we all know that he is a lanky, large striker who hasnt performed to a so called expected level as of yet but is his age the reason or is he truely a gimp?

im seeing sign in him of late but havnt really got a full opinion on whether he is all that or not

can i get some opinions on our dane

He's struggled in some games, but is starting to come good.

He's started to drop deeper and play as a second striker, which is where he belongs, as he doesn't have the pace to run the channels past defenders.

He'll continue to improve and has improved a lot since the start of season.

Whats the difference between this thread and the "Nicklas Bendtners thread" thread

ye there are too many threads atm on the same friggin topic

AFCArjun wrote:Whats the difference between this thread and the "Nicklas Bendtners thread" thread

This one was started in general discussion, and I moved it to the correct area.

Richard wrote:He's struggled in some games, but is starting to come good.

He's started to drop deeper and play as a second striker, which is where he belongs, as he doesn't have the pace to run the channels past defenders.

He'll continue to improve and has improved a lot since the start of season.

Yeh I reckon he definately has the ability, still a lot more improvement too. I think we could add to the team to help complement his qualities a little more, like you said he doesn't have the pace to beat most defenders with through balls and running off them but if we could get more crosses to him in the air or balls to his feet in the box, I think in time he will be good.
Like the person that started this thread though I used to be really ambivalent about him but I'm pretty sure he has the quality, more consistency would be nice.

GIMP!! -

Aliadere all over again. Not Arsenal quality. f*** him off

clayton wrote:

Richard wrote:He's struggled in some games, but is starting to come good.

He's started to drop deeper and play as a second striker, which is where he belongs, as he doesn't have the pace to run the channels past defenders.

He'll continue to improve and has improved a lot since the start of season.

Yeh I reckon he definately has the ability, still a lot more improvement too. I think we could add to the team to help complement his qualities a little more, like you said he doesn't have the pace to beat most defenders with through balls and running off them but if we could get more crosses to him in the air or balls to his feet in the box, I think in time he will be good.
Like the person that started this thread though I used to be really ambivalent about him but I'm pretty sure he has the quality, more consistency would be nice.

He's a different type of striker. He's more the typical striker, but without pace, tends to play off Ade as a second striker.

I wouldn't get rid of him, or compare him to Aliadiare.

Aliadiare cost a lot more and more was expected of him for that reason. Bendtner has also shown form in the league, something Aliadiere never did.

he'll come good... i hav hope!

beng wrote:GIMP!! -

Aliadere all over again. Not Arsenal quality. f*** him off

Coudln;t agree less. He defiently does have the quality, and has the ability even more when not partnered with Sir Emmanuel. Hes already a Dane international

AFCArjun wrote:

beng wrote:GIMP!! -

Aliadere all over again. Not Arsenal quality. f*** him off

Coudln;t agree less. He defiently does have the quality, and has the ability even more when not partnered with Sir Emmanuel. Hes already a Dane international

Yeh I wouldn't compare him with Bentdner, not in the same class

I reckon big Nick Bendtner will come good this year and prove all his critics wrong.

i really hope so too, we saw flashes last season but not enuff, hopefully he'll do a theo n burst out a run of good performances (wen given the chance) or better yet, do a flamini n go nuts for the whole season (if given the chance, which is quite unlikely with ade n rvp ahead of him)

Lachie wrote:I reckon big Nick Bendtner will come good this year and prove all his critics wrong.

That's what I've been saying also.

He'll be worth 15m+ by the end of the year I reckon.

Bendtner to score 15-20 goals in all comps.

Some are quick to write him off, but I reckon he has a lot of potential, much still undiscovered. Give the guy a go!

Richard wrote:

Lachie wrote:I reckon big Nick Bendtner will come good this year and prove all his critics wrong.

That's what I've been saying also.

He'll be worth 15m+ by the end of the year I reckon.

Bendtner to score 15-20 goals in all comps.

And this time next year Barca will be claiming him as their No 1 target

I think you're right though: he's always struck me as a really good player who has a knack of fluffing it spectacularly from time to time, but I do think he's capable of being a top player.

I don't know if Barca will be spending as big next season. They've had a president under fire and a new manager which has caused them to spend big to satisfy their fans.

We've got to find a balance between sounding like a poor club and other clubs trying to poach our players and sounding like we're cashed up and other clubs trying to extort massive fees from us.

It was a nice polished finish to poke it past Lehmann against Stuttgart the other night. Go big Nik!

I reckon Bendtner and Vela have been the form players of pre-season.

They could be a great strikeforce together. I think Vela and Bendtner work better than Theo and Bendtner. All three are still very young, which is sensational for the long term success of the club.

if RVP can remain injury free, id love to see how him n Ade work together. Or the better question, IF they can

AFCArjun wrote:if RVP can remain injury free, id love to see how him n Ade work together. Or the better question, IF they can

Ade and RVP were working pretty well together until RVP got injured in November last year. We hadn't lost a game!

They're both great strikers, and work fairly well together, however I think Ade and Eduardo are the better combination.

May be true Richard, but for my money, RVP is the best striker we've got. A bold statement perhaps, but i think RVP is technically a lot better than Adebayor

RVP shits all over ade in any aspect. the only thing ade has is that he's not as bloody fragile (doesnt get injured every game) n he has height which is kinda out of RVP's control, hence RVP is the much better striker. having said that, we are lucky to hav 3 quality strikers but very unlucky in that one is injury prone, the other suffering from a major injury and finally the last striker being a total c***! ade n rvp is our best combo but ade n edu is pretty good as well...

I agree that RVP is a better striker. I've got no doubts about that. I think RVP is one of the best strikers in the world when fit. I think Torres is probably the best striker at the moment, and RVP would be on a par with him.

However, in regards to Ade. I like having Ade in the team because he provides us with something different. Before last season, I said that he had to start scoring more goals with his head. He did that last season, and it almost won us the title. Ade is particually effective in the winter months when we're playing on crap pitches on which we can't play our normal game.

RVP is better (someone may correct me if I am wrong but he was leading the golden boot when he was injured last season wasn't he?), but as Richard notes, Ade is very valueable as well and their different styles compliment each other and add variety to our attack (as does Eduardo). During Wenger's reign Arsenal rarely scored goals from the head until last season. Richard's point about scoring goals through the winter months is an excellent one also.

I'm pretty sure Fabregas was leading the golden boot when RVP got injured.

I wish that continued all season.

I'll have to admit that last season I wasn't too impressed with Bendtner, and I just didn't think he was the sort of player that suited our free flowing style.

However, 'in Wenger I trust'. I think Wenger has spotted a good talent and he will come good this season with last year's experience. His opportunities will depend on RVP's fitness though.

only at arsenal would would someone being writing a player off at 20 years old, but . . . . . . . .

Bendtner out. Watching last years review he scored a lot of goals and important goals but he also makes a lot of mistakes.

I'm not sure if I want him to go out on loan with a quality team or what but he just doesn't seem to have that composure in front of goal (with the ball at his feet).

maybe he'll learn as he gets older, just don't see him being ahead of RVP, ADE or DUDU when he's fit. Even Vela looks better in front of goal (though he hasn't shown it yet)

I think he doesn't suit our game he will be more of your traditional big centre forward in a couple of years when he is a bit more physically stronger whether thats compliments our style of football remains to be seen but imo not at the moment... I would not be sad to see him loaned out or moved on because I think we need better than him to challenge and as you said we already have better with some of the other kids coming through and with rvp,ade,dudu,theo, vela etc.....

I may be made to eat my words and if so that would be great for us anyway......