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Bendtner: Both Sides

By: Nicklas Bendtner, Rune Skyum-Nielsen
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
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Known as 'Lord Bendtner' to his fans and haters alike, Nicklas Bendtner has been lauded for his football skills at super clubs like Arsenal and Juventus. But his career was haunted by his rocky behaviour and tendency to self-sabotage.

Very much a fable of the modern game, Bendtner talks with disarming honesty about the darker side of football 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 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 world's 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 footballing fable, it's a story of decline, temper, talent, great football and ultimately the tragedy of unfulfilled potential.

Not since the days of Paul McGrath's Back From The Brink have we seen such honesty in a footballer's memoir. Fans of Paul Merson, George Best and Tony Adam's autobiographies will also find pure fascination here in a story that has gripped international listeners...

©2020 Nicklas Bendtner (P)2020 Octopus Publishing Group

Critic reviews

"Bendtner is wired differently from the rest of us." (The Guardian)

"Explosive." (The Mirror)

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what a life!!

fantastic book lots on here about arsenal and English football the ups and downs of his career

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this guy remainds me of zlatan and their audio books even match,full of stories and anecdotes,worth every penny don't hesitate buying it,needs books like these!!

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Absorbing and insightful.

Really enjoyed this book from start to finish and was just what the doctor ordered after the disappointment of Arsene Wenger's book.

With this book, Nicklas takes you behind the scenes and gives you an honest, unadulterated look at what the life of a pro footballer really involves, and the struggles that life brings with it. The stories from his time at Arsenal were also fantastic and a timely walk back memory lane.

Highly recommended for any football fan, but particularly those supporting Arsenal. Bravo.

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