Bergkamp "could fit the bill perfectly" at Swansea

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08Jun

Bergkamp “could fit the bill perfectly” at Swansea

Of the potential candidates to replace Brendan Rodgers at Swansea, the name of Ajax assistant manager Dennis Bergkamp has definitely raised the most eyebrows. But former footballer turned journalist Adrian Clarke, who played alongside Bergkamp for a brief time at Arsenal, believes the Dutchman would be the perfect choice to continue Rodgers’ passing legacy at the Liberty Stadium.

“I was lucky enough to play with Dennis, and he’s such a steely-eyed character, very considered and quietly passionate about football, and warm with people,” explains Adrian of the possible Swansea target. “So, with his reputation as a player, the respect he holds in the game, and his character, I think he would make a really good manager.

“And Swansea can only have a certain type of manager. They’ve built this legacy of passing, fluid football, and without a continuation of that I think Swansea’s squad would be relegation fodder. They need to maintain the style that Brendan Rodgers brought in. Somebody like Gus Poyet, or potentially Bergkamp, who’s been brought up at Arsenal and Ajax, could fit the bill perfectly. It’d be really interesting to see him there.”

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Themorge40

i love dennis but he will never make a top manger cause he wont fly he could never do sunday premership cup away than prem sat pity
BarnieRubble

Would Bergkamp, one of the great players of his age, be prepared to put his reputation on the line at Swansea? If you go into management everyone thinks that because you were a great player you’ll make a fine manager.
Mel B

Swansea need a replacement for the departed replacement for Roberto Martinez. Martinez was the real architect of Swansea’s charge from Div 2 to the Prem and to say the ‘style’ was brought in by Rodgers is nonsense. Rodgers was a failure at Watford and Reading and is unlikely to be anywhere near capable of doing a job for Liverpool, who will regret not signing Martinez when they had the chance!

Bergkamp is unlikely to make Swansea fly in my opinion.

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