Why Bendtner’s time at Arsenal is coming to an end

In his native country Denmark, their media often comment on Wenger playing Bendtner out of position and how he’s never going to get the best out of him by doing so. Of course, the fans judge a player on what they do on the pitch and even though we can understand and accept that Bendtner is playing out of position, you have to ask yourself that if Wenger can only play him there for the majority of the time due to the pecking order of the forwards in the squad, and if it’s all obvious to anyone who has any inkling of knowledge about football that Bendtner is a combination of woeful and average in that position, then it’s time we parted ways with him.

I can say I want him to leave but it doesn’t mean he will, but the writing is somewhat on the wall for our self acclaimed great Dane anyway. He spends a lot of time talking about how he may have to look elsewhere for first team football and how he’s the best player in the world, yet he never seizes the moment when he comes on the pitch. The drive that impressed me about him when he first broke into the team has seemed to vanish from his game and he looks like a player who thinks he’s already won lots of medals and awards, by the way he struts about the pitch and half heatedly tries to pull off tricks and skills he doesn’t have and shoots an awful shot, nowhere near the goal when another player was in a better position.

Another reason why it’s looking bleak for Bendtner is the exciting prospect of Ryo Miyaichi – January signing from Japan, currently on loan at Feyenoord and has been very impressive (his team mates call him: ‘Ryo-dinho’) – it’s only a matter of time until he gets his work permit approved and starts stating his case for a first team place. Also, Bendtner is essentially competing against Theo Walcott, as he too has his sights set on a central attacking roll despite only playing on the right hand side; I just can’t see Bendtner as a long term prospect at the club.

Bendtner is very much a specialist player, who can only offer one thing to the team and as our team has evolved over the years, it’s evident that our players have to be versatile and adaptable in a formation that is constantly on the move, which I’m sorry to say are qualities that are severely lacking in Bendtner’s game. I think it’d be wise of Arsenal to cash in on Bendtner and use the money on a player that can actually bring us up a level and make us a better team as I struggle to see exactly what Bendtner offers the team these days.

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Written by Mo Mostowfi