571:"To get where he did, Gus Caesar clearly had more talent than nearly everyone of his generation... and it still wasn't quite enough. Gus must have known he was good, just as any pop band who has ever played the Marquee know they are destined for Madison Square Garden and an NME front cover, and just as any writer who has sent off a completed manuscript to Faber and Faber knows that he is two years away from the Booker. You trust that feeling with your life, you feel the strength and determination it gives you coursing through your veins like heroin... and it doesn't mean anything at all."
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in the mid-1990s, Caesar enjoyed something of a renaissance. After a string of poor performances for the club, his form – particularly his reading of the game – improved significantly, and he contributed a run of composed appearances in central defence in the 1994–95 season that won over many fans at
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muses on Caesar's downfall, pointing out that Caesar had considerable talent as a youth (or else
Arsenal would have never signed him in the first place). Likening it to his own frustrations as a (then) failed writer, Hornby concluded that talent and determination alone were not enough to bring about
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in 1989 but only played in two matches which was not enough games to earn a medal. He became so unpopular with
Arsenal fans that some of them booed him when he did take to the field. Even today, he is still regarded by many as one of the club's worst-ever players, and in 2007 he was voted in at
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Caesar finished his career in Hong Kong. Since his retirement as a player in 2001, he has played in several "Football
Masters" tournaments in East Asia, alongside many other fellow former professionals. He now splits his time between Hong Kong, where he works in the finance industry, and
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season, Caesar became a semi-regular in the side, playing 25 matches that season. However, for all his talent he was a nervy and unconfident player, lacking assurance when one-on-one with an attacker, and prone to making high-profile mistakes.
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to bundle the ball home in the ensuing chaos; Luton went on to score a last-minute winner and
Arsenal lost 3–2. Caesar, who had been selected by George Graham to play in the final largely because
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in August 1982, turning professional in
February 1984. Despite breaking his ankle early on in his career, Caesar showed a lot of promise playing for the Gunners youth side, as a
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poll of the 50 worst footballers to play in the
English top flight. He was also voted the Worst Player Ever to play for Arsenal in the fanzine The Gooner.
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for several months). He then embarked on a journeyman's career mostly in the lower divisions of
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Caesar continued as a bit-part player at
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and ankle injuries at the time, but was determined to play regardless.
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This article is about the footballer. For the
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After that, Caesar's career at Arsenal was effectively finished.
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where he was popular thanks to his "nice bloke" personality.
432:(born 5 March 1966) is an English former professional
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875:Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey
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995:English expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
895:Men's association football central defenders
487:U21 side in 1987, winning three caps. When
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727:. London: Queen Anne Press. p.
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584:(having previously been on loan to
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724:Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88
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920:Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
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975:Scottish Football League players
905:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
970:English Football League players
930:Eastern Sports Club footballers
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491:sustained an injury during the
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960:Hong Kong Rangers FC players
950:Partick Thistle F.C. players
799:Murphy, Alex (4 July 2007).
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845:"Other Award – Cup Honours"
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21:Alfred Augustus Levi Caesar
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602:1992 Scottish Cup Final
801:"50 worst footballers"
880:People from Tottenham
847:. Coludaybyday.co.uk.
833:. Coludaybyday.co.uk.
900:Arsenal F.C. players
831:"League Cup Honours"
400:International career
34:Personal information
955:Sing Tao SC players
652:Football League Cup
586:Queens Park Rangers
515:, allowing Luton's
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940:Sun Hei SC players
780:on 17 October 2017
673:runner-up: 1991–92
654:runner-up: 1987–88
430:Gus Cassius Caesar
42:Gus Cassius Caesar
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16:English footballer
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658:FA Charity Shield
613:Colchester United
606:Colchester United
560:in his 1992 book
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547:Number 3 in
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517:Danny Wilson
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57:5 March 1966
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865:1966 births
563:Fever Pitch
558:Nick Hornby
538:(and later
536:Steve Bould
84:Position(s)
859:Categories
678:References
618:Layer Road
505:Luton Town
481:substitute
434:footballer
53:1966-03-05
29:Gus Caesar
815:6 January
805:The Times
784:26 August
611:While at
567:success:
550:The Times
458:full back
446:Tottenham
383:2000–2002
365:1999–2000
329:1997–1999
274:1996–1997
218:1994–1996
200:1992–1994
182:1991–1992
126:1984–1991
69:Tottenham
39:Full name
622:Dagenham
503:against
454:defender
444:Born in
334:Sing Tao
88:Defender
706:2 April
646:Arsenal
636:Honours
534:signed
509:Wembley
499:In the
493:1987–88
485:England
450:Arsenal
370:Kitchee
317:(trial)
241:Eastern
131:Arsenal
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604:) and
525:hernia
279:Golden
262:(loan)
152:(loan)
76:Height
630:Essex
99:Years
817:2008
786:2013
733:ISBN
708:2020
641:Club
406:1987
347:1999
310:1997
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164:1991
144:1990
109:Apps
103:Team
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