Olle Eriksson knew a player when he saw one. Way back when, it was the storied Swedish manager who had first discovered the great Nils Liedholm and nearly a lifetime later, in the port city of Halmstad he immediately saw promise in a young child playing for the local club’s kids team named Freddie Ljungberg. Another lifetime later, Ljungberg was three months into retirement after drawing a veil on a long and distinguished playing career and in an interview with the BBC he was asked to name the greatest talent he’d shared a pitch with. He went for Dennis Bergkamp and his reason is revealing: “He had so much talent and ability but he never showboated it. He did it for the team. He...
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