Poland faces Portugal in Euro 2016 quarterfinal
Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik is looking forward to meeting one of his soccer heroes in the European Championship quarterfinals:
The 22-year-old Ajax striker is also in close contact with another mentor, Dennis Bergkamp, who memorably showed how to score at the Stade Velodrome in a 1998 World Cup quarterfinal win for the Netherlands over Argentina.
Milik admits he is still learning the striker’s trade.
The Real Madrid forward needs one goal to match Michel Platini’s record of scoring nine goals in European Championship finals matches.
The match will give Milik a chance to add to his tally of just one goal in the tournament and silence critics who have accused him of missing too many goal-scoring opportunities.
Controlling a long diagonal pass with a single touch of his outstretched right foot, Bergkamp then turned inside defender Roberto Alaya and fired into the far corner with the outside of his boot.
“When I joined the club, we had a very good relationship because I wanted to spend a lot of time after the training sessions with finishing, with my technique and development,” Milik said, adding that he is still in contact with his mentor.
Dennis Bergkamp is a special person for me; he’s a footballer who had a great career and you can constantly learn from him.