David Seaman, a former Arsenal player, recently made a statement that should motivate Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners are primed to win their first Premier League championship in twenty-one years after losing to Manchester City for the previous two years.
It seems barbaric to consider that the last time Arsenal won the league, they went the season unbeaten, a campaign that will be forever remembered in world football.
Now, Arteta is aiming for big prizes to cap off the 2024–2025 calendar, something the boss can easily accomplish if one thing goes wrong.
Explaining Dennis Bergkamp’s impact on Arsenal is David Seaman.
The goalkeeper David Seaman is more than qualified to discuss domestic success, having won three Premier League titles and four FA Cups during his tenure at Arsenal.
As silverware controlled the squads of George Graham and Arsene Wenger, Seaman considered another important aspect of his best moments with the Gunners.
In an interview with AFTV, the legendary goalkeeper cited Bruce Rioch’s acquisition of Dennis Bergkamp as a reason for Arsenal’s achievements under Wenger. “The signing of Dennis was good because, the fact that we were getting Dennis Bergkamp, a player of that level, he was a marquee player,” Seaman said.
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“A completed article, unlike Nicolas or Thierry who were unknown to us when they arrived.”
Naturally, we all know how things ended for the initially bashful figure of Thierry Henry in N5, and Seaman seems to be implying that bringing in a top player and well-known figure in the European game strengthened the team off the field.
“We were like ‘Woah, the club are signing players like that’, we were like, ‘We are going places, we are going to win more trophies because we’ve got him [Bergkamp]’”
The players at Highbury knew the quality of player that had been added to their team at the time, and the Englishman was adamant when he explained the impact that signing Bergkamp had.
The remarks made by Seaman must be considered by Mikel Arteta
Being a well-known player both domestically and internationally, Bergkamp was signed by Arsenal from Inter Milan in 1995.
A player of his caliber joining Arsenal had an obvious effect on the players who were already there, based on Seaman’s recollections of the Dutchman’s arrival.
Be it in January or the summer, Arteta should be persuaded by the words of the legendary “keeper” to include a similar acquisition in his current squad.
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A few years later, the legendary playmaker with three Premier League titles left Arsenal as an Invincible, demonstrating that he had signed Bergkamp to take the team to new heights.
The current Arsenal team is aware of their current position in their pursuit of Manchester City, but there is only so much internal motivation a team that has lost repeatedly can muster.
Seaman clarified that the impact of bringing in a highly-regarded player extends beyond the field and affects the team’s morale, which is something Arteta needs to strive for in upcoming transfer windows.
Although it is improbable that the Spaniard will find his own Bergkamp, the current Arsenal team could achieve the same outcomes as those who did more than 20 years ago if they set out with the same objective in mind.
