I never liked him much, partly because yes it was very jarring going from the likes of Wright, Bergkamp, Anelka, Thierry and RVP to him but also because he always came across like a complete prick and my opinion on that hasn't changed. I also hated that despite him being very strong and good with his back to goal, other times it seemed he couldn't stay on his feet at all. Would also stay down and whine alot. When he was going through those phases he was unbearable.
He did improve massively all the way throughout his time here though and overall finished up underrated by Arsenal fans. I remember a lot of my mates used to rave about him and couldn't understand why I didn't think much to him.
He was very good at nabbing goals when we weren't playing well and not really in games and often did that when we were behind to ignite a comeback.