This may seem as your toughest year of your life at the moment. You just got your PMR results and yes it is not the best results out there. You are now distanced from your friends. You are in the last class in your school. You let your parents down big time and you are isolating yourself. Take a moment to read that again Sukesh. Look at the amount of negativity there is in those 3 lines. Is this how you going to let your life shape up to be. Let me tell you a secret, 9 years from now you are going to be one of the most positive minded guy people are going to meet. You are going to carry so much of confidence at the world is going to be at your feet.
It does sound all amazing and beautiful right. But for all of this to happen Sukesh, you are going to need to start from somewhere. And let that somewhere be now. This is the most negative phase of your life now and yes this is the best place to start changing your mindset. Being a positive or negative person is something that is within you and only you can change yourself. Don't let the struggles of your life define who you are limit what you can do. You are better than what you think you are doing at the moment and its time you start making that change. Remember the golden rule of life:
Everyone fails at a point of life! But not everyone bounces back to be successful again
Don't let your failures become your identity. Show the world you are a winner. You have got two years now to prove to the world that you are going to be a very very successful kid. Work silent in your failures and the sound of success do the talking for you. Set your SPM as your redemption point. Take this two years do grow up and be a men. Don't isolate yourself. Staying away from people and being a nerd is not going to do the trick. Yes you would eventually score well for your SPM, but trust me boy you would not grow up neither would you learn anything about dealing with failures. Because what you did is just faking yourself and once you become successful you would go back to square one. Instead learn how to handle your failures, learn how to put a brave face on and meet the world. Yes people are going to question you about your failures. Acknowledge them as your failures and show the world you are ready to move on. That is maturity, the ability to accept failures and use that as your spring board. Once you learn to that, nothing in the world can stop you.
Don't be afraid to fall in love. People may say that you are only 16 and its too young to fall in love. I would tell you it's nonsense. You are never too young to fall in love. Take risk, fall in love, break up, get yourself hurt and start it all over again. As odd as it may sound, that is one of the best thing that can happen you. You should fall in love and break up at least once in your life. It will bring you to a low point in your life and that's when you will grow up again. So yes fall in love and life will turn beautiful Sukesh.
Keep this things close to your heart during the next two years and when you look back later you will see that you have grown from being a failure boy to a successful men. Thought becomes things Sukesh, so keep a positive mind and success is going to come your way.
We have 24 hours in a day, and during this time there are many things which we do. Some things we do for ourselves and some its for another person. Have you ever wondered what are something which you feel you should be doing on a daily basis no matter what happens on that day (excluding the basic waking up, brushing your teeth and etc). Let it be all sunshine or rainy that day, this are things you should be doing. I have listed 3 things here which I feel every one should be doing it on a daily basis and that includes myself.
1. SMILE
The most important thing I personally feel everyone should be doing every single day is to smile. Nothing brings you more confidence than a smile on your beautiful face. Make this a habit, the first thing you do when you wake up and you smile. It gives an instant happiness and if you start your day with happiness, you are bound for great. They say smiling is contagious, so why keep your beautiful smile to yourself. Smile at people you cross upon and spread the happiness to them too. It makes people's day when someone smile at the. We often ask why aren't smiling at us. For a change why dot we ask ourselves the question why aren't we smiling at anyone. Be the bigger person and smile at people you see. You never know that they might be having a bad day and your smile might just do the trick to change their entire day. You have the power to make someone's day so why not use it and be a super hero yourself
2. RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS
A random act of kindness is a simple thing to do putting on a smile. Its a good will act not measured by the magnitude of the act the nobleness of the act. Helping someone carry a pile of load over the staircase is also considered a random act of kindness because you have just help lessen their burden and that would have just made their day. You may not know each other but you have done a something good which they will remember. And the best part of random act of kindness is that it's free and you don't have to pay back to the person. Instead you pay it forward. Whenever someone does a good deed to you, always remember to do the same for another person and encourage those around you to do the same.
3. POSITIVE MIND
The strongest
person in the world is not the one who are physically built but
mentally built. Mental strength is the key ingredient to be successful.
The one common trait you will see among every successful person you know
is that they are all positive minded people. Therefore isn't that
something you want to be doing on a daily basis as well. Keep a positive
mind no matter what happens. We are all bound to have good and bad
things happen to us, but no matter what happens never let any event turn
us into a negative person. Always speak on positive thoughts and stay
confident. A smile will always help you stay confident. The biggest
advantage of being a person is that you will get everything you put your
mind into. Thought becomes things and that's the secret of life.
Because positive thoughts attracts positive things. Remember your mind
is like your factory and your thoughts are the things you built. If you
can imagine how you going to achieve something than it will be
translated into the real world and boom you will see the magic of life
unfold in front of you and your thoughts will start to come true
Make this 3 things the law you should obey every day in your life and you will see how your life starts to turn a corner and things will start getting beautiful. No positive confident human has ever failed in his/her life and it's your time now be successful and happy
365 days just flew pass by just like that in 2014. Looking back at the events that took place, there is only one thing I can say. It has been one amazing year I flew through. A lot of great memories and also some very sorrow moments. Being a firm believer of "The Secret" I choose to focus my thoughts on the positives and amplify the positivity around.
2014 has definitely served me one of my best years alive. Starting from landing the dream internship opportunity I could ever ask for at Linde to finding the love of my life to having my family getting bigger with the introduction of my future sister-in-law. Yet if I could pick one defining moment to be the best moment of my year, it has to be the moment I stepped into flight QR 849. Yes that was the flight which got me on course the "land of opportunity" United States of America.
The American Dream
When I reflect back, I realized it was no easy journey to make this trip a reality. The seeds of this amazing adventure was planted back in 2013 October. When they idea of developing The STATS Charger was initially thought of. Never in my wildest dream I thought a random idea coming up in a bedroom late night was going to take me on a journey across the world. The idea was success and it blossom into making me apply to compete in a competition in USA.
STATS Charger on IEEE
I remember, it was a quiet boring February morning during one of my internship days where I was browsing the internet in search of competitions to participate using the STATS Charger and it was then when I came across the competition called Material Science & Technology 2014 which is to be held in Pittsburgh USA in October 2014. I just told myself why not? Why not just apply for this? What is the worse that could happen? I don't get selected that's all right. I'm not losing out on anything, so yeah screw it and lets just apply. After that I totally forgot about it until receiving an email in April from the organizer informing me that I am one of the selected participants to come. It was indeed my wildest dream coming true. From than on it was the process of raising the funds, applying for a passport and visa. Once everything had settled only than the feeling started to sink in that I am actually really going to travel to USA all alone. Mind you it was one of the toughest challenge I faced raising the money.
And then came to the moment, Friday 10th October 2014 at 8.50 p.m local time, I boarded into my dreams. Flying in an airplane has been a lifelong dream ever since I was kind. To be honest I was very afraid and nervous. I have been alone this far away from my family for the period of traveling plus I have never been to another country. I know nothing about the security process or anything about transit flight and here am I needing to transit twice before reaching Pittsburgh. Despite all the nerves I was overjoyed that I was about to fly all the way to USA.
I arrived at Pittsburgh on 11.30 am US time on the 11th of October with my worse nightmare coming true. The airlines crew misplaced my luggage. Here I am stranded in the land of the unknown, having no friends or family around with no luggage. After lodging a formal complaint, I was promised I will receive my luggage in 24 hours. Holding to that word I took a cab to the hotel and checked in. I remember the journey from the airport I was brimming with smiles looking at the beautiful scenery of Pittsburgh while feeling the breeze of the chilled air. I remember it very well because this has to be my most funniest cab ride. The driver was stuck in a relationship with an overly obsessed girl who intentionally got pregnant so that he wont leave her. How do I know this, because when she called, he put her on loud speaker and I was hearing every single thing. What a way to start my adventure. The first beautiful sight I saw on my first day was this amazing pink colour water fountain. Its actually a normal water fountain but it was breast cancer awareness week and they change the colour of the water into pink. The first meal I had here was pizza and it was then when I realized how much here Pizza Hut and Domino s has been cheating us when the serve us pizza. The amount of topping was incredible here
Breast Cancer Awareness Water Fountain
Pizza in Pittsburgh
I received my luggage finally that very night around 2 a.m. It is only at that very moment I realized I actually lost my keys to open the lock on my luggage. So now I have my luggage and now way of opening it. Smart right. I had to wait till the next morning to go to a hardware store buy a screwdriver and some pins and watch YouTube videos on how to pick a look. Yes the internet provides lesson on how to pick locks.
Surprising enough I never encountered any jet lag nor having trouble adapting to time difference. I think all those years sleeping at 5 am and waking up at 3 pm showed its benefit. I was able to wake up around 8 in the morning and treated myself to some heavenly breakfast . The food there is heaven I tell you. The day passed on with me just going around the town exploring what places are where and routes to get back to the hotel. I walked and walked like no men has walked before. End the day by packing back dinner to the room and dropping by to the hotel bar to have some drinks. Perhaps that was my best part of the day. A freaking chilled beer bottle cost me only $3 while a coke cost me $2. I reduced my drinking habits this year but the one week in USA, I definitely did drink every day. Not drinking until you get drunk but a couple of beers, healthy conversations and back to the room. What I realized here is how friendly people are there. I was sitting alone in the bar, and random people which just walk up to you and strike up a random conversation with you. They make you feel welcome and even suggest things you should do while you are around. Comparing to how situations are here in a Malaysian pub, if you are having a drink and if you just look at another person, it is good enough to strike up a fight not a conversation because you so called "pandang" him. Drinking here in Malaysia gives you a very negative dark aura. While there you see people laughing mingle around making friends. Its a total contrast. It was definitely helpful in making new friends and feeling welcome.
Day 3 which was on a Monday was the day to register myself for the competition . There was a mixed up by the organizers when they wrongly registered me in a different category. I was suppose to be in the student's competition category but due to a mistake I was placed in the category for master,phd and industry people's competition. I took positively as it a chance to compete on a higher level although it means it will hamper my chances of winning. One memorable thing about the day is about the small small games and trivia the booths were organizing while registration was going on. A simple wheel of fortune game was taking place where by you win something when the wheel stops spinning. My luck of the day was me winning this little Mr.Einstein. On the other side there was a mini competition where by you have to build a structure using clay. Using your best engineering idea come up with a structure and you stand a chance to win a shirt. The best was there is a booth with a game station where you could play virtual golf. Ended the with the usual packing of dinner and the evening spent in the bar having some beers and meeting new people. The most common topic of conversation is about how I was able to withstand my long flying hours.
Virtual Golf
The Clay Structure
Pinball Chemistry Style
Wheel of Fortune
Day 4 was spend fully on sight seeing. It was the only day where I was free for the whole day. Woke up 7 in the morning and decided that today I am going to walk the whole of Downtown Pittsburgh. Walked my way to a doughnut/baggle shop and had one of the most amazing hot chocolate in my entire life. Thick chocolaty heaven like hot chocolate. My day was of the a perfect start despite it was drizzling I continued to walk mile to mile around Downtown Pittsburgh. First stop was at this beautiful amazing park with a fountain nearby the river. One of the most beautiful sight to be at in the morning at Pittsburgh. After admiring the beautiful view of Pittsburgh, I headed to the Pittsburgh Museum and spent a couple of hours there learning from things on the Fort Pitt to Tamaqua to the Wars that took place there. Spent nearly 3 hours there and came out feeling a little more connected to Pittsburgh than before. From there I walk may back to the Toon Museum whereby they were having a display on superhero. Perhaps that was my most favorite museum I have ever been in my entire life. That took my whole till evening and I called it a day at the bar with my dinner and to early night sleep.
River Front Park
Overview of Font Pitt at Pittsburgh Museum
River Front View
River Front Fountain
The Heinz Stadium
Toon Museum- Batman
Toon Museum- Magneto
Day 5 was the day where I was finally able to put up my poster and spend some time walking around the convention center before we were given free lunch that day. Everyone had their lunch together and I was able to make a couple of friends from India and France while we were having lunch. With that I headed back to room before coming back to the convention center in the evening for the Happy Hour Session. Alcohol was on sale with different types of snacks being offered around. There was music and the aim of the session was to allow us to interact with each other. I got my self a beer and join in a table with a guy from Czech Republic and was later join by two lovely ladies from Austria. We all hit of to a decent conversation as we all had one common incident between us. We have all had our luggage misplaced by the flight airlines before. It was day of laughter before we all prepared for our presentation the next day.
Day 6 comes the big day where I had to be there the whole to present my project to everyone who stops by my booth. Initially there was not much people stopping by but it slowly started to hit off. People from different countries came by and I explained about what STATS Charger can do and what potential it has. Many of them were left impressed and highly encouraged me to work on this idea as there is a huge potential in it. It mainly caught the eye of Indian guy who is currently doing his research in U.S.A. He was very supportive of my work and even started calling his friends around to come see my work. It was a priceless moment to feel that all the hard work you and your team has put all this while being acknowledge. He wanted me to continue my Masters in U.S.A and told me to ensure my Final Year Project is based on Modelling so that it's easier to be accepted for a program in U.S.A. This was perhaps my proudest moment being in Pittsburgh. After the session was over I spent some time at Macy's to shop some items for my loved one before calling it a day
Day 7 was my final day here and I had packed my stuffs and checked out of the hotel waiting to be brought to the airport. While traveling to the airport, I was filled with some sorrow because the beautiful dream is coming to an end and I am going to be flying back to reality of a hectic university filled with final year project. No matter where I travel around the world after this, Pittsburgh will always remain the most beautiful place I have been more so many personal reasons and for so many first time.
"Oooh to, oooh to be, oooh to be a Gooner,
Oooh to, oooh to be, oooh to be a Gooner,
Oooh to, oooh to be, oooh to be a Gooner,
Oooh to, oooh to be, oooh to be a Gooner"
This song springs to mind when you meet someone who is also a fellow Gooner. Arsenal, its more than just a football club to those who supports us. It gives us the sense of bonding and belonging around the world. It is our identify of who a part of us are and we are hell sure proud of it.
It's More than A Football Club
Everyone has their own reasons why they start supporting a certain club. Some could be because they were scoring lots goals or maybe they were winning a lot of games or maybe they were joining the bandwagon because everyone was supporting that particular team. I too have my reason on how I became a Gooner. It is not as what you think it is. No it was not because of the brand of football, or the quality players they has. I begin supporting Arsenal at a tender age of 8 or 9 where I hardly know much about football. I started supporting Arsenal was because I was one of Wenger post game interview and on the screen it was written "Arsene Wenger, Arsenal Manager". I found that super cool on how the club's name and the manager's name was so similar. Maybe it was his club that's why.
Because it's destiny
Over time as I watch them play on a regular basis, I fell in love with the brand of football they played. It was quick and devastating. I found it to be very much different than any other clubs in England and with that I finally became a true Gunner.
Every club has their good and bad times and a true fan stands by their club at their lowest point and always gives a 110% support every time they play. My worst moment as an Arsenal Fan came in 2006. Arsenal recovering from the lost of Vieira to Juventus that season, was already struggling in the league that season. On the final day of the season we clinched 4th spot. It was also the final season at Highbury. It was one of the most emotional season for a Gunner. Despite the league struggles, Arsenal were on a magical Champions League run. They have qualified to the Champions League Final to be played at Paris against Ronaldhino's Barcelona. Along the way Arsenal knocked Real Madrid of their ground with a stunning solo goal at the Santiago Bernabeu and went on to win 1-0 over the two legs.
The Night King Henry Ruled Santiago Bernabeu
Up next was Vieria and Juventus. Up step Cesc Fabregas and Juventus was sent packing. It was a night where Cesc Fabregas made his mark and showed that there was life after Vieira at Arsenal. Having beaten the Galatico's, now the Old Lady has also fallen to Arsenal's feet.
There is new maestro at Highbury now
Into the semi final was another Spanish opponent in the form of Villareal. Kolo Toure goal at Highbury gave Arsenal a 1-0 lead into the semi final. In the dying minutes of the second league, Villareal was awarded a penalty and up step Riquelme to send this tie to extra time. But Jens Lehmann had other plans in mind. He brilliantly saved the penalty and ensured Arsenal are through to their first ever Champions League Final without having a goal conceded in the knockout round.
Lehmann Sends Arsenal To The Champions League Final
Luck was not on over side in the Final, when the referee decided not to allow Eto'o goal to stand after judging Lehmann has foulded Eto'o outside the box and he was red carded.. Pires was taken out and in came Almunia. Arsenal had all to do it now with ten minutes and most of the game still to play for. Yet we took the lead thanks to a towering header from Sol Campbell. But it was too much to ask for to contain Barcelona with ten men and we eventually fall with too late goals. I broke down to tears, weaping over the defeat. Because I knew that was the best chance we ever had to win the Champions League and now it is all over. I still feel if the referee were to have played on and allowed Eto'o goal to stand, we would have beaten Barcelona 11 vs 11.
So near yet so far
It was so heartbreaking for a 16 year old me to see my beloved team lose
on the big day but that never stop me from supporting the club. Because
its not about supporting your club when they only win and turn your
back on their bad day. As I've said, this is Arsenal and its more than
just a football club. It like a family to me and you never turn your
back on your family
Ooohh To Be A Gooner
And of cause being an Arsenal fan has brought me lots of joy as well with the greatest highlight being the only English Premier League team to win the league with out having lost a single game. No manager in the modern game at that point of time was able to do what Arsenal was doing. Over the years both Juventus and Bayern Munich was able to do so but they never had the same class of fooball as the Invincibles had nor had they been in a competitive league as Arsenal was. Arsenal was not only winning at that point, but they were winning with style and elegance, playing some really sexy football. You just cant hate the Invincibles. You can be a neutral fan and yet you will still be at awe looking at some of the things they pull off during that season. The could score, creates chances after chances, grind out results, defend resolutely and of cause turning games on the verge of losing to wins. And they did all this without spending mega millions but on pure tactical and philosophy guidance of Arsene Wenger. They went on to stretch the unbeaten run to a total of 49 consecutive games without a defeat. A record which still stands to this very second.
The Unbeaten Run
Cast of The Invincibles
Captain Vieira Lifting The Only Golden Premier League Trophy
Im proud to say I have stuck by club during it's hard times and during its glorious time. Its never easy being an Arsenal fan as you have to face with constant heart breaks, especially during this last 10 years. We have lost so many quality players to close rivals, a trophy drought of nine years and some very poor performance. It is always tough to take when your team plays bad and it will always hurt. But they joy when they win is something you can express with words. And makes it more sweater is that Arsenal wins by playing the Arsenal way. Quick beautiful football. The amount of happiness Ramsey's Fa Cup winner brought it almost made me go berserk that night because I have Arsenal in my veins. I leave you now with a link of the famous Arsenal chants.
I have been an Arsenal supporter for the last 16 years of my life. Over this time I was blessed to see some of the greatest footballers play for my beloved club. So many players over the years have donned the Arsenal colours and left yet the club stood tall. Looking back at these 16 years I have came up with what I felt is my all time best starting 11 from 1999 up to today. I would go with my starting 11 followed by 7 Substitutes.
STARTING 11
Goal Keeper
David Seamen
Arguably
one of Arsenal greatest ever goalkeeper along with the likes of Perry
Grooves and Bob Wilson. He was Arsenal Number 1 when I started watching
them play and after him, Richard Wright, Jens Lehmann, Manuel Almunia,
Wojiech Szczesny and David Opsina has been the number 1 but yet no one
comes close to the class he brings to the team. His finest save in his
Arsenal Career most likely came against Sheffield United in a Fa Cup
Semi Final in 2003
Right Back
Lee Dixon
It
was a close one to choose between Lee Dixon and Lauren, but I choose to
side with Lee for this one. Has been an incredible servant to club from
1988 up to 2002. Took him a year before he fully established himself as
a starting 11 player and from that point onwards there was no turning
back for Lee Dixon. Part of the Great English Back Five for Arsenal
Center Back
Tony Adams
The
automatic first choice has to none other than Mr. Arsenal himself. Tony
Adams was more than just an Arsenal player. He was a captain, a leader,
a super star and now a legend who's story worth to be told
around. He was born in London, started his youth career at Arsenal and played his whole professional career
at Arsenal. If there is one men who would bleed Arsenal, It would be
Tony. He was given the Captain's Armband at a tender age of 21 and
remained until the day he retired. One of the few Arsenal Legends to have their statue erected in front of the Emirates Stadium.
One his most memorable goal would be that fantastic strike against
Everton in a 4-0 win at Highbury which ensured Arsene Wenger's first
Premier League Crown. He broke through the Everton defense as if they
were invincible and coolly collected an over the top ball by Steve Bould
before slamming it home and raise his hands in the air. Its an iconic
moment no Arsenal fan can ever forget
Center Back
Sol Campbell
My
second choice centerback goes to Sol Campbell. Its a closely contested
tie between Keown, Toure and Koscielny but ultimately I had to go with
Sol for one simple obvious reason. The man was a beast in the heart of
defense and of cause because he left Sp*rs for us while he was their
captain. He came in a time of transition between Adams and Keown as they
were aging and that is no easy boots to fill in. He showed us exactly
why he was worth the steal from Sp*rs as he played a key role in The
Invincibles Season.
Left Back
Ashely Cole
As
much as I hate the fact Ashley Cole for the manner he left the club and
the remarks he gave after his departure, he will still remain perhaps
the greatest Arsenal left back of all time. Started his career with the
Arsenal youths has he step up to the first team was amazing. He became
the proper replace for another Arsenal Great Nigel Winterburn. His had
something extra in his game which other left back did not have. He could
attack as good as he could defend. Ashely Cole became a regular threat
to the opposition on the left flank. He was part of perhaps the best
left attacking trio in the world that time consisting of him, Pires and
Henry. As Henry once mentioned, "Every one knows we would attack from
the left and yet they could not do anything to stop us". He still would
remain perhaps the best left back Arsenal has ever had
Right Winger
Freddie Ljungberg
He
hails from Sweden and he only cost us 3 Million. Freddie Ljungberg was a
very different type of right winger we had. He was not about crosses or
out and out wing play. He had certain pace with him and a keen eye for
goal and the defenders could not stop him. He became the first player to
score in a Fa Cup Final outside of England and became the first player
to score in consecutive Fa Cup finals which he did with his red hair. He
played a key role in the unbeaten season was part of the free scoring
attacking four along with Pires, Henry and Bergkamp
Center Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
He
will remain as Arsene Wenger's greatest ever singing for the amount of
money he paid for. He was a reject at AC Milan and when Arsene brought
him to Highbury, he immediately turned out to be one of the most
outstanding midfield general of his time. He brought the much need
stealth to the Arsenal midfield was the most important player in Arsenal
counter attacking fooball style. Henry quoeted "When Patrick is having a
good game, I would have 3-4 chances in the 1st half. If he was having a
bad day, I would probably only get 1." Such was Patrick importance to
the team. He wins the ball and releases the ball forward early to get
the game going and he was doing that with ease. Until today no Arsenal
player has ever been fully able to bring the same amount of quality in
their attacking and defending side of the game as what Patrick brought.
Center Midfielder
Cesc Fabregas
Francesc
Fabregas, born in Barca raised at Arsenal. The wonder kid was already
making headlines at a tender age of 16 in the reserves. His qualities
was so obvious and it was only a matter of time before he makes the
first team. he became the youngest Arsenal player at that time to make
his debut at the age of 16 years and 177 days and scored in a game
later. His break through came when Patrick Vieira picked up an injury
and Cesc Fabregas was given a run of games which he was impressive
justifying all the hype around him. Upon Patrick's departure to
Juventus, Cesc Fabregas was handed the iconic Number 4 jersey to fill in
the boots of Vieira. He took the task with his own style of football
despite not possesing the same physical appearance as Vieria. But he
gave Arsenal something extra in his ability to turn around the ball and
spot runs from distance when others could not. Through balls became his
expertise and he was soon promoted to be Arsenal's Captain. He remains
one of Arsenal's best passing midfielders and continues to rank up the
assist chart during his time at Arsenal and that is one of the reason
why he makes into my best 11 ahead of Gilberto Silva.
Left Winger
Who
else if its not Rober Pires. My favourite Arsenal hero of all time. He
remains the greatest left winger ever to play the game for Arsenal. He
owned the Number 7 jersey and become a regular goal scorer for the club.
Let it be stunning curlers from outside the box against Liverpool or
famous lob over the keeper against Aston Villa and Southampton, you name
it and Pires has done it. He strike up and excellent partnership with
Henry and they could be blind folded and would still be able to find
each other on the pitch. He was free scoring winger at a time with was
uncommon for wingers to hit double figures. More importantly he had an
eye for goal against Sp*rs. He just love scoring against them. I could
go on the whole day talking about Arsenal's Greatest Winger, but I would
leave you with this video below which sums up why ROBERT PIRES WAS THE
GREATEST ARSENAL LEFT WINGER. Thank you for the memories Robert, we will
always love you
Center Forward
The
classiest center forward to have ever graced Highbury. He goes by many
names such as "Non Flying Dutchman", "Dennis The Menance", "Bergy",
"Iceman" and of cause "GOD". He is the one and only Dennis Bergkamp. Due
to his fear of flying and the beautiful football he plays, he is always
referred to the phrase "Why Fly When You Can Walk On Water". Well
Dennis is GOD after all. The best Number 10 Arsenal has ever had. He
faced harsh criticism when he newly arrived because he was not hitting
in the goals. Once he found his rhythm, there was no turning back and
Wenger brought the very best of Dennis. He played the game like no other
center forward has ever played the game. Dennis Bergkamp was know for
beautiful goals. When asked by a journalist why does he always like to
make a nice goal, he says "If the goalies is a little bit off his line,
how much space do you have on his left or right? It's not alot. And how
much space do you have above him? There is more. Its a question of
mathematics". But that does not says everything about Dennis. He was one
of the best passing forwards you will every see. He was very good at
moving the ball. Henry said in an interview about Dennis passing
ideology, "If you are moving and you are open than you should have the
ball, its that simple" and Henry has always hailed him as the best
strike partner he has ever played with because he always feeds you with
ball. As good Dennis was with goals he was good with assist as well.
During his Arsenal time, Dennis had scored so many amazing goals and
below are the 5 of the GOD's best goals
Center Forward
The
final player in my all time starting 11 definitely goes to the club's
all time greatest player and record goal scorer King Thierry Henry.
Words cant describe what a beast he was for Arsenal in front of goal.
Although he comes from France, during his time at Arsenal he truly
understood what does it meant playing for Arsenal. He understood the
meaning of the club. He knows how important are those North London
Derbies were. He had a little arrogance in his game and that was what
made him a level higher than players of his time. He is winner and he
knows how to win it. One of the best team players you will ever find. In
the modern game its rare you can find a center forward who can score
you 30 odd goals and 15 assist in a single season. Henry was one of
them. As much as he loves scoring, he was also creating so many goals
for the team. It is was not by coincidence that during that time both
Ljungberg and Pires were cracking up the goal charts. He took the
captain armband and became the face of the club. He has been honored
with statue at the Emirates. He is the current club top scorer of all
time. One day, someone is going to erase his name from the all time top
scorer list for Arsenal, but no matter what happens, Thierry Henry will
always be the men who scored the most number of goals at Highbury. Henry
was The King and The North Bank was his play ground. And this is a special video tribute on why Henry was King
