Former Moscow striker “Dynamo” And Germany national team Kevin Kuranyi in an interview with , he said that the most difficult thing for him was playing against Dutch defender Jaap Stam.
— Thierry Henry recently said that the only defender who scared him on the pitch was Paolo Maldini. Have you ever had such an opponent?
— Jaap Stam was one of the toughest opponents I played against. The Dutchman was a tough player and was always difficult to play against.
“He was intimidating just by his looks, wasn’t he?”
– Ha-ha. Yes, it was also difficult to play against him. I met him while playing for the German national team. After one of the matches he even left me with a small cut on my face,” Kuranyi told .
Kuranyi played for the German national team from 2003 to 2008. Stam played for the Netherlands from 1996 to 2004.
Source : MatchTV
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