Roland Bergkamp -- Interview in The Independent on Sunday

[clippedgull]

Meet the new Bergkamp

 

[Art Vs Science]

Very good read that,cheers, Even with a raging hangover.

 

[Timbo]

Good interview, shit awful website.

 

[Lush]

"Gus Poyet's sharp-minded scouting network". Blimey. Have we EVER had one of those before?

 

[Bigtomfu]

"Gus Poyet's sharp-minded scouting network". Blimey. Have we EVER had one of those before?

You mean Barry Lloyd wandering around school playing fields and being asked to move on by the Police didn't count as sharp?!

 

[severnside gull]

Andy Naylor eat your heart out

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

If not for the Bergkamp name it would be a bizarre decision to interview someone who's going to be a bit-part player at best. But then Andrew Warshaw is a very bizarre character.

 

[Meade's Ball]

I suppose it says the most about my monolinguality that i always find foreign people sounding so clever. Maybe also i was charmed by the dreamy idea of us not training to play kick'n'rush hoofball.
Should be a good bench player to step in and offer us some height when our frontlines wilies get muscled out of a game.

 

[IndependentWSU]

A great morning read, cheers chap

 

[Daffy Duck]

Enjoyed that, good read. He comes across as a nice bloke.

He does look a bit like a young Paul Scholes, though.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Enjoyed that, good read. He comes across as a nice bloke.

He does look a bit like a young Paul Scholes, though.

Yeah, just twice as tall and a whole lot cleaner, (tackling wise l mean).

 

[Braders]

last bit made me chuckle

"Great uncle Dennis:

Age: 42

Clubs: Ajax, Internazionale, Arsenal

Appearances: 553

Goals: 201

Honours: International caps: 79

Arsenal: 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups Ajax: 1 league title, 1 Uefa Cup, 1 European Cup-Winners' Cup Internazionale: 1 Uefa Cup

What they said: "If Ryan Giggs is worth £20 million then Dennis Bergkamp is worth £100 million" – Marco van Basten

New boy Roland:

Age: 20

Clubs: Excelsior, Brighton & Hove Albion

Appearances: 26

Goals: 8

Honours: Under-21 caps: 1

What they said: ''He is a totally different player to Dennis and we don't want people to compare him'' - Gus Poyet"

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I like the picture caption ... Roland Bergkamp knows he has big boots to fill


Meanwhile ... he's playing in flip-flops.

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

''When I knew Brighton were interested in me," says Bergkamp, "I did a bit of searching and couldn't quite believe what came up. There were a few other countries interested but when I saw what kind of stadium Brighton were moving into, I had to look again just to make sure.

''Then I went over for a talk with Gus and was surprised how they train. It's a very un-English way of playing. If you were to ask me what type of football they play in England, I'd probably say kick and rush, to a large extent. But there's no kicking and no rushing at Brighton. Gus works rather like they do in Holland, playing with the ball.''

 

[SeagullinExile]

Good article. Thanks.

 

[Giraffe]

Good looking guy despite the strange choice of training footwear. I', guessing all our players are wearing them apart from Lualua in a bid to keep Kazenga fit for the start of the season.

 

[kevtherev]

He is crap....if he starts a game i will be amazed.