Freddie Ljungberg

Coach

1977-04-16

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

• Every time I sprinted 100 per cent, my hamstring broke. But I knew if I didn't sprint 100 per cent, I could keep on playing, so that's what you do. I was just lucky it was discovered in America and I haven't had one problem since. I feel I can run past people again and that feels nice.

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• Real Madrid's Bernabeu was an amazing stadium to play in. It was just on top of you, and such a big stadium.

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• My roles for Arsenal and Sweden are very different.

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• When I went to Arsenal, people in Sweden said my game was more suited for Spain or Italy.

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• Sweden usually don't play good against the poor teams. We like being the underdogs.

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• The Swedish team plays very differently from Arsenal. There is more freedom with Arsenal and they play a passing game.

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• I had to have tests for cancer and other diseases - it wasn't much fun. I was getting a shooting pain in my hip and we didn't know what it was. First of all we thought it was an old injury. But they didn't find anything wrong, even though when I had an ultrasound test it was all really swollen.

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• Arsenal showed the door to too many people. Why did they let Thierry Henry go? When I found out about his move I realised the Arsenal I played for were finished.

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• When I came from Europe, I was told that Americans don't care about soccer and this and that. But the way people cared was beyond my wildest expectations. You can't manufacture that.

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• I didn't know exactly what to expect when I first came to Seattle but I have to say that how the city and the fans have embraced me has gone beyond my wildest dreams and for that I am forever grateful.

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• I lived on being a quick player and my hamstring was breaking every time I made a quick move. I wondered what the hell was going on.

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• I'm really excited by this opportunity to continue helping develop and work with some of the great young players we have coming through in the first-team environment and to work alongside Unai and his coaching team to help Arsenal win trophies.

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