Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp; born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who is the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth10 May 1969
CityAmsterdam, Netherlands
I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's performance have been noted all around the world and it helps by having so many good players around me.
I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.
Our two biggest rivals had adjusted their whole season to this one aim of beating us. Of course, it is a big compliment that they were so motivated to stop us but it was very tough to face two matches like that so close together. Suddenly three trophies are down to one.
When I played in Holland, I always tried to lob the goalkeeper. People used to say, 'Oh, you're always only trying to make a nice goal'. But I said, 'Listen, if the goalie is a little bit off his line, how much space do you have on his left or right?' It's not a lot. 'And how much space do you have above him?
At the time I played with him (Ian), I didn't think I would ever play with another quite like him. I really didn't think that his record would ever be broken,
I am just happy to play in any game (but) I can't talk about games in Europe when I'm not even playing at home at the moment.
I love the balance I have as a player. I come in and train in the mornings and then, in the afternoons, I live a very ordinary life.
They equalized but we kept fighting and there was a good spirit. Maybe in the end we would have been happy with a point.
In the past few weeks, you can see that the spirit and the football are coming back.
I feel we are getting better in that we are getting more experience in it,
If you look at the whole package, with what Thierry has, I don't think you can find that anywhere else. You give him the ball in the right place, and his acceleration will take him past any defender.
We haven't talked about money yet. People can say the money doesn't really matter but it does show you how much a club respects you.
We created some chances in the first half and the sending-off made it difficult for us to get going. They equalized but we kept fighting and there was a good spirit. Maybe in the end we would have been happy with a point.
When you start supporting a football club, you don't support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself somewhere there; found a place where you belong.