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Columns written in Players during 2007:
Players | Legends - Dennis Bergkamp: The Arsenal Years
20 December 2007, Mike Steyn
The beautiful football we now take for granted all began with Dennis Bergkamp's arrival back in 1995. A-L Historian Mike Steyn celebrates the career of a true Gunners legend.
»»»Players | Legends - Dennis Bergkamp, Part 1
31 October 2007, Mike Steyn
"If he were in 'Star Trek', he'd be the best player in whatever solar system he was in." Ian Wright (1997). Dennis Bergkamp played football from another world, a world many Arsenal fans had never experienced before. A-L Historian, Mike Steyn looks back at the wonderful career of the “non flying Dutchman”. »»»
Players | Legends - Peter Storey
5 October 2007, David Faber
The archetypal midfield destroyer whose uncompromising approach afforded protection to playmakers such as Charlie George and Liam Brady. A product of the prolific Arsenal youth system of the sixties that underpinned the 1971 double side, Storey played over 500 times for the club and 19 times for England as fullback where he began his career. Never far from the headlines he remains a charismatic symbol of a bygone era.
»»»Players | Legends - Alan Smith
18 September 2007, Mike Steyn
A traditional English centre forward who deserves to be remembered in the same breath as the other great players of the George Graham era. A footballing gentleman who remarkably, almost unbelievably was only booked once in a professional career spanning 14 years. “Smudger” Smith led the Arsenal line in both of George Graham's championship winning teams and few before or after have done the job better.
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