Data Visualisation

Visualising Dennis Bergkamp's assists for Arsenal

See the great Dutchman's creative play mapped out to show exactly where he provided goals to his team-mates from

 
6:00pm on Thursday 24th December 2020
By
Marius Fischer

How Arsenal wish they had a player of Dennis Bergkamp's abilities at the moment.

One of the greatest players in the history of the club and arguably one of the most unselfish, one of Bergkamp's key attributes was his ability to bring his team-mates into the game.

We've teamed up with football analyst Marius Fischer, known as @Gegenpressing91 on Twitter, who has worked with magic with Microsoft Excel to map out all of the Dutchman's assists for the Gunners.

Dennis Bergkamp assists for Arsenal

Marius says:

"If you talk about Arsenal FC it’s the great Thierry Henry who comes to mind first.

"But behind all his radiance, it was Dennis Bergkamp who produced pure magic with the ball for 11 years in an Arsenal shirt.

"The striker from the Netherlands started his career at Ajax before moving for a short spell to Inter and then landing in North London in 1995. He was a perfect professional with a great attitude – off the pitch he was only famous for his fear of flying which prevented him of taking part in several Champions League away games.

"Next to his 87 goals in 315 for Arsenal he was one of the best playmakers they ever had. His 117 assists for the club came in as much variety as you could imagine: Cutbacks, through balls, crosses, 1-2’s – Bergkamp could do it all."

You can see from the points of his assists how varied a creator Bergkamp was, from wide set-piece deliveries to incisive through balls from deep that bisected defences.

Latest news

Serie A

Capello carries Juve back to the summit of Italian football - Serie A 2004-05

The Bianconeri would later be stripped of this Serie A title...

  • 10 hours
Ligue 1

Montpellier stun French football to claim maiden title - Ligue 1 in 2011/12

Olivier Giroud and co. put themselves on the map by winning the French top flight for the very first time

  • 11 hours
Bundesliga

When Magath guided Bayern to another Bundesliga crown - the Bundesliga in 2005/06

The Bavarian giants claimed the double in Germany, further solidifying their dominance under Felix Magath

  • 12 hours
La Liga

When Ronaldinho moved onto another level - La Liga in 2005/06

The Brazilian moved into the realm of greatness in a near-flawless season

  • 13 hours
Premier League

When Ronaldinho sent Barcelona on their journey to greatness - La Liga in 2004/05

The arrival of the Brazilian the previous year was the catalyst for a return to the top at Camp Nou

  • 14 hours
Premier League

When Man Utd blew Arsenal away to win three in a row - the Premier League in 2000/01

The Red Devils hammered their nearest rivals 6-1 during a season where everyone else trailed in their wake

  • 15 hours

Most read