Why didnt bergkamp fly

It was hell. I saw that boneshaker with its propellers standing on the runway and I broke out in a cold sweat. And sure enough it was another disastrous flight. And I accepted that. Sign in. All Football. By Sean O'Brien. Updated: 26th August , am. Getty Images - Getty. And there was hardly any space. It was so cramped it made me claustrophobic.

You had absolutely no room to move and you just sat there shaking the entire trip. It made me feel so awful and I began to develop such an aversion to it that it suddenly dawned on me: 'I don't want to do this any more. Were there any clouds coming? Sometimes I was preoccupied by the flight home while I was playing football.

It was hell. The last straw was when we had an away game against Fiorentina. I saw that boneshaker with its propellers standing on the runway and I broke out in a cold sweat. And sure enough it was another disastrous flight.

I've flown countless times in large planes, small ones, tiny ones. At Ajax, I once flew in a minuscule plane over Mount Etna near Naples when we got into a terrible air pocket — in terms of flying, I've seen and done it all and I'm simply not flying again. In talks with Arsenal, if I said 'a million' they automatically deducted a hundred grand 'because you don't fly'.

And I accepted that. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. More about Arsenal. Already subscribed? Log in. He had similar troubles at Inter Milan , especially when the club demanded he return just 10 days after the World Cup. They were those nasty little planes that stay in the clouds and shake all the time.

When you looked out all you could see was white or grey. And there was hardly any space. It was so cramped it made me claustrophobic. All of this began to magnify his phobia, meaning he eventually signed for the Gunners in on the understanding that he would no longer travel on aeroplanes. His European appearances would consist of trips to northern Europe or destinations accessible by road or rail, something that resulted in Bergkamp willingly missing out on income, per Kent: " In talks with Arsenal, if I said 'a million' they automatically deducted a hundred grand 'because you don't fly.

While these passages of his book will be fascinating for all football fans' perusal, many Arsenal supporters will experience an accompanying tinge of sadness at the fact he won't one day return as manager.