Bend It Like Bendtner

This highly-regarded book of Nicklas Bendtner is just like the man himself: irreverent; inspired & just a tad bit shocking. Over the course of the book; you understand what type of player he is; but perhaps more importantly; what type of man he was.

It leaves you a taste of someone who was unnervingly talented; who was born for sports or football for that matter; but ultimately; you get a sense of someone who wasted it all; who never quite hit the heights that he could have.

Yes he had inspired seasons at Arsenal when he was at the top of his game; and a big plus for him was having Arsene Wenger believe in his talent. But almost before you knew it; he seemed to fade off the radar as well. He had inspired games for Denmark as well; when he was truly their No. 1 striker for a time; but that too didn't last for long.

Along the way; the fame seemed to get to him too fast too soon. He was engaged with a Baroness of Denmark; assaulted a taxi driver; had his pants down to take revenge on a sponsor and was caught in fisticuffs with his own teammate Emmanuel Adebayor.

In the end; you could sense the downfall of his game; as from the heights of Arsenal; he slowly became a player almost no one wants; begging for a job; and in the end ended up in the lower leagues of Norway & Denmark as his time slowly came to an end.