WALKING ALONG, SINGING A SONG, WALKING IN A BERGKAMP WONDERLAND."
ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
we won the final 1-0, thanks to a
goal from Marco van Basten.
When I moved to Barcelona I
followed him mostly from a
distance. Twice I tried to persuade
him to sign for Barcelona, but first
he chose Inter and the second time
for Arsenal. I must admit, that last
choice hasn't been a bad one."
Malmo, in the quarter-finals of the
European Cup Winners' Cup. I put
Dennis in as a substitute. On the
right wing he was immediately a
sensation and he made a strong
contribution in our 3-1 win over the
Swedes. What I especially
remember from that night, is that
Dennis had to go home immediately
after the game because he had to
attend school the next day at 8.15.
Because he was only 17 we were
careful with him. We let him finish
his school first and arranged that he
could train in the evening. Step by
step we tried to make Dennis more
mature, because all other playing
matters were well developed. His
technique was great and the same
counts for his game-intelligence.
Dennis was already then a type of
player whose feet could do what
the mind wanted.
His reward for his discipline on and
off the pitch came two months after
his debut against Malmo, when we
had to play the European Cup
Winners' Cup Final in Athens against
Lokomotiv Leipzig. Again I could use
him as a substitute and three days
after his 18th birthday Dennis
received an unexpected present, as
