Nicklas Bendtner- Does his future lie at Arsenal or elsewhere..

 Nicklas Bendtner is the Arsenal forward who has divided opinions between the Arsenal fans since he arrived back in 2004. Some Arsenal fans see him as the future leader of the gunners front line whilst the majority see him as an over-confident forward who will never make it at the Arsenal. 


  Bendtner is clearly a talented young striker and proved this last season with an impressive hat-trick against Porto in the Champions League. During this match Bendtner appeared to be living up to the image he portrays of himself, that he is supposedly the best striker at the club and is destined for greatness. During the games after this he continued in this manner scoring important goals in the Premier League, including last minute winners against Hull and Wolves. However since then Nicklas has struggled to hold down a starting place in the Arsenal XI partly down to injury and the impressive early season form of Marouane Chamakh. So far this season he has scored 4 goals in all competitions despite regularly starting in the cup games. This record isn't good enough for a player who claims he should be leading the line for Arsenal in every game, especially when Arsenal have players like Van Persie and Chamakh also competing for the lone strikers role. 


  Nicklas Bendtner has stated many times in interviews that he is the best striker at the club, but his goal scoring record and general performances tell a different story. It is his incredible over-confidence that has made him unpopular with large sections of the Arsenal faithful and why many are calling for Wenger to cash in on the young Dane. I'm sure there would be clubs in England as well as throughout Europe that would be willing to buy Bendtner for a fee around £7 Million, with Sunderland now looking like a likely destination due to the sale of Darren Bent. 

Jet and Vela the future of Arsenal's forward line

  If he does leave in January or the Summer, he may well have a successful career and start to score more often, but he doesn't fit in at the Arsenal and he is halting the progress of youngsters such as Carlos Vela and Jay Emmanuel Thomas who would relish a role in the first team. These particular two players have shown immense potential in Carling Cup and Reserve games and I strongly believe they would be more consistent performers in the Arsenal first team, and for this reason Bendtner's time at the Arsenal has finished and it is time to move on.