Dennis Bergkamp Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“In Holland and Spain and France, where so many of us come from, people aren't interested in the sex lives of their players. We don't hear these stories - even in Italy where the media is right on top of football.”

“We're still a great team. In your mind you can understand that but, emotionally, we needed to express the same belief. We came out full of fire and scored two early goals, two really beautiful goals, and that changed everything.”

“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?'”

“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.”

“Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.”

“So I took it as a very positive sign that the club came to me rather than the other way round.”

“I don't want to lose myself in football and that's what a coach has to do to be successful.”

“What a ball from Frank. Frank and I go back years. He used to do that when I was at Ajax.”

“When you beat a team so often - especially like this season when Chelsea had already lost three times to us - you know people expect you to do it again. But you also know they're going to be even more motivated to finally win.”