Wayne Rooney could well be in line to become England’s vice-captain, according to Roy Hodgson.
The Manchester United forward has missed the first two games of Euro 2012 due to being suspended, but will return to the Three Lions fold against Ukraine on Tuesday.
Hodgson opted for Steven Gerrard as the national skipper, and has confessed that Rooney is in the running to be his deputy.
“We haven’t designated one yet but he is very much a candidate,” Hodgson told reporters, published by Sky Sports.
“Quite frankly, with him not being available we haven’t really felt the necessity before now to decide on that.
“But we are very much considering him for that position, yes.”
Hodgson went on to praise the squad’s integration, and does not feel that club rivalries are apparent.
“It feels more like a club team now, rather than an international team.
“Everyone gets on with each other and there’s a lot of trust between the players and the coaching staff, and everyone’s happy.
“You only have to go to the hotel to see the lads. You’ve got (Manchester) City players playing snooker with United players, Chelsea players playing Liverpool.
“Everyone’s mixing, everyone’s getting on well and there’s a good chemistry between the lads.
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“At the minute, it’s certainly the most comfortable I think the team have been off the pitch since I’ve been in the squad,” he concluded.
Newcastle United are still seeking the signature of PSG striker Melvut Erdinc as they look to strengthen their front line according to the Sun.
Magpies boss Alan Pardew had seemingly given up on bringing the Turkish international to St James’ Park after a £7 million move for him broke down at the last minute.
That was two weeks ago and Pardew appeared to turn his attentions towards Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge.
But he is still keen on the striker and it is understood that the deal for the 25-yea-old isn’t dead.
Pardew is keen to build a dynamic squad around the likes of Hatem Ben Arfa, Dan Gosling, Sylvain Marveaux and Yohan Cabaye.
The signing of Erdinc would be a major coup with Pardew looking to use his experience of working with young players to mould a squad capable of challenging at the top end of the Premier League
He told The Sun: “I have always worked well with young sides. The one at Reading was full of exuberance. That is something we missed last year.
“But guys like Demba Ba, Marveaux and Cabaye have great pace and energy.”
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It would prove a massive boost to the club who have yet to replace Andy Carroll and Pardew wants him in before the transfer window closes.
There’s an old mathematical joke that goes, “there are 10 types of people in the world – those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” On Planet Football, there are 10 types of people, and nine of them don’t understand Dimitar Berbatov.
Critics of Berbatov point to his inconsistent goalscoring record, his laziness, his lack of pace and seemingly his lack of care about football. But are these valid points?
Firstly, it must be noted that “doesn’t score enough” has changed to “doesn’t score consistently”. Goalposts are changed so frequently with Berbatov you begin to wonder whether some have a pre-conceived notion of the Berb, and nothing he does on the pitch can change this. True, eight of his 14 Premier League goals have come from two games, but it must be said that three of these sunk Liverpool in a thriller that will live long in the United memory, and the other five destroyed Blackburn in a performance that gave Ferguson’s men much-needed confidence as they kick into a tough December schedule. “When was the last time United really put a team to the sword – when Tevéz was in the team” was a refrain form Berbatov’s detractors. The performance against Blackburn – with Berbatov at the fulcrum – shows us that United can kill teams with Berbatov. In September, Berbatov was magnificent against West Ham, however others around him were not on his sparkling wavelength, and so a potential ‘Blackburn’ became simply a 3-0 stroll.
Never before has a player had his price tag quoted so much against him, so much so that for a while, there was a danger of his tomb stone being engraved Dimitar “£30.75m” Berbatov. Even Robinho, who did half at City of what Berbatov has done at United for £1.25m more hasn’t had it levelled against him as much. His off days, which were accepted at Spurs in the face of his brilliance on other days, were highlighted and casitgated, inevitably with “you expect more for £30m”. Yes, Berbatov’s price was inflated, due to a bidding war with Man City, and essentially compensation for tapping him up. Is this Berbatov’s fault? Of course not, yet it was thrown in his face at every single opportunity. His first season at United disappointed those who quivered at his YouTube highlights, marvelled at the stories of his enigma and cultured personality and whispered “Cantona?”. However, was it really that bad? Nine Premier League goals was doubtless disappointing compared to his 15 the previous season for Spurs, but 10 assists left him as the second top assister in the league. It must also be noted that he played 500 less minutes at United, as well as playing in a more withdrawn second striker role with Rooney at the centre of most United attacks. Moments of genius such as that piece of skill against West Ham and crucial goals like the 90th minute winner at Bolton showed how valuable he could be.
Berbatov’s second season at United has become one of the most underrated season of recent times. Despite spending two months out with injuries, Berbatov managed 12 Premier League goals – the highest of any second striker in the league. Crucial and brilliant goals against Sunderland and Blackburn led to fans and commentators alike proclaiming “now we are seeing the real Berbatov”.
However, injury to Wayne Rooney in March against Bayern Munich killed Berbatov. He was often placed up front on his own, or else with a clearly unfit Rooney, and United missed their up-to-then brilliant partnership, crashing out of Europe and blowing the Premier League. Berbatov took the brunt of the blame and suddenly his season had been a disaster, and he had to be sold.
Ferguson, once again proving himself to be wiser than the baying mob, kept faith in the Bulgarian, and Berbatov started this season like a house on fire. An excellent pre-season, followed by nothing short of magnificence against Chelsea, Newcastle, Fulham, West Ham, Everton and Liverpool saw Berbatov shoot to the top of the goalscoring charts and back into the hearts of the United fans. However, Rooney’s ankle flared up again and the goals dried up for Berbatov. Not necessarily performance though, in seven of his ten goal-free games he was very good – only playing poorly against Tottenham and Bursaspor – and largely anonymous against Valencia through not much fault of his own. But suddenly due to his lack of goals he was ‘Lazy Berbatov’ instead. Again, an unfair stigma – he has tracked back well this season, and covered good distance in most matches. Against Rangers last week he sprinted back to win two challenges deep in his own half. He started and finished the move for the fourth goal against Blackburn, covering a good 90 yards in the process. He’s no Carlos Tevéz, but then again, should United fans really want him to be?
Tevéz for all the plaudits he is rightly getting these days, was an average second striker at United, often lacking the quality or the nous to play in this position. He would frequently misplace passes, fluff great scoring chances, or be out of position due to chasing the ball – all traits which could be said to be more annoying than not covering marathon distances during games. He has improved no end at City, primarily because he’s playing in a different position, which he’s better at, and also is the main man – as a confidence player this is important for him. However pining for the player he is now is no good – he was never that player at United and was never going to be. Berbatov is having the season now that Tévez never had at United, and is a more harmonious dressing room presence to boot – with Alex Ferguson cryptically referencing Tévez’s moaning in the dressing room when placed on the bench.
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With Berbatov on form as he is, this season could well see Manchester United capture that 19th title against the odds, and challenge in Europe. For all his failings in his first two seasons at United – and doubtless there was some – he has been unfairly castigated based on his price tag, unfair comparisons to others and personality traits. By the end of the season, perhaps everyone will recognise Berbatov’s genius touch, exceptional hold-up play, clever passes, and maybe, just maybe his goalscoring prowess. And then, Planet Football will be a better place.
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In the end, it was easy – a routine stroll past a willing, but limited Wycombe side. A well taken goal from the loan winger in the first half settled the nerves and a header from the loan Ranger in the second made sure.
In a disturbingly un-Wednesday like performance, it never really looked in doubt and it was pretty much party time in the stands for the whole 90 minutes, with paddling pools, beachballs and comedy outfits aplenty.
But the question is, was it better than Cardiff? The 2005 rollercoaster play-off final, while doing nothing for our angina, was a definitely a better match.
However last Saturday was the culmination of an end of season run in the likes of which we may never see again. This campaign had it all – comedy, tragedy, despair, Ben Marshall, hope and at right at the death, a spot of glory. No Wednesdayite will forget it in a hurry – nor will they forget the sight of all four stands full going absolutely bonkers when Antonio scored, then so did Exeter – quite a moment. For us to come from all those points behind Utd and end up snatching second place – we really have pulled their pants down.
And the whole shebang seems to have re-forged magical links between the fans, the team and the club that have been missing for quite a while. Hats off Milan.
So now we can sit back, watch the grunters slip up in the pay-offs and dream of unrealistic transfer targets until the Euro’s start.
We’ve already heard it on good authority Antonio, Batth, Roger Johnson, Owen, Freeman and Peter Crouch are signing – and it’s only mid-May. Obviously a lot of waffle will be spoke between now and August but it’s nice to be able to dream big again.
Who knows what next season may bring and people are naturally getting a bit carried away. One bookie had us at 6/1 to go up from the Championship, which looks a bit sarcastic frankly.
However at the moment it does feel as if the sky’s the limit. If Norwich and Southampton can do it there is no godly reason why we can’t. With Milan’s hard cash and Dave Jones’ scouse nouse, who knows what we can achieve.
But that’s not the point. Whatever happens over the summer, or next year, or 10 years down the track. There’s only one thing that matters right now:
The City is Ours.
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Victorious coach Cesar Farias could not hide his delight after Venezuela booked their spot in the last four of the Copa America on Sunday.Goals from Oswaldo Vizcarrondo and Gabriel Cichero led Venezuela to a shock 2-1 victory over Chile in their quarter-final in San Juan, earning a semi-final place for the first time in their history.
Farias’ team remains unbeaten so far in the Copa and will meet Paraguay on Wednesday for the chance to make the final.
“We trained to play six matches and we did it, despite the fact that nobody took us into consideration,” Farias said.
“Venezuela have played against three World Cup teams and Ecuador, and haven’t lost against a single one.”
“Today we beat Chile, the revelation of the (World Cup) qualifiers, confirmed in South Africa. We proved that we can compete with the rest of South America.”
And having already come this far, Farias said his squad were determined to push on and claim Venezuela’s first major title.
“(The players) are not content with this and they are hoping to continue going forward,” Farias said.
“This experience also leaves us well-placed thinking about the next qualifying tournament, since our hope is to play the Brazil World Cup in 2014.”
Chilean coach Claudio Borghi dismissed claims that he had taken Venezuela lightly, and said he was proud of how his team fought to get a result.
“I don’t believe in luck, I believe in being able to do what you have to or not. Chile always wanted to win,” Borghi said.
“They always had the conviction that they could win the game. I’m going home sad, but not disappointed.”
If you believe the News of the World, Arsenal’s assistant boss Pat Rice is ready to retire at the end of the season. Rice, 61 years-old, joined the Gunners as a player in 1964 and went on to make 528 appearances for the club. On a poll on the official Arsenal website, Pat Rice was voted the 17th Greatest Gunner of all time. The man is Arsenal through and through.
He retired from the game in 1984, but soon took up a role as Arsenal’s youth team coach. He remained the youth team manager for 12 years, until he was designated Arsenal’s caretaker manager following the departure of Stewart Houston. He won all three of his games in charge, making him the only Arsenal manager with a 100% victory rate.
He was to be replaced by Arsene Wenger in 1996 and graciously took an assistant manager role alongside him. Almost 15 years later, it seems that Rice is ready to relinquish his Arsenal commitments.
I have to say, I think the time is right. Pat Rice has done a good job at Arsenal, but the Gunners must embrace change. Over at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistants have changed as regular as clockwork and all have helped to add something different to the side.
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Arsenal need a new voice. Rice doesn’t strike me as the kind of man to speak against Arsene Wenger. The Gunners need an assistant manager who will question Wenger if needs be. I would also suggest that Arsenal’s new number two should have some defensive nous. The Gunners have been all over the place at the back this season and need somebody who can whip them into shape. Arsenal had such success in the 2006 Champion’s League (reaching the final) because they brought in Martin Keown as a specialist defensive coach and he whipped the likes of Senderos and Flamini into shape.
So just who could this man be? For me there is only one obvious answer. Since 2001, Arsenal’s youth team has been coached by Steve Bould with great success. He’s vocal, opinionated and thick-skinned. More important still, he’s defensively minded. Bould was part of Arsenal’s “famous four” defensive line up, which also featured Tony Adams, Nigel Winterburn and Lee Dixon. Let’s put it this way: he knows a thing or two about defending.
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Pat Rice made it to the assistant managerial spot through his success managing the youth team. I for one hope that Steve Bould takes the same route. A fresh outlook could be just what the Gunners need in their push for silverware.
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For some it seemed more important than the match. Samir Nasri, Arsenal fans’ arch-nemesis, was returning to the Emirates for the first time (in the league) since his contentious move to Manchester City last summer.
Ever since that move, he has been the devil incarnate. He only moved for the money, you see? Arsenal fans cannot contemplate a player leaving their team to try and better themselves – no, he was just a mercenary. What’s more, after leaving, he said some nasty things too. Footballers eh? They just don’t care. They don’t get “it”.
Arsenal fans will claim that they worshipped the player and he paid them back by leaving. They will argue that the club made him the player he was, and look at how he repaid them. Of course others will contradict these views by claiming he was only good for half a season anyway (so surely they’d be glad at getting a good price for him?), and have spent the past year laughing at every match spent on the bench or under-par performance (again, he has played a large amount of matches, but let’s not allow facts to cloud a concerted campaign). Besides, as the odious Piers Morgan was keen to point out at the weekend, overjoyed at Arsenal moving towards ten points of City, Arteta is a better player than Nasri will ever be anyway. Which again begs the question – why are you bothered about him leaving anyway? But as Nasri was today announced as City’s March Player Of The Month, perhaps we shouldn’t believe everything we read.
Arsenal didn’t “make” Nasri. He was an established player at Marseille, and a French international. They didn’t buy him as an act of charity, to help him, they did it to improve their side, which he did, then got a very healthy profit when he moved on. Was he a mercenary for leaving Marseille, or do morals only count when it’s your team being let down?
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The fact is, Nasri wanted to move on. If not to City, then somewhere else. It’s a job, and he wanted out, as he didn’t see a successful future for the club. He might be proved wrong, but as many Arsenal fans wanted Arsene Wenger out only a few months ago, you can see where he was coming from. It’s no different to Piers Morgan fleeing disgraced across the Atlantic for more cash (the cheerleader for the Wenger Out movement and chief bully of Nasri on Twitter), and I would leave my civil service job before you could say gold-plated pension if a better offer came along.
Carlos Tevez wanted to leave Manchester City too. He still does I would imagine. Fine. He is allowed to have this view, without becoming Satan himself in human form. Changing his story more often than a Murdoch at the Leveson enquiry and refusing to play are less agreeable of course, but I’d never spend a year of my life crying behind a keyboard because a player wanted to leave, or deluding myself that he’ll win fewer trophies at his new club. It might be a disaster for him, it might be the best thing he ever does.
The other accusation is that Nasri made some nasty comments after leaving north London. Apart from the obligatory “my new club is great and the fans are passionate” line, saying the Arsenal crowd was quiet probably wasn’t the best idea, but then as many Arsenal fans have made the same point, then what’s the problem? Other quotes attributed to him seem to be fabricated, not appearing in the original French interview (as pointed out by the Daily Mirror journalist Annie Eaves, who checked), so as usual a footballer is damned by more lies spread around the internet.
But let’s cut to the chase. What this really boils down to though is Arsenal fans’ hatred of City’s oil-funded wealth, the wealth that has put over £75m into their coffers. Better a system of income off fans through high ticket prices and the riches of Champions League qualification. The fans’ hatred of City has been channelled into one player, and he is taking the brunt.
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Still, we love to boo players. Even Gael Clichy, who left the Emirates on good terms, was booed on Sunday, as was Jose Enrique recently when he returned to St James’ Park (or whatever it’s called). Players just aren’t allowed to leave a club, unless the manager demands it or the fans are happy with it. Otherwise, the player is a mercenary and a Judas.
The playground heckling has reached the stage of Samir Nasri and Piers Morgan betting £10,000 on which side picks up another trophy first. It’s all rather pathetic from grown men – Nasri made a move that he thought would benefit his career. He may be proved wrong (he wouldn’t be the first or the last), but that was his decision. It’s about time everyone moved on before embarrassing themselves any more.
After a disappointing season in front of goal, it has become clear that Spurs must sign a forward this summer. Their lack of goals last season cost them a place in the Champions League and should they wish to keep hold of talents such as Modric, Bale and Van Der Vaart, it is vital that they improve up top. I, along with many others was astonished that they failed to sign a striker last January, despite rumours of some big money bids being placed on deadline day. I am certain that the Spurs board will not make the same mistake this time around, the only question is, who should they go for?
Samuel Eto’o
Rumour has it the Cameroon International is looking to move and has reportedly been quoted saying he’s open to a Premier League switch. At 30 years of age, he may be not fit Tottenhams usual transfer criteria however, under Harry Redknapp , Spurs have signed a number of older, more experienced players with proven ability and one thing Eto’o does have in abundance, is ability. He scored over 100 goals during his time at Barcelona and helped Inter Milan to their famous ‘Quintuple’ in 2010. His style of play fits the bill perfectly for Spurs, with lightning speed, deadly finishing and constant movement. However, his high wages could prove to be a stumbling block in the move, as could be his desire for Champions League football.
Should it happen? 5/5
Will it happen? 1/5
Radamel Falcao
After an astonishing season in which he scored 38 goals in 42 appearances, there are a number of high profile European sides interested in the Colombian forward. Tottenham and Arsenal appeared to be leading the race for his signature, however after Porto manager, Andre Villas-Boas left the Portuguese champions earlier this week to join Spurs’ London rivals Chelsea; it seems Falcao could be headed to the blue side of London. Despite only standing at 5’9”, Falcao is phenomenal in the air and would surely thrive off of the crosses provided by Bale and Lennon. With a buy out clause £26million, which is considered cheap for a 25 year old forward in todays market, he must surely be on Tottenham ’s radar.
Should it happen? 5/5
Will it happen? 2/5
Lukas Podolski
Recently, Tottenham legend Steffen Freund urged Daniel Levy to consider making a move for world cup star Lukas Podolski. The German international striker, who is still only young at 26, is vastly experienced in club, European and International football could be a viable fix to Spurs’ striking problems. Traditionally, players from the German league tend to do well in England, with Michael Ballack and Owen Hargreaves (when he is fit) being prime examples of this.
Podolski would come relatively cheaply at a price between £10-15 million and has all the assets required to adapt to English football. His pace, strength, great dribbling and thunderous left-foot indicate he would be suited to Tottenhams style of play and I believe this would be a great piece of business by Spurs, should a deal come to fruition.
Should it happen? 3/5
Will it happen? 2/5
Leandro Damiao
The young Brazilian has been strongly linked with Spurs over the past few weeks and reports suggest it is likely a deal could take place. After having an initial bid of £10 million rejected by Damiao’s club, Internacional, Spurs have apparently returned with an improved offer and both the club and the media await a decision from the Brazilian side, with whom Tottenham have a partnership.
Strong in the air and with the ball at his feet, Damiao resembles a classic ‘No.9’ striker, with a touch of Brazilian skill. He would take time to adapt to the Premier League, as did his ex-Internacional team mate Sandro, but the midfielder’s progress and continued praise of Damiao to Levy and the board will surely influence their decision. At only 21 and with the potential to become a world class striker, he is surely worth the, relatively low risk.
Should it happen? 4/5
Will it happen? 5/5
Fernando Llorente
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The big Spaniard has been linked with Spurs for a while now and many believe their upcoming summer friendly with his club, Athletic Bilbao could be more than just a pre-season warm up.
Llorente is perfectly suited to the lone striking role he would fulfill should he move to N17 and his height and heading ability, combined with his strength indicate he would thrive off of the balls provided by Tottenham’s wingers. He would however command a sizeable transfer fee, although it could prove to be worth it, should he arrive in England, firing on all cylinders.
Should it happen? 4/5
Will it happen? 3/5
Article courtesy of Richard Baker from This is Futbol
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We know that not playing well and still getting results is a necessity for any side hoping to win the Premier League but Manchester United are starting to take the piss a little.
There can be few excuses if they fail to deliver against a Wigan side they hammered 5-0 in both league games last season and which has managed just one win and 4 goals in five away league games this season.
United on the other hand have dropped only two points at home so they’re a short 2/9 to win. A third straight 5-0 win over Wigan is 20/1 but the fact that Nemanja Vidic is United’s in-form goalscorer doesn’t promise a repeat.
He’s 13/2 to score in 90 minutes if you fancy him. After Sunderland’s win at Stamford Bridge, could 12/1 Wigan cause a similar upset at Old Trafford? Probably not.
You’ve come out of your local town’s youth structure, you’ve signed a scholarship with the Arsenal academy and by the age of 18-20 you’re getting a few chances to impress in the first team proper. Yes, Arsene Wenger has been more proactive than most in fast-tracking talents of a more youthful variety into the first team reckoning over the years with a heavy focus on learning and development. It is difficult to undermine the work of the Frenchman with Jack Wilshere, Wojciech Szczesny and Emmanuel Frimpong more recently representing that the endless conveyor belt of talent is still in fully working order.
But if we look back retrospectively, every manager makes mistakes and from an early age, a wise old head can usually gauge whether a player is going to go on to sample a successful long career or not. Arsene Wenger infamously released a young Jay Bothroyd at 18 after the striker threw his shirt at youth team coach Don Howe in frustration at getting substituted. Whilst Bothroyd has tasted relative success elsewhere, this example represented that Wenger takes pride in a good grounded attitude in his players when coming through the system, and if this is sound enough, praise and rewards of a first team berth shall be the repayment. But if we look the attitudes and careers of some past and present Arsenal academy stars such as Nicklas Bendtner, Jermaine Pennant, David Bentley and Denilson, a belief of their own hype and a seemingly inflated opinion have derailed their progress, and their distractions have led to an intermittent career at Arsenal and in football as a whole. So in the case of these players, is Arsene Wenger’s grooming to blame?
Perhaps Nicklas Bendtner is the greatest example of an ego-tripped youth whose performances don’t always match up with those envisaged in his head. Currently on loan at Sunderland, after failing to capture the imagination at the Emirates, the Dane makes himself an easy target whether wearing bright pink boots or simply making brash quotes about his play in the press; his most famous quote being
‘If you ask me if I am one of the best strikers in the world, I say yes.’
Alright Nicklas! Making his Gunners debut in 2007, Bendtner has gone on to strike 22 goals in 99 appearances which isn’t the worst record but at the expectant North London club, a few inconsistent glimpses of clinical striking abilities each season simply isn’t enough to satisfy the watching spectators. Wenger has refused to condemn his overstated opinion over the years and has only praised his mental strength at responding to criticism whilst giving him plenty chances to impress with 27 Premier League appearances representing his involvement last term. It seems Bendtner’s talent has been a bit forced in contrast to the likes of Kieran Gibbs or Jack Wilshere who have recognised their rise to prominence more quietly.
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Additionally, Bendtner’s task as a striker will always be more difficult as he will naturally be judged upon his goal tally and when key strikers have been out at Arsenal, the Dane who is still learning the game has been the inadequate replacement. Another currently on loan to his native Sao Paulo is Denilson and his transfer in the summer again represents the backward step made by the youngster as punishment for his coasting whilst being given many first team outings. Surely both players would find themselves in the 2011/12 Gunners’ squad had they made the most of their opportunities in former seasons.
Side-tracked Arsenal youth isn’t an exclusive phenomenon to recent times however, with David Bentley in 2003 representing another who showed great promise, yet has gone on to sample mediocrity at Tottenham in his career. After scoring an audacious lob in a 4-1 FA Cup triumph over Middlesbrough at Highbury, tongues were wagging and even Dennis Bergkamp likened his play and made this bold judgement in response to young Bentley’s performances
“He’s not afraid not to do something wrong, that’s the main thing for a young player – not to have any fear. If you don’t try a chip like that, you’ll never succeed”.
Manager Arsene Wenger similarly jumped on the Bentley-Bergkamp bandwagon stating
“David has a long way to go to match what Dennis has done in his career, but it was a typical Bergkamp goal”.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing and perhaps Bentley was misguided by these bold quotes at the time, but to put big ideas into young and impressionable heads is certainly questionable amidst an importance to remain level-headed at that age. Perhaps the example of Bentley has made Wenger even tighter with his fast tracking of Arsenal youth these days with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain still in and out of the team in respect of his age, learning and exposure to top level football. Showing he can cut it at the top in glimpses, Wenger will have learnt not to burn his youth out such as in the case of Jack Wilshere or to introduce and expect great things immediately such as in the case of Theo Walcott.
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Whilst many young stars have gone on to achieve acclaimed careers in North London, a handful have also reminded us all that even Wenger can get it wrong at times in terms of mentality and grooming . The readily published myth that the Arsenal academy is flawless is certainly one that could be deemed wide of the mark.
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