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
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.
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.
Playing with 10 men was difficult but we kept battling. This result has to give us confidence.
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 feel we are getting better in that we are getting more experience in it,
They equalized but we kept fighting and there was a good spirit. Maybe in the end we would have been happy with a point.
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.
In the past few weeks, you can see that the spirit and the football are coming back.
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.
When I retired in 2006, I stayed for a further two years in England. I stayed because I wanted to be in England without being a footballer, without the rhythm. I wanted to enjoy the city.
What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax.
It's fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You've got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club.
I think it is time to call it a day, and watch the game from the stands.