He often did in big games. Let's face it: Dennis was a sublime player, but a bit of a bottle job.
Why else would he have been playing for us?
Absolutely. I said it throughout his career. He should have been at Madrid with Zidane and Figo winning European Cups, instead of taking it easy with us.
Of course the truly big teams would never have allowed his non-flying clause...
Absolutely. I said it throughout his career. He should have been at Madrid with Zidane and Figo winning European Cups, instead of taking it easy with us.
Of course the truly big teams would never have allowed his non-flying clause...
I always imagined we crammed Dennis into a Mini Metro for the drives through Europe
Absolutely. I said it throughout his career. He should have been at Madrid with Zidane and Figo winning European Cups, instead of taking it easy with us.
Of course the truly big teams would never have allowed his non-flying clause...
Yes. Our relationship with Dennis always felt like we were the ugly bloke batting way above his average and just desperately grateful that the beautiful girl was even with him.
Absolutely. I said it throughout his career. He should have been at Madrid with Zidane and Figo winning European Cups, instead of taking it easy with us.
Of course the truly big teams would never have allowed his non-flying clause...
Right. So he was practically perfect for us and our aspirations, at that time.
Though, I've always said allowing such snowflakery, even back then, was essentially the thin end of the wedge.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."