"Bendtner is wired differently from the rest of us." -The Guardian
'An extraordinary, granular depiction of a young football star's life.' - The Daily Mail
Known as 'Lord Bendtner' to his fans and haters alike, Nicklas Bendtner has been lauded for his soccer skills at super clubs like Arsenal and Juventus. But his career was haunted by his rocky behavior and tendency to self-sabotage.
Very much a fable of the modern game, Bendtner talks with disarming honesty about the darker side of soccer and his own difficult fall from grace; about what it's like to have so much promise that you lose touch with reality altogether.
It's is about growing up in a working class neighbourhood and what happens when you give a troubled, overconfident teen millions to spend. It's about fighting to reach the top in the worlds' toughest league but having no respect for hierarchy.
It's about friendship, rivalry, and the constant quest for an adrenaline kick. It's about money - having too much of it - and an industry that has lost sight of what really matters.
A modern soccer fable, it's a story of decline, temper, talent, great soccer and ultimately the tragedy of unfulfilled potential.
About the author
Nicklas Bendtner is a Danish footballer who has played for clubs including Arsenal, Birmingham City, Sunderland, Juventus, Nottingham Forest and Rosenborg. Bendtner was a member of Denmark's 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 squads, and helped them to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Later this year, Bendtner and his girlfriend, Philine Roepstorff, will be launching their own reality show on Danish TV. They have been labelled the 'Beckhams of Denmark'.
Summary
Utterly compelling and brutally honest self-portrait of a troubled Premier League star.
Foreword
Utterly compelling and brutally honest self-portrait of a troubled Premier League star.
Additional text
Bendtner's [autobiography] exposes all others as mere child's play... I don't think any other football book I've read, at least not in a long while, comes anywhere near close to Bendtner's scrutiny... If it's an unflinchingly honest behind-the-scenes insight into football and all of its trappings you want, this is the book for you.
