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Bendtner's self confidence is off the scale
Nicklas Bendtner goes to Newcastle today full of belief - after it was revealed his self confidence is literally off the scale.
Bendtner had Arsenal assistant boss Pat Rice in stitches as he even shocked a sports shrink during a psychology test on self-perceived competence.
French psychologist Jacques Crevoisier, a trusted expert who regularly works with Arsenal’s players, carried out a series of psychometric tests to see if their brain power matched their football ability.
Bendtner, who has claimed he will become one of the best strikers in the world within five years, showed self belief that Crevoisier had never seen in previous players he has worked with like Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka and David Trezeguet.
Crevoisier, in an interview with Swedish magazine Offside, said: “One of the categories is called ‘self perceived competence,’ i.e. how good the player himself thinks he is. On a scale up to 9, Bendtner got 10!
“We have never seen that before. Pat Rice was sitting next to me and couldn’t stop laughing.
“When Bendtner misses a chance, he is always genuinely convinced that it wasn’t his fault. You might say that’s a problem, and to a certain degree it can be.
“But you can also view it as this guy has an remarkably ability to come back after setbacks.”
Crevoisier has devised a series of up to 117 questions to analyse self belief, concentration levels and determination.
Arsene Wenger has known his fellow Frenchman for 40 years and Crevoisier - who specialises in working with young French players at the country’s Clairefontaine academy - has worked at Arsenal to help their youngsters.
It is designed to ensure that Arsenal boss Wenger’s players have the confidence to match their ability and, in Bendtner’s case, that is something that is clearly not lacking.
Denmark striker Bendtner claimed earlier this season that, when fully fit, he should always be in the Arsenal starting line-up and he was getting fed-up of being left on the bench.
Now it is clear that Bendtner will never lose that self-confidence even when he is battling with Robin van Persie and Marouane Chamakh for a place in the Arsenal team.
Bendtner has been in good form recently but has divided opinions in the past among Arsenal fans after missing big chances during games.
But Bendtner clearly feels it is not his fault when things do not go well, according to Crevoisier who wants to expand his work in the Premier League.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...dence-rating-ever-recorded-article690591.html
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Bossner.
what a waste, especially now with the potential free agency of Drogba, i doubt we will be looking to add another forward with 5 all ready on the squad, i would have rather kept the 4 we had and let either Matri or Quaglia establish themselves as the number one choice striker than both of them having to fight for minutes with a striker they are both superior to.
