You're blaming Wenger for Bendtner being a fairly average player with delusions of grandeur.Originally Posted by Boss
Could have been a decent option for us if nurtured in the right way.
Alas, Wenger
The top clubs around Europe were hardly queuing up for him. Wenger gave him chances to back up all the talk and he never shone.
With regards to the original question, he's another pretty depressing option. Not sure we need any more strikers who can't put the ball in the net.
And not on the right wing!Could have been a decent option for us if nurtured in the right way.Alas, Wenger
That's a fair point actually. That was bonkers, I never understood why he'd come on late in a game when we were chucking ball after ball into the box and he would play out wide. He must have been told to. That said, he had enough chances in the middle too. He was flattered by that goal vs Spurs which of course endeared him to everyone but he rarely looked anywhere near as good as he seemed to think he was.
This has been discussed to death enough on GW but Bendtner is a player with a record of around 1 goal every 2 starts for us (which is decent enough) despite making most of his appearances from a wing forward position, rarely been given an extended run in a team and plays for a team that takes no advantage of his 6"5 height. Not saying he'd single-handedly lead us to glory but a decent option in reserve and far better than Chamakh or Park. Highly unlikely he'll play for us again of course.
I'd rather have a player who is angry that he doesn't get to play than the likes of Chamakh / Park who are happy to sit on the bench collecting their 50k per week. He's also quite a bit of a GHEL as his off field performances this season for Sunderland have shown
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Is Wiki still down? How am I supposed to debate this without access to their inaccurate stats?
bentner the man who says he is the greatest striker, fluffs so many chances. one on one v city, was through closest defender was on halfway line and misses. he is awful, stinks the place up and should never be allowed back
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16 league games for Sunderland this season, 3 goals.Is Wiki still down? How am I supposed to debate this without access to their inaccurate stats?
Vermaelen has played 12 league games and also has 3 goals.
Seriously - Vermaelen upfront would be a better option than Chamakh and Bendtner.
that is better than Chamakh's record though.
Funnily enough he's their highest scoring striker (Sessegnon and Larsson both have more) and second best creative player with 4 assists. Think that says a bit about the way Sunderland play / how garbage they are.
Not sure how he's been overall this season as I honestly haven't watched them play, could be utter shite but he's a player I have a lot of time for as I don't think he was given a fair run with us. The one time he did get a decent run in the team in his favoured position he did quite well iirc.
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