Freddie Ljungberg

When I went to Seattle, it was quite a quiet town and we made it the biggest soccer following in America. We didn't have the paparazzi, though, and I needed that at the time. ”

It takes time to know what makes an individual player tick. ”

I felt Arsenal had let a lot of players go. When Thierry left I felt it was time for me to do something different and challenging. ”

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. ”

I loved my time in Japan, and I am grateful to have had the chance to live in Japan and embrace the Japanese culture. ”

I like entertaining football but, at the same time, you can't concede goals. That's a tricky balance to find. ”

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. ”

I've always been interested in clothes and shopping, and I have a few friends who work in fashion. ”

Everyone that works knows that work is hard sometimes. ”

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave. ”