Your right mate, Because people are saying hes going to a big talent he must be a future great
Van Basten on Ryan Babel
For all Holland's renown for producing world-beaters up front, current national coach Van Basten stands comparison with the best and will always be remembered for the stunning volley from a seemingly impossible angle that left Russia's keeper Rinat Dassayev grasping at air in the 1988 European Championship final in Munich.
The vision that made him one of the eminent members of a multi-talented AC Milan side now extends to spotting talent for his home country and he had no doubts about Babel's pedigree.
"He has all the potential to become the next Thierry Henry," he said. "The pace, movement, finishing, feel for the game ? it's all there. If he keeps developing and improving there is no saying what he might achieve in the game."