Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner shows off his unbelievable skill (with video)

Ollie Irish

16th, October 2009

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At 34 seconds into this news clip about Nicklas Bendtner training with Denmark whilst wearing a silly little red hat, you’ll see exactly why Arsene Wenger was so happy to let Emmanuel Adebayor go:

Stunning. Zidane-like, even.

To be fair to young Nick, just a few seconds earlier, he does beat the goalie with a lovely chip, so we’ll let him off. Still, it’s always good to see a pro fall flat on his face – “Forty grand a week, my tits.”

BONUS VIDEO:

Bendtner’s slip put me in mind of the time David Dunn woke up and thought he was Ronaldinho:

Never gets old.