Dennis Bergkamp: The Moments That Made Them
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What transformation did Dennis Bergkamp bring to Arsenal?
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Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and me, Gary Lineker. We're doing another episode on Premier League greats, the moments that made them. And this time we're doing one of the invincibles. You probably grew up watching him play, Micah. You certainly watched him play from the other end of the pitch, scoring one of the all-time great goals and slightly controversial goals in the sense that some people don't think he meant it. about certain Dennis Bergkamp. I mean... Now we're cooking. Graceful.
Oh my God. He's up there with one of my favourite ever players. Really? That's how good he was. Touch, technique, playing people in. Like awareness on the pitch, leadership. Quite strong as well, isn't he? Quite strong for a big lad. But he's finishing. The art of finishing, just them delicate touches he had.
What a player he was. He was one of the first people I interviewed when I went into television. I was in their national team camp somewhere and he was really, really pleasant. Was he? Yeah. I don't think I've ever met him since, but I always remembered that because I was a bit in awe. Because even though I'd had a good career myself, but he was... A bit more gifted, let's say.
I met him at a hotel, and I was just like, I just have to shake your hand. He was just amazing. And he was just so humble.
There are good buys, and there are great buys. And Bruce Riok, it was, I bought him for, I think it was around seven, seven and a half million. And he was a great buy. And he got a slow start, though, didn't he? Went off to a slow start.
Relatively slow start.
Oh! What a player.
Because he was getting a bit of criticism early on and then scored against Southampton.
You could see him breathing out a sigh of relief there. It's always good to get your first goal. Not a bad one, eh?
Look at the shape, though, the technique. Oh, change of direction. Bang.
No, that is a goal. What a strike there, top corner.
I think if you speak to any Arsenal player around when he was playing, they would all tell you how unbelievable he was. And you speak to Ian Wright about him, about what it was to play with him, what he did for him, what he did for the team, what he brought to the team. The praise is incredible for him. I rightly saw that.
Can we just see that kit again? This was one of the best ever kits, wasn't it? The best kit? Well, look at that kit. Oh, my. Look at it. Everything is perfect. The JVC, the knight, the collar. That's one of the best kits ever made. You think? Definitely. I just think it's... Did you used to wear that when you were little, Micah?
No.
Are we going there? All right, yes. I was an Arsenal fan when I was younger. No, you were. It's okay. I can say when I was younger. Can you just tell the camera I'm a Man City fan now? Because I've been getting stick. I've been getting abuse as well. Yeah, but that's fine. It's justified.
That's for your punditry, isn't it?
What makes Bergkamp's goal against Newcastle unforgettable?
But growing up, that kit there was... What did you say? What did you say there?
That's for your punditry.
Not at all, not at all. I'm kidding. Look at that. It is just a thing of beauty.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What transformation did Dennis Bergkamp bring to Arsenal?
0:00–4:33
2
What makes Bergkamp's goal against Newcastle unforgettable?
4:33–20:41
3
How did Arsène Wenger influence Bergkamp's career at Arsenal?
20:41–24:02
4
What were the key moments in Bergkamp's hat-trick against Leicester?
24:02–27:51