Favorite players during childhood

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I used to almost like Arsenal when it was comprised predominantly of Irish players (Jennings, Rice, O'Leary, Nelson, Brady, Stapleton and on occasions John Devine). We'll never see those days again.

Liam Brady what a player!

Nick Hornby, 'Fever Pitch'

For a year I had lived with the possibility of Liam Brady's transfer to another club in the same way that, in the late '50s and early '60s, American teenagers had lived with the possibility of the impending Apocalypse. I knew it would happen, yet, even so, I allowed myself to hope f I had never felt so intensely about an Arsenal player: for five years he was the focus of the team.

Liam Brady was one of the best two or three passers of the last 20 years, and this in itself was why he was revered by every single Arsenal fan.

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Speaking of careers cut short by injury, I used really like Pierluigi Casiraghi too.

[McNasara]

Henrik Larsson!!!

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Not connected at all really but that reminded me of another great goal that's always stuck in my mind. Daniel Prodan, a Romanian international defender, against Rangers in the early Champions League years. Andy Goram was in 'Old Firm form' the same evening and had just made an unbelievable save from a free kick. It was going to take something ridiculously special to beat him, cue Danny...



He joined Rangers a few years later but never played due to injury.

This poor fella is after passing away.