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Top five Bayern Munich midfielders of the century

By Kiran Thakare

Bayern Munich corner flag. (Photo by Jörg Schüler/Getty Images)
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RESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO – ONLINE CLIENTS MAY USE UP TO SIX IMAGES DURING EACH MATCH WITHOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE DFL. NO MOBILE USE DURING THE MATCH AND FOR A FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTERWARDS IS PERMITTED WITHOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE DFL.Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel plays the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the southern German city of Munich on January 22, 2011. Bayern Munich won the match 5-1. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
RESTRICTIONS / EMBARGO – ONLINE CLIENTS MAY USE UP TO SIX IMAGES DURING EACH MATCH WITHOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE DFL. NO MOBILE USE DURING THE MATCH AND FOR A FURTHER TWO HOURS AFTERWARDS IS PERMITTED WITHOUT THE AUTHORISATION OF THE DFL.Bayern Munich’s Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel plays the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the southern German city of Munich on January 22, 2011. Bayern Munich won the match 5-1. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images) /

Mark Van Bommel

Any potential midfield list for Bayern Munich is incomplete with Mark Van Bommel. The Dutchman is the best foreign midfielder for Die Roten. Van Bommel was also the first non-German player to lead Bayern Munich.

Van Bommel provided the right shielding to defense. He broke play with ease and did simple things with perfection as a number six. The Dutchman also had a very good passing range as he would spray passes from the deep to find an attacking player.

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Along with doing dirty work in midfield, Van Bommel also used to score screamers almost every season. Since he was solid defensively, Van Bommel was also used as a center-back on few occasions. During his five years at the club, he won two Bundesliga table and a Champions League runner-up medal.

Achievements don’t paint a good picture of Van Bommel, but he stood out on the pitch and delivered when the going was difficult. The Dutchman also excelled as a leader, marshaling the players on the pitch when the odds were stacked against them. Most importantly, he lead by an example by delivering strong performances.

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