Nicklas Bendtner became a source of mockery among his own fan base during his highly forgettable nine-season stay at Arsenal - with some supporters flabbergasted he lasted that long. The not-so-great Dane did little to win over fans with a series of anonymous performances and found himself loaned out three times. Off the pitch, he was dragging Arsenal's reputation through the muck by ending up splashed over the back pages of tabloids due to a series of controversies that included him being snapped with his pants round his ankles stumbling out of a nightclub at midnight and wrapping his car around a tree off the A1. Bendtner became more known as a fool than a forward and all-but killed his already dying relationship with Gooners when he said last year: "I want to get away from Arsenal." The striker then prompted scenes of mass hysteria when he said he wanted his next career move to be either to Real Madrid or Barcelona, spawning a deluge of hilarious internet memes. Bendtner is currently a free agent after being released by the Gunners this summer.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
