Genoa midfielder Kevin Strootman has spoken through the microphones of Sky about his club's next opponent in Serie A, AC Milan. Here are his statements:
On achieving a good result at San Siro against Milan:
"I hope so".
On his first game against Milan:
"The match ended 2-2, Mattia [Destro] scored and I scored from a penalty. In that year everything was great. And then I also scored goals ... But the matches at San Siro are always special. It is played in a special stadium and against a special club, we will go there to score points, to score results: this is what counts."
On what does the Milan of Dutch players who made football history means to him as a Dutchman:
"A lot. I remember the Dutch [players] who played for Milan, Van Basten, Rijkaard and Gullit changed football. But they were on another level."
On whether he identified Serie A in Milan as a child:
"No, in reality I was not thinking only of Milan because in the following years there were also other strong teams that have remained strong to this day, such as Juve, Inter or Roma or other teams. Okay, I also meant Lazio because Lazio was also strong (laughs)."
