Shades of Ruud Geels: reviving his brilliant 2007/2008 season with Ajax, where he netted thirty-six goals in forty-five matches, Huntelaar had a brilliant season with Schalke in scoring forty-eight goals in forty-seven games, following “politically” flawed spells – that led to little game time – with Real Madrid in 2008/2009 and Milan in 2009/2010.