Dutch Football - UEFA Cup - Heerenveen - "AC Milan is a dream come true"

"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."

From:
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football

"AC Milan is a dream come true"

Tuesday 07 October 2008

Heerenveen forward Roy Beerens was a happy man after Tuesday's draw for the 2nd round of the UEFA Cup.

"A fantastic draw,"Beerens said.

"I am most delighted that AC Milan are in our group. These are games that everyone dreams of."

Heerenveen skipper Michel Breuer was just as happy as Beerens.

"When there must be a big team in your group it might as well be AC Milan. That is the club with the richest history and the best players. If it's Ronaldhino, Kaka or Pato they can all kick a ball.

Heerenveen will play their other home game against SC Braga and will play away to VfL Wolfsburg and Portsmouth.

"But I think we have a decent chance of surviving this group”, Breuer said.

Heerenveen coach Trond Sollied has actually already once beaten AC Milan.

In October 2003 the Norwegian was manager of Club Brugge and led his team to a 0-1 victory in San Siro.

Before the draw he said he wouldn't mind another encounter with seven times European champions.