Dennis Bergkamp was one of the best players to watch for football fans to watch from the mid 1990's until the mid 2000's. A scorer of great goals rather than a great goal scorer, it was Dennis Bergkamp's brain separated him from everyone else.
Dennis Bergkamp is probably Arsenal's greatest every player - ahead of Thierry Henry, ahead of Tony Adams, of Ian Wright or Cliff Bastin. It's a big claim to make, but Dennis Bergkamp was something special, a player that no one had seen before, or since.
He wasn't the most physically gifted, or the fastest - but Dennis Bergkamp possessed a wonderful first touch, some outrageous quick thinking and the ability to see everything around him combined with spatial awareness that most people could only dream of.
As a Manchester United fan in my youth, Bergkamp was often the cause of constant pain in their side; but it was hard to dislike him such was his magical ability.
Today is Dennis Bergkamps 46th birthday, and Arsenal have given him a wonderful tribute. We know that Bergkamp scored some wonderful goals, but it's only when you see them again that you remember was a genius he was.
To Dennis Bergkamp.
Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp Tribute:
The likes of which we haven't seen since. Long live Dennis Bergkamp
Let us know what your favourite Dennis Bergkamp goal is. Was it the magical turn against Newcastle? His hat trick goal against Leicester, or that wonderful take down against Argentina in the France World Cup way back in 1998?
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