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There have been numerous conflicting reports lately about Nicklas Bendtner’s groin injury, but now the great man himself has spoken up and said that his recovery is still on track, and there has been no “sudden setback” as reported in the last couple of days.

The Arsenal striker was originally injured after his car crash last November, and it was thought that rest over the summer would have eased it completely, but being made to play in Denmarks games at the World Cup is probably the reason why he has needed extra time to get back on track. .......Read the full article here

It was reported last night that the Danish FA have made a statement saying that their Player-of-the-Year Nicklas Bendtner would not be playing again until next year at the earliest, but that has now been denied by his father, who says that he should be back in around a month and there has been no further setback.

Thomas Bendtner, who also acts as his son’s agent said last night: “It is not true that the injury was aggravated. I am in contact with him every day and I wanted to know if it was worse. He is still improving, and he hopes for each week that passes, he will soon be ready again. But there is one month before he is back, I can not say.” .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has taken umbrage with the announcements of his Danish physio Soren Malling, who has been treating the 22 year-old striker.

Malling has been making outlandish claims in the press, saying that he can get Bendtner back playing for the Gunners in just a few weeks, and has annoyed Bendtner with his continuous announcements about his treatment.

“I do not wish to receive any further treatment from this self-publicist,” Bendtner said. “I am very happy with how my rehabilitation has been going under the Arsenal medical team and expect to be back in training in around six weeks’ time.” .......Read the full article here

Acouple of snippets of news today regarding our illustrious Number One goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and our I’ll-be-best-in-world striker Nicklas Bendtner.

The first story seems to pour cold water on the ongoing rumours tha Arsene Wenger is going to sell Almunia to make room for a replacement, as the Spanish stopper has no intention of leaving until his contract ends, in two years time!

“I don’t need to convince anybody, I just do my job.” said Almunia in the Telegraph. “I have a couple more years on my contract and that’s it, I’m an Arsenal player.” .......Read the full article here

Arsenal fans are certainly used to having injury problems, so before a game it is normal to think “who is available” before discussing line-ups, but to have Arsene Wenger to expect three top players not to be available for the first game of the season must be a first!

The good news is that, although Johan Djourou limped out of last nights game in Austria, Wenger doesn’t think it is serious and the SWISS defender should be okay for the Emirates Cup matches. Thomas Rosicky also missed the game but again Wenger thinks it is just a minor problem. .......Read the full article here

The Denmark and Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been suffering with a groin injury ever since he had a car crash in September last year, and it has shown no sign of improvement.

He played through the pain during the World Cup, but now the injury is getting so bad that he can hardly get out of bed in the morning. He is now returning early from his holiday so that he can have a full scan to try and find the underlying cause. .......Read the full article here

There has been much talk about Nicklas Bendtner’s never-ending groin strain but he has still been risked in all three of Denmarks World Cup matches. But even the prescence of the Arsenal striker was not enough to stop Japan from dumping the Danes out of the competition.

Japan took a two-goal lead before half-time with two brilliant free kicks, and the Danes could hardly get a shot in despite Bendtners claim that the height advantage would work in Denmarks favour. In fact Bendtner’s performance was roundly slated by everyone after the game, but he did manage to rattle the crossbar once about ten minutes from the end. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is still suffering from his ongoing groin injury, and the Denmark coach Morten Olsen thinks he is doubtful to face Japan in the final group game, and will be a doubt all the way through the competition.

“There are always players who have small problems,” Olsen said. “Bendtner is still doubtful for the Japan game, and will continue to be regardless of how far we go in the tournament.”

“It’s a decisive game and hopefully the first final for us,”

“We know what to do, though it is difficult to score goals nowadays when you play defensive teams.” .......Read the full article here

The Denmark and Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has had to play through the pain at the World Cup as he is still recovering from a long term groin strain, but from the start felt confident that his country could go a long way in the competition, and he himself would be a contender for the Golden Boot.

But today the Danes must face Japan in a win-or-bust showdown, and Bendtner has admitted that he will not be happy if they fail to progress to the knock-out rounds. .......Read the full article here

Todays game between Denmark and Cameroon should be a chance to see Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner play in direct opposition, but it is now doubtful whether they will both be on the pitch.

Bendtner played against Holland for an hour despite his groin injury, but is still hopeful he can play some part of todays match as well. He thinks that his Denmark team were a little unlucky in the 2-0 loss to Robin Van Persie’s team, and they can make up for that defeat today. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal’s two main strikers met today at the World Cup, with Robin Van Persie’s Holland taking on Nicklas Bendtner’s Denmark. There was much speculation that Bendtner wouldn’t recover from his groin strain to make the starting line-up, but he was the surprise inclusion when the team sheets were announced.

Holland started favourites, but in the first half it was probably Bendtner that had the best chance when he was given a free header in the box but he put it tamely wide. By half-time the concensus was that it was an uninspiring game. .......Read the full article here

The big game tomorrow is between Holland and Denmark, which would have featured a clash between the two Arsenal strikers, Robin Van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner, but the big Dane is sadly still suffering from his never-ending groin injury, so we won’t be able to see him humbled by the Dutch!

Bendtner has an ego the size of his country, and last week spoke about how he thought he could be the competition’s top scorer as Denmark went on to win the competition, even though he has been out with injury since May. .......Read the full article here