'It's now probably turned the other way around. I wasn't really a striker or a midfielder, but in between. I guess when you have a lot of money, though, the first option is always to buy - and buy big - rather than invest in the youth, which is a shame. Freddie Flintoff opens up about his battle. He only beat that goalscoring tally once during the following 10 years at Arsenal (1997/98) and never started more games in a season than he did in that debut campaign. They have to be inventive if they want success, but it looks like the club is heading upwards again and I think if the fans can see progress, they don't mind having to wait. It's 14 years since I stopped playing and football has changed a lot. Sometimes it's good, but a lot of times, you don't really feel that it's the Arsenal how we know it, with the passion and a few players who make the difference. With thanks to Opta, Get all the latest stats in the matchday programme. The Dutch icon spent 11 years of his trophy-laden career at Arsenal where he played alongside Wright for three seasons. There are a lot of managers who think they can change players by 40% or 50%, but I don't believe in that. It worked for me and it would be the advice I give to every young player now: practise, practise, practise. But there is a lot more to it than that - I learned that a long time ago, when I was just a boy at Ajax, working under Cruyff. There were smaller items too, including a series of Corinthian figurines, and football top pencil toppers found only in Suger Puff cereal packets which bore his name. His first competitive goal for the Club came 17 minutes into his eighth game - a fine volley in front of the Clock End in a 4-2 Premier League win over Southampton on September 23, 1995. If you want to be a professional footballer, you need all of those four parts working at a high level, otherwise you won't make it. Of course, with some of them - Johan Cruyff or Arsene Wenger, for instance - it was my philosophy as well, and that helped. Whereas those months may be notable for the quantity of goals he scored, in terms of pure quality, August 1997 will always stand out. I had a discussion with Arsene once about them, and he said to me, because I was in my 30s: 'I can see from your stats that your level is dropping after 60 or 70 minutes, that's why I take you off most of the time.'. Famously Bergkamp has a fear of flying, so he only travelled to six European away games with the Gunners (not including Chelsea away in 2003/04) and although he didn't score in any of those games, Arsenal remained unbeaten in all six, including a draw at the Nou Camp. Bergkamp scored 13 braces and one unforgettable hat-trick - away to Leicester City in 1997/98. What I am talking about doing is like a bridging role between them, but I realise I'd have to have results as well. Incidentally, in the history of the Premier League, Mesut Ozil has the best assists to games ratio of any player at any club, with one every 2.63 games (minimum 10 appearances). Most people look at players and they say 'oh, what a good technique', or 'he works very hard'. None of them had to ask me to change the way I played or trained. Bergkamp retired as the Club's 10th all-time leading scorer (he's now 11th in the list) with 120 goals to his name, but he also contributed an impressive number of assists. Now there are so many other things in life - mobile phones, video games and stuff - that the kids don't get out as much. All the latest breaking news, headlines, analysis and articles on Dennis Bergkamp from the Evening Standard 'It (Arsenal) is different, of course, from what I was used to with all the English players and a few foreign players,' Bergkamp told former team-mate Ian Wright. You have to try something different, rely a little more on the manager, his philosophy and the playing style - and, yes, build yourself up. Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? But, for me, it would be too restrictive to be limited to that side of it. Off the pitch, everything seems bigger - the money, the coverage, the social media. On the pitch, it looks a bit quicker than in my day. 75 Drayton Park I like to spend time with my family and have a life outside football, and I don't think you can be a fully committed manager if you want to play golf sometimes as well. Now he has it. I am actually surprised more of them don't do it already. There is one of his celebration following his memorable goal for Holland against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 98' World Cup, the iconic moment where he covers his face in disbelief following his last-gasp goal. Whether it's Arsenal or anyone else, if you don't spend big money then it takes time to build something. Dennis Bergkamp has gone down in history of one the Club's greatest players of all time, having scored 120 goals from 423 appearances over 11 trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. Sometimes when I watch youth football, you have what I call PlayStation coaches - they have got the controls and the players are just doing what they say, not thinking for themselves. Former Arsenal star Dennis Bergkamp has revealed the stunning haul of memorabilia that decorates his home after showing Ian Wright and his Youtube channel team around his home. But, more and more, I am thinking about getting back on the training pitch again, because that is what I love the most. De Bruyne drives his team forward and he has excellent technique too. Van de Beek and Estelle Bergkamp are an item and from the grand scheme of things, they look like a match made in heaven. I remember the first time I saw him, when I was with Ajax and we played Wolfsburg in a pre-season friendly. Such a storied stay at the top is bound to produce a treasure trove of paraphernalia, and Bergkamp has found room for a host of reminders of his time with Arsenal, and as Holland international. The Dutch former professional footballer and now assistant manager at Ajax, lives here. 'It's hard, it's difficult, it hurts sometimes because you feel about Arsenal that they should do better, but I'm still hoping. You can see a lot of them have got strong youth systems and everything good is in place. The comments below have not been moderated. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I did my own thing but I was always professional about it. If you do what I said earlier - practise and practise from a young age - then what he does becomes natural to you. Make him deal with it. The Gunners’ new midfielder arrived in London following his deadline-day move from Atletico Madrid when his £45m release clause was activated. My philosophy as a coach is based on my whole career and my life, but the decisions I wanted to be made when I was at Arsenal were more based on me wanting success. By that I mean I was a player who could solve problems myself - I didn't really need a manager or coach for that. I want to improve players and it wouldn't be a challenge to coach my younger self. Among the conversations was the admission that it hurts to see their former club struggling to battle for the honours they were once synonymous with. Bergkamp averaged an assist once every 3.35 games, and his most prolific season in terms of assists was 1998/99 (13). Fan's kit hub - win a bruised banana shirt! So, for example, if a player has got a problem with referees in games, then in training you make sure everyone can foul him and he doesn't get a free-kick. All of that stuff. You can build a young player if you have all this in mind. The way you get good players is if they're inventive, but all the way to the age of 18 they're not getting the chance. I think if you look at the generation now, and compare it to my youth, they miss out on about 15-20 hours of playing football a week. To open a menu item's submenu, press the space bar. But some things are the same - you can see teams like Liverpool and Manchester City have a certain philosophy and are successful with it, and the other sides are trying to catch up. That's not the only difference with the modern game. I think they can do that because, in their youth, they played a lot with the ball. Bergkamp shows Wirght the piece of art made for him by Robin van Persie's father, Bob, On the wall is a picture of Bergkamp celebrating his memorable strike from World Cup '98. With some players, their numbers do not do them justice. He joined Arsenal's '100 Club' on January 4, 2003 when he scored against Oxford United in the North Bank goal at Highbury. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. 'On one hand, there are so many clubs who have improved so quickly to a high level, whereas Arsenal, maybe improved, but not to that level. 711.6k Followers, 27 Following, 50 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Dennis Bergkamp (@officialdennisbergkamp) In all Bergkamp finished with 16 goals in his debut season, from 41 games - including 11 in 33 league games - second only to Ian Wright that term. Again, it's an area where things are evolving all the time. He added a stunning second on 68 minutes. As a teenager, I once got demoted to a lower team at Ajax, to provoke a reaction from me. Stadium Tour – Open - £5 off + free photo with FA Cup. After joining from Inter Milan in June 1995, Bergkamp, then 26, made his Gunners debut on the opening day of the 1995/96 season - a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Highbury on August 20, 1995. "During his 11-year Arsenal career, Bergkamp won 10 major honours". That is a lot and you have to try to bring that creativity to them in a different way, so they understand how important it is. That's how I see myself as a coach as well. After joining from Inter Milan in June 1995, Bergkamp, then 26, made his Gunners debut on the opening day of the 1995/96 season - a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Highbury on August 20, 1995. They are all things you can learn; they are the tools you need. As a coach, I have not stopped learning either - I am forever picking up new ideas, observing and seeing things that can make a difference for me or for someone else. When you finish eighth, like they did last season, it is a big challenge to get players of the level of Thierry Henry or Robert Pires. It's also the third most in Premier League history, behind Ryan Giggs (162) and Frank Lampard (101), who both played at least 250 more games. Dennis Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 10, 1969. In fact the former Ajax forward assisted 94 Premier League goals for Arsenal, which is 20 more than the next most for the Club in the competition (Thierry Henry). I like that pressure. Dennis Bergkamp has gone down in history of one the Club's greatest players of all time, having scored 120 goals from 423 appearances over 11 trophy-laden seasons with Arsenal. I had success doing it at Ajax - where I wasn't an assistant or a second assistant, I was on the training pitch - and I am a big believer that it would work with the other big clubs in Europe as well. Sometimes in Premier League games I see players who have to look at the ball for every touch. He could see everything and everywhere, even then. That month Bergkamp was voted first, second and third in Match of the Day's Goal of the Month competition - a unique feat. I feel that I can help. Check out our exclusive Wallpapers for desktop and mobile today! As a player, my mantra was: practice makes perfect.

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