Gilberto Silva: Who needs gold when you have Silva?

“What I like was the fact that he kept things simple. He can play all across the midfield but the holding role just in front of the defence is what he does best.” – Arsene Wenger. Born on the 7th of October 1976 in Lagoa da Prata in Brazil, Gilberto grew up with his father…

Tomas Rosicky: Arsenal’s Mozart

      You can follow 11cannons and keep up with his amazing artwork on his Twitter here: @11cannons Or Check out his website here: http://theartillery.bigcartel.com/ – “People having their opinion is absolutely fine. But sometimes it’s just about the team itself. Every day, you have to fight for your club. Sometimes it’s not easy when…

Robert Pirès: The unsung hero

“We knew Robert had talent, but the Premiership has made him take on a new dimension. It was similar for me. I remember when I arrived in England people wondered whether I was going to explode under the physical commitment.” – Thierry Henry on Robert Pirès *Before I begin, I’d like to note that I have…

Thierry Henry: The Titi story

“If you look at the whole package, with everything Henry has, I don’t think you can find that anywhere else. You give him the ball in the right place and his acceleration will take him past any defender in the world.” – Dennis Bergkamp  Whether you like him or love him, and no, I’m not…

Dennis Bergkamp – Past, present and future

Dennis ‘The non-flying Dutchman’ Bergkamp “There’s only one Dennis Bergkamp, There’s only one Dennis Bergkamp, Walking along, Singing this song, Walking in a Bergkamp Wonderland!” “I wasn’t interested in dribbling or tricks or scoring goals. Control. That was my thing.” Dennis Bergkamp. Where do I start? technician, perfectionist, genius, elegant? all of the above? Born…