26 Aug 2013 13:04:57
it's a sad day for arsenal football club, it indeed looks like we're losing the man who has carried us for the past few years, he goes by the name. nicklas bendtner. crystal place are close to finalising a £3m move. which would make them a real threat this season seeing as they already have chamakh. possibly the best strike partnership in the premier league. LOL have fun in the championship next season boys!

1.) 26 Aug 2013
Let me tell you how I see it.

Chamakh is a good striker when given game time. He was scoring for us until Van Persie returned from injury, then he lost all confidence and stopped scoring in the games he did play in.

Bendtner on the other hand, has always had potential to be a good striker, however he has always let his ego get in the way and therefore will never be as good as he is able to be.

I would hope that Chamakh remains in their first team and Bendtner starts on the bench. Chamakh is a better striker and Bendtner has never done anything to merit a starting XI place in any team. Playing both of them would be silly as they are both target men, but having both of them would give them great depth for a club looking to stay up.

2.) 26 Aug 2013
I've said it before and ill say it again, this is Bentner's year, I can feel it. However, I do say this every year.

3.) 26 Aug 2013
Ha ha with no bendtner or chamak you don't stand a chance on sunday against us mighty spurs. oh hang on a minute we will be without our key duo of bentley and adebayor and alas no gallas so it will be a boring pointless affair with both of us having our maestro's out/away still should be a good battle if not coming a little early for us. looking forward to the banter do ya worst

4.) 26 Aug 2013
To be fair to Bendtner - out of our current squad - he has scored the second most goals for arsenal - only behind Theo.

Bendtner scored 45 goals in 157 apps - which is roughly 1 in 3.5 games

Compare that to a truly World Class striker in Thierry - 1 in 1.6 games

and RVP 1 in 2.09

so in all honesty - yes he wasn't the most prolific of goalscorers - and i'm NOT saying we should keep him around but in fairness - he wasn't *that* bad

GunnerOxley

5.) 26 Aug 2013
You also have to factor in substitute appearances, and poor Bendtner was played on the wing for some inexplicable reason :/