Bergkamp, known as the 'Ice Prince', is one of the best players in the Netherlands for more than a decade, and his ability is undeniable, whether it's speed, passing, dribbling or shooting, he has reached the best level in the world.

Bergkamp is now old, and his physical fitness and condition will decline quickly, but his ability in these areas will not decline.

For professional footballers, it is a physical sensation, and it can even be regarded as an acquired reflex, even if the body can't keep up, it will not affect their feelings.

Of course, old age is a serious problem.

But Bergkamp is known for being 'old and strong', as can be seen from his 28 appearances for Arsenal last season, and Wan Sheng can also be supplemented by the mission system of the football trainer, although it cannot have the miraculous effect of restoring his youthful form, but it is still possible to slow down the rapid decline of his physical skills and keep him in shape.

In addition, Wansheng values Bergkamp's position the most.

City don't have a second striker in the sense of the word, Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler can only be considered temporary players, in fact, they are all first-choice strikers, which is why the likes of Maurice, Ivan Crewe and others in midfielders will have more pressure to feed the two strikers.

It's not a logical match for the striker.

Bergkamp is a true second striker, having partnered Thierry Henry at Arsenal for many years, and it is no exaggeration to change his nickname to the 'Prince of Assists', which is what Wan Sheng is interested in, and he will bring new changes to City's front line, and definitely for the better.

However, what Wansheng values most is not Bergkamp's personal ability, but his experience.

Veterans are always experienced, but not necessarily when they win the Champions League. There aren't many players in the world who have long-term Champions League experience, and Bergkamp is one of them.

Although he has a 'fear of flying' and it is difficult to participate in all of Arsenal's away games against overseas teams, Arsenal are a regular in the Champions League, so Bergkamp has a lot of European experience.

This experience will be invaluable to Manchester City, who have not played in the Champions League in recent years.

Manchester City's veterans are not good. For example, Robbie Fowler and Andy Cole have no experience in the Champions League in recent years, and Dunn, Sun Jihai and others are the same, they have been playing for Manchester City and have no Champions League experience at all.

After all, Manchester City are very short of players who have experienced the Champions League. The team will be in the Champions League next season, and it is very important to bring in an experienced veteran of the Champions League.

In addition, Bergkamp's rich football experience and world-class technical ability will also help other young people in the team, which is another aspect of Wansheng's interest in him.

Also, Bergkamp's contract with Arsenal has expired. He's a free agent, and it doesn't cost a penny to bring him in.

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Think about the benefits of bringing in Bergkamp. Wan Sheng immediately became very impressed, but it was not easy to convince Bergkamp to join Manchester City.

Bergkamp is 37 years old, and most professional players in this age group have been retired for more than two years, and he is about to retire. After eleven years at Arsenal, his career was perfected.

But is it really perfect?

Wan Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

In the evening of the next day, Wan Sheng took Anita and the Bergkamp family to dinner and discuss the World Cup matches by the way.

The two talked about the England team.

England won the first two rounds against Uruguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and two wins from the group stage secured them qualification. However, the third game will be very important as they will face bitter rivals Sweden and the outcome of both teams will determine who will finish as group winners.

Interestingly, England manager Eriksen is a Swede, and he must have been very ambivalent when he played LinkedIn Gran against his home country.

This is also a topic that many media talk about

"It doesn't matter who wins or loses, Sweden has won." Bergkamp said.

Wan Sheng was a little puzzled.

Bergkamp explained, "Sweden won, they definitely won; They lost to England and the Swedes could say, 'We lost to the Swedes, not England', and maybe Eriksen would be a hero for the Swedes. ”

Wan Sheng suddenly smiled and said, "If it is in my motherland, it must not be like this." ”

"China?"

Wan Sheng nodded.

"It's a mysterious country, and I've always wanted to take my family there, but I've never had the chance."

"If I have the opportunity to go home, I will definitely call you, I can be a tour guide." Wan Sheng smiled, and then talked about the topic just now, "If it were in China, Erickson would be regarded as a traitor, and some people would call him a 'traitor'." ”

"Why?" Bergkamp didn't understand.

"Maybe this is the difference in culture, Chinese always have a deep attachment to the motherland. If one day, my team meets the Chinese team in an international competition, I don't know what kind of mood I will have. ”

Wan Sheng sighed a little.

But it's a bit difficult for his team to meet the Chinese. He said a few words, didn't mention it, and then asked as if in small talk, "Dennis, are you really ready to retire?" ”

Bergkamp listened a little dazed.

In his mind, no one would ask this question, after all, he is 37 years old, what are the 37-year-old players waiting for if they don't retire?

"I don't understand what you mean."

"You made more than 20 appearances last season, and you also played three times in the Champions League, and it looks like your body is completely fine, so you haven't thought about playing for an extra season?" ”

Bergkamp shook his head, "I feel like I have a year to play, but I'm 37 years old. Even if I play for another year, it's hard to get a chance to play and the club won't renew my contract. ”

"Speaking of which, I've always been a fan of yours." Wan Sheng suddenly smiled and said, "I like your style of playing very much. ”

"Oh?" Bergkamp came interested and at the same time felt weird about being the manager of a top-flight team. It's always strange to say that a fan of a professional player who hasn't fully retired from the game, but it's normal to look at the face in front of me that is ten years younger than me, "That's really my honor." ”

"I'm not joking, I love your style. There are also those media reports, 'Ice Prince', how handsome to call. ”

Wan Sheng said, and several people next to him laughed, of course, they were all kind smiles, and Bergkamp was also amused, and then Wan Sheng asked, "As your fans." I want to ask you from the standpoint of a fan, Dennis, do you have any regrets in your career? ”

"Regrets?"

Bergkamp fell silent.

He reflects on his career as a talent at Ajax, followed by two years at Inter Milan before joining Arsenal in 1995, and it was then that he began to follow Arsene Wenger to glory.

To talk about regrets. After 11 years at Arsenal, Arsenal's regrets may be their own regrets, right?

So. Is it the Champions League?!

Bergkamp glanced at Wan Sheng again, and he suddenly felt that the young China in front of him seemed to be premeditated, because Manchester City is also going to participate in the Champions League next season, so does he want to let himself go to Manchester City for a season?

Bergkamp smiled bitterly, turned his head to look at his wife who was taking care of the children and Anita who was laughing with her, and then looked at Wansheng again. Straight to the question, "Do you want me to go to Manchester City for another year?" ”

Being debunked by a sentence, Wan Sheng was suddenly a little embarrassed, but he forcibly suppressed the embarrassment and shook his head. 'I want you to come to my team, but not purely as a player.

"Oh?"

"Dennis, have you thought about what you're going to do when you retire?"

Bergkamp doesn't know how to answer well, he really didn't think about the problem after retiring, he can only spend more time with his wife and children, and then think about what to do, anyway, he is not short of money, and his savings are enough for him to live a few years, and he has never worried about what to do, with his career experience, it is not difficult to find football-related jobs.

So he honestly replied, "I didn't think about it." ”

Wan Sheng stared into his eyes and asked, "You're going to work in football, right?" ”

Bergkamp nodded.

"But what exactly do you do? Arsenal FC probably won't give you a place to work, and back in the Netherlands, it's hard to find a good job, I'm right. ”

Bergkamp nodded again, he knew that Wan Sheng was referring to the work in various departments of the football club, which required professionalism and was not something that ordinary people could do, and as a professional player, he could only do some work related to player training.

Then the answer comes out, it can only be a football coach.

He looked at Wan Sheng and did not understand why this Chinese was saying this. Wan Sheng had confidence in his heart, and he said, "Dennis, how about you consider helping me?" I can promise to give you a position as an assistant coach when you have experience. ”

Bergkamp was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Wan Sheng to say that.

Don't underestimate an assistant coach position!

Even the most famous players can hardly retire as an assistant coach at a top-flight club, even if it's the club they've played for all their lives.

Bergkamp has played for Arsenal for 11 years, but he retired and wanted to become an assistant coach of Arsenal, he didn't have to think about it at all, he was just a retired professional player, no coaching qualifications, no coaching experience, no professional ability, such as he could only find an assistant coach job in some small teams, or simply coach the junior team, which slowly accumulated experience, with the experience of being a star, five or ten years later, he can have the qualification to coach a professional team alone.

And that's still with a smooth ride.

This is too far from the starting point of serving as an assistant coach of a top-flight team, an assistant coach of a top-level team, who can take charge of his own role, and is even qualified to coach a second-tier team, such as the current Premier League manager Hughes and McClellan have had experience as an assistant coach of Ferguson.

Wan Sheng is no better than Alex Ferguson, but his success is recognized.

He has led Derby County and Manchester City to the league title, and served as his assistant coach, which is much worse than not being at the top giants.

Bergkamp has no experience as an assistant coach, and it is impossible for him to directly serve as an assistant coach, learn some coaching experience from Wansheng, and get a coaching qualification by the way, which also takes time.

So Wansheng's promise, 'When you have experience, I'll give you a position as an assistant coach,' is very attractive to any retired star who wants to pursue a career in coaching. 、

Bergkamp hesitated.

He knew that this was a very good opportunity that might affect the rest of his life, so he had to think carefully about making a decision.

Wansheng was not in a hurry, just waited quietly.

Bergkamp's wife, Helita, walked over with Anita, and Helita asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing, just talk about it."

Bergkamp smiled and rubbed his son Mitchell's head, and it could be seen that his family was warm.

Anita said to Wan Sheng, "You two men are here to talk, we're going to go shopping together." ”

"Go ahead, remember not to come back too late." Wan Sheng told him like a husband.

Anita kissed Wansheng on the cheek a little shyly, and then left with Helita, before leaving, Helita also told Bergkamp to take care of her youngest son, "Don't let him run around, Munich is too chaotic now." ”

Bergkamp nodded, watching his wife leave with Anita.

Then he suddenly turned his head and asked, "What about before?" I mean, before I officially became an assistant coach. ”

'You can come to Manchester City as a free transfer player and I don't think the club will refuse to give you a one-year contract.

Wan Sheng laughed.

Bergkamp was a little stunned, and the problem seemed to come back around, but he couldn't say no directly.

The temptation to go to Manchester City as an assistant coach is too great, and the young Chinese in front of him are also very good at coaching, and if he is his assistant coach, he will definitely benefit immensely in coaching the team.

But only if he needs to join City as a free agent...... It was a tough choice.

At this moment, Wan Sheng said jokingly, "Maybe your regrets at Arsenal can be made up for by my team, only for one year, but maybe you can win the Champions League?" ”

Bergkamp didn't say anything, he was not interested in the 'Champions League' in Wansheng's mouth, he didn't think Manchester City had a chance to win the title, not to mention the strength or anything, Manchester City was still participating in the Champions League for the first time in recent years.

Arsenal has participated in so many Champions League games, or finally folded in the final and won the title by Manchester City?

Perhaps, he let himself go to Manchester City for his European experience, right?

After thinking about it for a while, Bergkamp still couldn't make a decision, he only said, "I'm going to talk to Helita and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." The women are gone, and we are the two men left, and we still go to the bar, there is a bar opposite, the environment is not bad, and there are always a lot of enthusiastic Dutch fans there in recent days. (To be continued.) )