Like his goal against Newcastle. People cannot comprehend why Dennis did that. But for him there is no “why”. The ball was coming this way, so: “OK, I’ll control it the other way, get in behind Dabizas, make sure the spin is right to come back . . . then finish.” For someone else it’s impossible. For him it’s natural. I played with Zidane, with Messi, with Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Eto’o . . . Those guys were unbelievable. If you’re talking about raw talent, Zizou was out of this world. He could do whatever he wanted. I mean the guy was dancing with the ball. Sometimes I was watching him and my mouth was just hanging open. Messi? He’s doing stuff that I don’t know if anyone will ever do again. Maradona? Incomparable! Cruyff? The same. Platini, the same. But I played with Dennis Bergkamp the longest and I saw him every day in training and the way he saw the game and the way he was . . . and that’s why I always say Dennis was the best that I played with. For me, Dennis was, and always will be, the Master.” Thierry Henry, on Stillness and Speed.
Continuando na senda de ontem. Só o absoluto controlo de tudo o que se passa torna possível este golo desta maneira. O ângulo e velocidade com que a bola vem, distancia e apoios do defesa mais próximo, posicionamento dos jogadores à volta, distancia para a baliza e para o guarda redes, e uma relação com bola perfeita. Impossível padronizar algo como o que se vê no video. Quanto muito, padronizar a entrada da bola naquele espaço, com aquele numero de jogadores por perto. Mas só de forma aberta se torna possível resolver estes problemas. Brilhante a consciência de tudo o que se passa à volta, e a capacidade para conseguir falar sobre isso. É esta a diferença entre show-off, trazer os holofotes para si…, ou entre utilizar tudo o que se tem para servir o jogo.
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