Wenger: Bendtner will be disappointed
Written by Mark Brus on Monday, June 14, 2010
Arsène Wenger believes it is Nicklas Bendtner and Denmark who will be going home early from a close-looking group in the World Cup.
Arsenal are well-represented in Group E, with Robin van Persie in the Holland side and Alex Song for Cameroon.
Wenger wants to see his players do well in the tournament, but knows that some will be disappointed.
In Group E, the manager believes the Netherlands and Cameroon will be too strong for Denmark.
He said: "Cameroon have the players to get through, and Netherlands are a top team. They can beat anybody in the World Cup.
"This could be an open group but if I had to pick two it would be Netherlands and Cameroon, with an outside chance for Denmark.
"This is a group with a lot of Arsenal involvement - for three of the countries in the group. Alex Song for Cameroon, Nicklas Bendtner for Denmark and Robin van Persie for Netherlands. That means one of them will be unhappy, and personally I give a slight advantage in this group to Netherlands and Cameroon."
Wenger hopes the players can enjoy themselves while they're there, and of course hopes they don't pick up injuries.
He added: "Of course I want Arsenal's players to do well during the tournament, but I am not stupid enough to think they can all do well. So basically you want your players to be happy, put in good performances, and come back without any injuries.
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This could be an open group but if I had to pick two it would be Netherlands and Cameroon, with an outside chance for Denmark.
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