Nicklas Bendtner
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread but this vid also had me in tears.
Interview today in The Guardian.
theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/09/nicklas-bendtner-i-became-too-fond-of-the-lifestyle-that-came-with-the-money
Still comes across a bit like a buffoon. I feel a bit sorry for him though as he doesn't seem to know how to live outside of the limelight.
theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/09/nicklas-bendtner-i-became-too-fond-of-the-lifestyle-that-came-with-the-money
Still comes across a bit like a buffoon. I feel a bit sorry for him though as he doesn't seem to know how to live outside of the limelight.
It amuses me that he played for Juventus
I expected this bump to be about his retirement
Though given the level he's playing at, it may as well be
Though given the level he's playing at, it may as well be
He is not playing professionel football anymore.
This guy is an absolute tool..
Didn't he claim he was as good as Ronaldo once or have I just made that up?
Him calling Amager a tough place to grow up is hilarious if not an insult to every professional footballer who's made it from section housing, war torn Serbia, Africa or South America.
Scored 26 goals for Arsenal across two seasons between 08 and '10. He was only like 20/21 back then so he obviously had talent. It's fairly obvious his attitude held him back. He was never going to be a world beater but he could have played at a decent level his whole career.
Yeah but he's not exactly the most self-aware of people around.
It was clearly a tough place to grow up for him.
It's not a contest for childhood trauma.
At the very least it sounds like his dad is as much or more of a tool than he is.
He is the ultimate troll that everyone fell for, I don't know him personally but I have spoken to him I went to Uni with his cousin who was equally a sarcastic cnut. All the Danes I know are the same.
Sure there was a story about how his pissed off the other Arsenal players by refusing to wear flip flops in the showers or something weird like that.
I´ve met many Danes in my life, and none of them have been the way you describe them. What an horrible post.
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I've read a fair few stories about his attitude alright. He sounds like a fruit loop who genuinely believed he was a-lot better than he was. Nevertheless, I think with a better attitude, the talent was there for a decent career.
Absolutely average player, funny that he thought he was levels above what he was. 
There is something off about @Wednesday at Stoke , @Maagge, @ROFLUTION
But I've spent a lot of time in Denmark and can say that the Danes are a great bunch of lads.
I'm not Danish by the way but I do live in Copenhagen.
To be fair to @InLevyITrust Danish humour involves a lot of sarcasm and irony. Coupled with feck all hierarchy and an often pretty straightforward culture and way of speaking we might be off-putting to some.
I live in Denmark. Danes are more like Christian Eriksen then Bendtner.
He’s doing well to whitewash his obvious cuntishness from back in the day.
I never understood what he was doing at Arsenal he was a bottom half of the table player at best. Managed to get a good few years on decent wages out of us as well.
I blame Wenger for that.
Lord Bendtner will always be Lord Bendtner.
Hold din fede kæft, dit røvhul!
Btw, he did some reality-tv following the life of Bendtner (in danish).
Wrote his autobiography last Christmas and is clearly just milking it now. Kind of outed a lot of players in the national team in his book, so you'd hope it was for some purpose of cultural change or him being more wise in the future, but I just think its a money thing.
Failed to impress at FC Copenhagen, which was always deemed his "coming home" moment.
Heard about 1/4 of his book as audiobook, and at first it's a bit fun to hear about his abuse of money, problems, etc and then you realise he's just nothing to look up to and the rest of the book is probably just him being a clown too. Coming from a Michael Laudrup book, it was quite something else
Wrote his autobiography last Christmas and is clearly just milking it now. Kind of outed a lot of players in the national team in his book, so you'd hope it was for some purpose of cultural change or him being more wise in the future, but I just think its a money thing.
Failed to impress at FC Copenhagen, which was always deemed his "coming home" moment.
Heard about 1/4 of his book as audiobook, and at first it's a bit fun to hear about his abuse of money, problems, etc and then you realise he's just nothing to look up to and the rest of the book is probably just him being a clown too. Coming from a Michael Laudrup book, it was quite something else
Lets sign a few then.
Dour and serious?
Imagine if this post was made in this day and age
Hardworking, talented and humble - I'll take it
Bendtner has always been a huge tool, who could have had a much better career for both club and country if he actually tried. He always seems to be able to find excuses for himself, but in the end his lack of success is all down to his own stupidity.
His national career seem fine though, considering he is playing for Denmark and all.Hardworking, talented and humble - I'll take it
Bendtner has always been a huge tool, who could have had a much better career for both club and country if he actually tried. He always seems to be able to find excuses for himself, but in the end his lack of success is all down to his own stupidity.
True, he has typically showed up in important games in qualification. However, he was largely left out of the starting line-up in what was supposed to be his best years, because he royally f*cked up his club situation. Given his talent and how early he broke through, he could have been our all-time top scorer or at least close to it.
That was my point, which kinda got taken wrong, their humour is very like our Irish humour, never quite sure if is serious or not.
I think as a rule of thumb you can assume people aren't trying to be mean or are angry with you if they have no reason to, which means they're probably taking the piss. But I've met quite a few Danes where their grasp of English hasn't been good enough to let the sarcasm get through to the recipient making everything a bit awkward with people having to explain they're not actually arseholes etc.