Nicklas Bendtner Admits He Hated Arsenal Teammate From First Day They Met
Nicklas Bendtner has named the one and only teammate he fell out with during his storied career.
Bendtner will be most remembered for his spell at Arsenal, having come through the club's youth academy.
He scored 45 goals in 171 appearances across all competitions and played alongside some of Arsenal's greats, including Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Mesut Ozil.
Not to mention Emmanuel Adebayor, who clashed with Bendtner in an ugly spat in a Carling Cup match against cross-city rivals Tottenham, resulting in a fine by Arsene Wenger.
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In an interview after his retirement, Bendtner reflected on his career by revealing his relationship with Adebayor at Arsenal.
He said it was a 'bad vibe' from the moment he met him and claimed the Togolese forward is the only player he fell out with in football.
"There is only one guy I've fallen out with and that's Adebayor. We never liked each other. Apart from that I got on with most people," he told talkSPORT.
"We sat next to each other in the changing room. He was 25, I was 26, from the first moment we saw each other it was just a bad vibe. That never changed."
On his bust-up against Spurs, Bendtner added: "We had some small bust-ups in the changing room and that quite big one in Tottenham where it sort of blew out of proportion.
"We got hammered 5-1, we were so bad and the disappointment of letting the fans and team down just got out of hand between us.
"We had that sting on the pitch then we had a little bit in the dressing room and then the next day we were in [Arsene] Wenger's office getting fined.
"It got explained how we had to learn how to deal with each other on a professional level and on a personal level.
"It was actually quite a good way of learning how to work with someone that you really disliked."
They were teammates for three years before Adebayor left Arsenal for Manchester City in the summer of 2009.
Bendtner stayed at Arsenal until his transfer to Wolfsburg in 2014.
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