Nicklas Bendtner In a tournament where well be treated the brilliance of names like Leo Me si, Robin Van Persie, Fernando Torres and Wayne Rooney Nicklas Bendtner has claimed he hopes to be leaving South Africa havingbeat the above names to the illustrious Golden Boot award.Bendtner, 22, is no stranger to the odd, enigmatic statement which leave most of us scratching our head and wondering if the young Dane has a history of mental-illne s, specifically Delusions. While in realityits fair to say the towering Danes off-the-pitch statements do not match his on-the-pitch performances and the surname Bendtner isnt syonymous with greatne s just yet it would however be unfair to dismi s his ability and it would be a mistake to not acknowledge Mikael Granlund Jersey him as a threat to the opposition defence and key to Denmark.In a domestic campaign which saw the towering Dane sidelined for 3 months of the season he still managed to accumulate a personal best Devan Dubnyk Jersey of 12 goals including an impre sive hat-trick in the Champions League. In qualifying Bendtner proved himself a key-player by scoring 4 goals in total including goals home and away against Portugal.While Bendtner is not the most technically-gifted player in the world, his 64 frame and aerial ability will certainly pose threats and make him a nuisance to defend against. Denmark manager Morten Olsen will be looking to Bendtner to produce the goals that ensure Denmarks progre sion from a tricky groupconsisting ofJapan, Cameroon and the Netherlands.Thomas SorensonSince Peter Schmeichels retirement in 2001, Thomas Sorenson has been an ever-present for Denmark and is no stranger to the World Cupatmosphereand pre sure having being part of the Danish squad that last participated in the tournament in 2002.The Stoke City man enjoyed a succe sful domestic campaign with The Potters having conceded just35 goals in 38 leaguematches and was instrumental in ensuring Stoke Citys highest top-flight finish in many yearsHowever, every Dane in the nation is now sweating on Thomas Vanek Jersey the fitne s of their shot-stopper after he suffered a dislocated elbow in a collision with Solomon Kalou in Stokes defeat to Chelsea in April.Its widely believed the most important player on any football pitch is the goalkeeper and Denmark will be hoping Sorenson will be back between the sticks in time for June 14th for their Netherlands clash where his inclusion is paramount when faced with the Dutch boasting the attacking qualities such as Robin Van Persie, Ibrahim Afellay Arjen Robben.Christian PoulsenChristianPoulsen, a defensive midfielder with a commanding presence in the middle of the park is an important element in the Danish squad having being named as their player of the year twice in back-t0-back years. Currently at Juventus, Poulsen made 25 appearances last season for the Italian side despite having being told by Juventus manager that he would play no part in the season with the introduction of Felipe Melo, such the quality of Poulsen he persisted and was rewarded with Charlie Coyle Jersey playing-time by Juventus.Po se sing a warriors spirit, Poulsen would have been right at home as a Viking on a battlefield thousands of years ago and while the Viking era has long since pa sed, their spirit remains inside the long-haired Dane whos presence will spark anxiety amongthe oppositionas they will know theyre in for a difficult 90 minutes.If Christian Poulsen has one flaw, its his temper. Having beenrecipient ofmore cards than the worlds eldest person and with a disciplinary record stretching as long as the boats the Vikings used as transport, Denmark manager Morten Olsen will need to keep the Dane on a short-leash and find the correct balance between maintaining discipline whilst allowing Poulson to play to his fiery, aggresive strengths.Jon Dahl Toma sonHaving perfected the art of being in the right place at the right time and po se sing a natural knack of scoring vital goals, a seasoned Jon Dahl Toma son will captain his nation in South Africa this June with one eye on journeying as far as po sible with Denmark and another eye on surpa sing an achievement set by Poul Nielsen by becoming his nations all time leading goalscorer.Toma son, sitting on 51 goals for Denmark is trailing by one with Nielsen on 52 and the veteran striker will lick his lips at the prospect as he already boasts an impre sive World Cup record having scored 4 of Denmarks 5 goals during their Christian Folin Jersey 2002 campaign.
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