Arsenal Players: Who did they support as boys?

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by Catfish, Jul 8, 2005.

  1. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I know this sounds nuts, but hey it's the off-season. I know where the players were born, so please if you can use or find interviews where they have stated which club they followed as a boy.

    Thanks.
     
  2. Lanesra

    Lanesra BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 13, 2003
    LONDON
    Ashley Cole =Arsenal
     
  3. Bighorn

    Bighorn New Member

    Jan 5, 2005
    41.8 Lat -87.68 Lon
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Are you sure it wasn't Chelsea? :rolleyes:
     
  4. mixmastermatt

    mixmastermatt Member

    Nov 18, 2003
    St Albans, England
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    david bentley = man utd
    sol campbell = spurs
    dennis begkamp = ajax
    kolo toure = arsenal
     
  5. jegerpenge

    jegerpenge New Member

    Jan 18, 2003
    Lake Charles, LA
    I thought that Dennis just wanted to make cheese for the rest of his life? ;)
     
  6. mixmastermatt

    mixmastermatt Member

    Nov 18, 2003
    St Albans, England
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    no, that never happened, coz he got the football boots for christmas, not the trainset ;)
     
  7. bigp

    bigp New Member

    Mar 8, 2004
    TDOT
    I thought Sol supported West Ham.

    Senderos had posters of Arsenal players in his bedroom according to some article that was written about him.
     
  8. surfcam

    surfcam Member

    Sep 8, 2004
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Right about Senderos. I read an article about Senderos and his dad said that Phillipe's room was covered in Arsenal posters.
     
  9. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I heard the same thing, that is why the Sp*rs hate him so much for betraying them.
     
  10. Jasonisimo

    Jasonisimo New Member

    Jun 3, 2003
    Boston
    Cesc = Barcelona
    Reyes = Sevilla?
    Henry = PSG?
     
  11. WayneRooneyIsFat

    WayneRooneyIsFat New Member

    Mar 9, 2005
    NYC, NY
  12. Jasonisimo

    Jasonisimo New Member

    Jun 3, 2003
    Boston
    :rolleyes:

    Actually, I've looked through a couple pages, including his official page, and it's not answered directly anywhere I've read.

    However, considering he came up through the youth ranks with Sevilla since he was 12, that club seems a safe assumption.
     
  13. mad theory

    mad theory New Member

    May 10, 2004
    London
  14. Flash2

    Flash2 New Member

    Mar 17, 2005
    England
    I heard somewhere that Henry was a Juve fan although i could be wrong, most likely he probably supported a Paris based team seeing as he came from there.
     
  15. Jeff L

    Jeff L Member

    May 12, 2002
    London
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    So that's what I have in common with Senderos. We both had pictures of Arsenal players in our bedrooms when we were boys. I knew there was something! :p
     
  16. fedwood

    fedwood Member

    Sep 13, 2004
    I heard Bergkamp was a Hoddle and Spurs supporter
     
  17. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Highly doubtful since he grew up in Amsterdamn and if my memory serves me right Ajax was incredible, when he was a kid.


    I still think that TH14 probably was a PSG or Ligue 1 supporter of some kind growing up in Paris. NO one has an interview or seen his biography of his boyhood football love! I'm stunned. I thought I knew you people....lol.


    What about these players?

    Vieira
    Ljungberg
    Pires
    Van Persie
     
  18. Gunners11

    Gunners11 Member

    Jul 22, 2003
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I'm pretty sure you're right Catfish, DB10 grew up an Ajax supporter.
     
  19. fedwood

    fedwood Member

    Sep 13, 2004
    well his favourite player was Hoddle
     
  20. fedwood

    fedwood Member

    Sep 13, 2004
    He was named after the famous Manchester United's player Denis Law. For years, his parents would take him and his brothers to England on holiday, and his love for English football developed during his childhood years. His family were Manchester United fans, but Dennis admired Tottenham Hotspur's Glenn Hoddle the most. "Maybe I was . . . maybe I am, a little different from other players. They will tell you that Pele, Maradona, Cruyff are their idols and I will say Glenn Hoddle." Bergkamp said.
     
  21. jegerpenge

    jegerpenge New Member

    Jan 18, 2003
    Lake Charles, LA
    I just read an article saying that Henry got his sidefooted shot technique from Marco van Basten. It also says that Henry was never naturally drawn towards football and it was his father that had all of the ambition, so I doubt that little Titi actually supported a club.

    http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,1315428,00.html
     
  22. bigp

    bigp New Member

    Mar 8, 2004
    TDOT
    Don't know which team Henry supported but he used to idolize Marco van Basten. That's why he wears no. 14.
     
  23. jegerpenge

    jegerpenge New Member

    Jan 18, 2003
    Lake Charles, LA
    What, am I invisible? :D
     
  24. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    Lord Dennis, say it isn't so.
     
  25. Neo¹

    Neo¹ Member

    Sep 17, 2004

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