete.

Emanuelson, who can not play European competition and also ended contract with Ajax in June, comes to San Siro to take the left side of Milan, an orphan after the departure of Brazilian Serginho Jankulovski never finished it settle. Good lateral and best midfielder, Allegri will prove as a defense possibly seeing the shortcomings of the team in that area (Antonini met without more) after failing studded Criscito or procurement of Ziegler, but still hopes to close the recruitment of the first from the Genoa if not now, in summer. With 24 years and projecting somewhat stagnant in recent years in Holland, Emanuelson has before it a great opportunity to succeed in a European giant.

Two good moves a hand Milan Galliani knows how to move as few waiting to catch the bargains offered by the market but not always result in good digesinn. Time will tell if Van Bommel and Emanuelson continue the lineage of tulips that bloomed in Milan or otherwise swell the list of those who failed to thrive in the garden Rossoneri.

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