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Unfortunately, for Arsenal (and anyone who has paid for a ticket in a match he features in), the hypnotism didn't work the way it was intended."I will make the boys feel your support"
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piece about his self-confidence
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.
Wenger has also used power point messages in team meetings before games, focusing on “team relationships, dynamics and strong and united” players.
Crevoisier has said in the past that some English players sometimes lack mental strength compared to their French counterparts. But there is no doubting Bendtner’s belief.
Meanwhile, Bendtner’s strike partner van Persie also does not lack belief in Arsenal’s ability to win the Premier League title this season after insisting leaders Manchester United will drop points.
The Gunners go to St James’s Park five points behind United but they are in good form and van Persie also says he is coming back to his best after injury curtailed his start to the campaign.
Van Persie said: “It is vital to just keep looking at yourself. We all know United’s schedule, we know Chelsea’s schedule, but the main thing is to just look at our own.
“We have got a tough opponent now at Newcastle away, and so we only need to look at that.
“I am confident Manchester United will drop points, 100 per cent, because they have big games coming up - they have their own derby, they have games against Chelsea, other big games, so we will see what is going to happen.
“We just have to stick to ourselves and I am confident we can fight until the end.
“I am feeling really happy and healthy in myself at the moment. “I was right to take things quite carefully when I first came back - you have to keep in mind that I was basically injured for an entire calendar year, except for the summer.
“I’d had two big ankle injuries in the space of 12 months and needed some time to get properly fit.
“That is why the boss, the medical team and I chose to do things more slowly, step by step, and I think it has paid off in the end.
“Since the Chelsea game things have really kicked on - I have become stronger in every game and every training session. Sometimes it is good to start cautiously and that was definitely the case for me.”
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Appreciate what your saying mate, but I can almost guarantee that this interview was conducted with him flashing his wallet, lumping it on the table in front of anyone who's in the room, throwing his Ferrari keys beside it, flashing his 3 Rolexs and gold-encrusted, diamond-edged, platinum-embedded solid gold rings in the face of the interviewer...................and then waxed lyrical about how no-one appreciates him, sob story version 2 etc etc etc.....Originally posted by BillobShaisley View Post
The stories I've heard about this fella's hedonistic tendencies from numerous Arsenal season-ticket holders
convince me that this is the case even if its IMO.........if some footballer wants to plead a case for fair wage, then the PFA certainly don't want this below-average, future journeyman "striker" to be the one.
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Don't see the big fuss with what he's saying here either tbhOriginally posted by IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST View Post
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I assume that's the same Jacques Crevosier who was with us in the Houllier days? He made some totally cuntish remarks recently, about Rafa and his signings.Originally posted by rcasemore View PostThanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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In fact I've found it, what a complete cunt
In an interview with French football magazine So Foot, Crevoisier said: "Liverpool's current failure is linked to three people - Benitez, Hicks and Gillett.
"Benitez is an excellent coach but he recruited over 60 players during his time in charge. And, apart from Fernando Torres, Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso, his signings across five years were pitiful.
"Benitez brought in a staggering amount of players and at some cost. He is a very good tactician but a very bad recruiter.
"His communications were weak and his links with the players did not work. When the team lost it would be the players' fault and, when they won, it would be thanks to him.
"People who were at the club at the same time as him told me he was a megalomaniac, with people having to pledge allegiance to his way of doing things.
"The three players I've mentioned don't require an army of scouts to tell you they are very good, while all the rest were average.
"Sotirios Kyrgiakos, a central defender for Liverpool? That does my head in.
"Lucas has been trying to make a name for himself for four years but we know he won't succeed. He is just not good enough, a very average player, it is as simple as that.
"There are too many such players at Liverpool. Ditto for Joe Cole - apart from a bit of technique, he has never been consistent.
"Let's not forget he spent most of his time on the bench at Chelsea and is on an enormous salary.
"It's a similar story for Christian Poulsen. I'm not a fan of his at all. Mascherano has more talent than Poulsen in one of his toes.
"Milan Jovanovic is a joke - there should be no place for him at Liverpool - while Philipp Degen and Maxi Rodriguez are total rubbish.
"Great players don't come to Liverpool these days. Top players don't just join clubs for money, they also join to win trophies. And while some clubs offer both, Liverpool don't any longer.
"Steven Gerrard has carried the team for a long time but can't keep on going flat-out all the time.
"He and Torres must not be condemned as they have masked the inadequacies of their team-mates with extraordinary displays that they cannot reproduce in the long-term.
"Peter Crouch wanted to leave the club because he wanted to play matches. Benitez never changed his system irrespective of the players he had at his disposal.
"Crouch had to wait for Torres to break a leg before he got a game and Benitez virtually never picked them in the same team, so Crouch left to get playing time elsewhere."
And, ahead of Chelsea's visit to Anfield tomorrow, Crevoisier reckons new Reds boss Roy Hodgson is now paying the price for all of Benitez's errors.
He added: "Benitez got rid of Houllier's legacy, then installed Spaniards at all levels of the club and dismissed people who had been there for decades - including some who had played a part in the club's history.
"He practised a scorched earth policy towards his predecessors.
"Now, if you look at Benitez's legacy, you'll say his scouts were no good. Has he left the club in good health? No. Has he prepared for the future? No.
"Benitez is a charmer. He comes on TV with a nice smile but I'm not fooled.
"People at Liverpool told me 'Rafa is a lucky *******, he got his personal glory from a single half in Istanbul'.
"Yes, he's a good tactician. When Houllier and I were at Liverpool, we lost twice to his Valencia team.
"I also don't forget that he led the team to the Champions League final but people are very disappointed with his way of working.
"I'm very sad to see such a great club struggling in the table but I don't think they will go down. They will finish around 10th.
"As for Roy Hodgson, I have a lot of respect for him. He knew he was arriving during a transitional period for Liverpool.
"He worked miracles at Fulham and will need time at Liverpool - who are a legendary club - but he is the manager they need, without a doubt.
"We don't know what the club's new owners will bring but at least they have their own money.
"That is unlike Hicks and Gillett, those arseholes who came to make money off the back of football.
"Liverpool has human and historic dimensions and you can't consider it like a traditional business.
"The former chairman David Moores did not sell the club for financial reasons - and he hoped that the buyers would build a new stadium and invest in strengthening the team.
"I met him after the sale to Hicks and Gillett and he was disgusted. He told me, 'They bought the club on borrowed money, they came to make money by putting the club in danger and by using Liverpool's money to finance their own borrowing'.
"They almost brought the club down and I'm very happy to see that the courts in London authorised it to be sold.
"But, if I was asked to rejoin Liverpool's coaching staff, I would refuse because I want to be able to sleep peacefully at night.
"There is no miracle solution at Liverpool and the task is immense.
"It involves reorganising the club, restructuring the management team and choosing people of quality and class in key positions.
"The new owners must bring back stability and sufficient financial backing.
"A new stadium is a priority too and, above all, patience is required."
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Yes, overpaid but of far more value than an extremely poor footballer.Originally posted by BillobShaisley View PostComment
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nah didnt workOriginally posted by Kenneth View PostBtw Reece, you are the best mod
for him to believe it he would need craig to tell himComment
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and on the subject of the thread
well they do give certain things up and make certain sacrifices to get to were they are.
it might be that they notice the sacrifices just becasue they cant do them.
however the benefits are huge. Also if it mattered that much to him then he has the choice as he could give up and have a comfortable life.Comment
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The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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That's qualityOriginally posted by Shaggy View PostIn fact I've found it, what a complete cunt
I wonder what he really thinks though.
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"That is unlike Hicks and Gillett, those arseholes who came to make money off the back of football.
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What a rant huh...he sounds bitter about something. Obviously some of his points are fair enough but if you throw enough darts...
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Basically, he likes gerrard and Torres. Everyone else is a cunt. I like his style.
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Nope, I dont particularly see anything wrong with it either.Originally posted by IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST View Post
He (and by he I mean Bendtner or any other player) 'deserves' his cash because it is what the market dictates he can earn. If people truly object then they can vote with their wallet and footballers will have to experience salaries falling.
Likening it to actors is actually a poor.
Mel Gibson earned $100,000,000 in the year Apocolypto came out, and unlike footballers his career is limited to 10-15 years at the top. But as long as people are prepared to keep going the cinema and paying for DVD's then he (and other actors) will keep earning that much money
His is also right that he has to make massive sacrafices. Jouno or Pap sees him in a bar with a pint in his hand and he's all over the papers getting slagged off about being unprofessional - might only be out for a quiet couple when he has a weekend off but he still gets the abuse.
His diet will largely be dictated by his employers, probably has to go to work 6 days a week. He cant go anywhere without being recognised or pestered. Gets abused from the terraces and probably gets enough of it while trying to do his shopping to boot. If he is high profile enough he'll even get some scummy journo rooting through his bins to get something to print in some grotty rag.
If people are prepared to pay the money for merchadise, and tickets then he deserves it. If he doesnt deserve it don't pay.Football without Origi is nothingComment
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