E 'away now from 2005 that Arsenal does not lift a trophy Journal: in that case was a decisive penalty of Patrick Vieira in the lottery of penalties to give the Gunners FA Cup Final against Manchester Utd. It's been more than 5 years from that date, too: that the normal mind often goes to the past, in search of moments di gloria che speriamo possano tornare. Così ritornano nella mente partite epiche, scudetti vinti sul filo del rasoio, squadre invincibili, gol fantastici, giocatori unici. Nonostante i video, gli articoli, le notizie che leggo sull'Arsenal che fu anni e anni orsono, ciò che mi riesce meglio raccontare è il periodo più recente, l'era Wenger, in quanto l'ho vissuta in prima persona, e le emozioni che mi ha dato sono state vive, effettive, non immaginate...
C'è un uomo al quale da giocatore non ho dato sufficiente credito, lo adoravo ma non così come lo sto facendo adesso quando ascolto la sua storia e capisco la portata della sua permanenza nel nord London: Dennis Bergkamp.
Summer 1995. And 'the Arsenal post-George Graham, who was brought glorious titles and trophies, but after his booming left the scene the Board decides to make a change, charging Bruce Rioch and buy a player of remarkable technical skills after years in which the grafts were of pure quantity. The man who opens this era is a total failure by the Dutch veteran with the Inter shirt: Dennis Bergkamp.
The date of his arrival changed the whole perspective of the club: the intention is to give the show to an audience accustomed to the physical play and essential part of Graham. After a difficult start when Dennis struggled to find the path of the network, against Southampton Bergkamp is released with a shotgun: the second goal in particular is a gem, with a powerful header from outside the box on the pole and slamming on the net slips . From then on, becomes the decisive player in the economy of team play, his vision of the field, in particular, will the fortunes of a "labradoodle" as Ian Wright, bravo to ask themselves now on the same wavelength with n links ° 10.
Bergkamp's luck and all Gunners of the universe comes next summer: sitting on the bench Arsene Wenger, French engineer deep believer of attacking football. Have in a team as Dennis is just the right starting point for neo-manager, have a technician with these ideas is the right choice to enhance the class of Berge: football nth power!
After the first season of "know" each other in which Wenger begins to shape his team focused purchases (Vieira, Anelka, the young), the next year comes the Double crowning a long hunt for the Manchester United game in late November when Arsenal is located at -13 from the Red Devils. After 7 years Highbury can rejoice in the title, and the man who more than anyone else contributes to this double success was just Dennis.
From then on, Arsenal has always struggled to win trophies, and Bergkamp has always been the focus of this project. Despite some bitter disappointment (losing to a Premier League Leeds in the penultimate race of the 1998/1999 season, having lost the final of the UEFA Galatasaray on penalties in 2000, having lost an FA Cup against Liverpool in 2001) the following seasons bring glory and rewrite history: the second coming in 2001/2002 Double Wenger's management, followed by two FA Cup (2002/2003 and 2004/2005) and another title, that of the Invincibles (38 matches: 26 wins, 12 draws, 0 defeats) where sapinenza of Bergkamp helps to create a fabulous team.
His last season in 2005/2006, to coincide with the farewell to his favorite garden, Highbury. The season does not bring trophies and ended with tears of Paris to assist the bench to defeat in the Champions League, Gooners' love for him was so strong in his honor to dedicate the challenge at home to WBA in which across the stage dressed in orange. Dennis in that race gives strong emotions coming off the bench and contributing to the final success with a goal, the last with those colors.
Another honor is to inaugurate Ashurton Grove with his testimonial farewell to football, the salute to the fans an example, a model, a fantastic player . Dennis Thanks for all!!
To understand the magnitude of the character just quote two sentences:
"The best player ever signed That Arsenal Football Club" (Ian Wright);
"He Was and he is and he will be for me the best player I've played with. Full stop. " (Thierry Henry).
many goals that have left their mark in the hearts of fans: the bravura in a North London Derby, magic against Leicester at Filbert Street, the rate of sublime elegance to the St. James' Park and many more difficult this mentioned in limited quantities. That leaves more impressed but its contribution is the amount of assists he got, because after the first season where he showed all his ability to score with over the years has found its size as a finisher, as quarterback for to borrow from the NFL. Players who enjoyed his services thanks to: Ian Wright, Nicholas Anelka, Thierry Henry to name the third bomber who plowed his time. Tanti altri compagni hanno beneficiato della capacità di Dennis di mandarti in porta da qualunque posizione: come non ricordare la stagione 2001/2002 in cui Ljungberg e Bergkamp sembrano telepatici, lo svedese è devastante con i suoi tagli verso il centro, l'olandese è sublime nel trovarlo con precisione chirurgica.
La tastiera che sto calcando da molti minuti ormai si è inondata di lacrime. Giocatori di questo calibro magari non torneranno più, e proprio quando passi molti anni in cui rimani a bocca asciutta si acuisce maggiormente la differenza tra l'epoca della gloria e l'epoca delle delusioni.
Comunque, to describe my state of mind (and I think that of all the Gooners), hard to find a phrase more apt than a few years ago I read on a wallpapers of SkySports: "HEROES COME AND GO. OUR PASSION IS FOREVER."
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