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da dobrowin： The only surprise about Nicklas Bendtner’s latest outburst is that it no longer comes as a surprise. The Danish striker is often forthright with his views and this week he has declared his frustration at the lack of starts he is getting at Arsenal. The threat to leave, whether empty or not, has caused a stir in North London, but would the Gunners fans really miss him?
I would suggest not. Although injuries have been mainly to blame for his absence, Bendtner has only managed two starts this season and it wouldn’t appear to have affected Arsenal in front of goal. Admittedly, Arsene Wenger’s team aren’t as fluent as we are used to seeing, but they still sit second in the table and I don’t think anyone would argue the occasional hiccup was because ‘St. Nick’ has been unavailable.
During his most recent of rants, the 22 year-old stated he is “100% good enough for the starting 11 at Arsenal”, but judging by his teams performances so far this season, who can you drop? Maroune Chamakh has lead the attack so well this season and tops the clubs scoring charts and the likes of Samir Nasri and recently Theo Walcott are really starting the come into their own.
Another downfall for Bendtner is the return of Robin Van Persie. When fit, the Dutchmen can be one of the best in the world and would certainly be favoured over his Danish colleague.
If Bendtner did spend the rest of the season warming the Emirates’ bench and thus carries out his threat to quit the club, Arsenal will continue to score goals and continue to win. Wenger has coped with bigger players leaving in the past, and despite proclaiming he was going to be one of the best strikers in the world, the void left by Bendtner will be nothing compared to say when Thierry Henry left.
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The Frenchman remains an iconic figure around the red half of North London and with good reason. He carried Arsenal at times and produced some of the most memorable moments in Premier League history. I can’t recall too many times when I have been in the pub and said, “did you see Arsenal today? How good was Bendtner?”
I’m by no means damning the striker to the scrap heap of worthless strikers. Over the last two seasons, Bendtner seems to have stopped believing in his own hype, which is mainly caused by himself, and started to work on his game. His finishing has improved dramatically and he can be a real impact coming off the bench.
But that’s just it; he may never be anything more than an impact player at Arsenal. Even the clubs website use phrases like ‘resourceful’ or ‘the king of Brinksmanship’ to describe him. As flattering as that may be, it’s not the kind of words you’d associate with one of the worlds best.
I get the growing feeling that the Dane is a small fish in a big pond, which as long as Wenger is in charge of, will only continue to grow. Moving on could provide the striker with the platform he needs to become the main attraction and play regular football.
For now though, I’m not sure his latest outburst will have many Arsenal fans laying awake at night. It’s not like they are losing the best in the world after all.
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