BUNDESLIGA: Bendtner - 'I am not an idiot'

Danish striker Bendtner - who has a cult following on the internet as 'Lord Bendtner' - has given a wide ranging interview with German magazine 11Freunde.

In it, he has shared his frustration of this season and the public's perception of him.

“I don’t say yes to every interview request. I am tired of being portrayed as an idiot. And even journalists who I trust are not capable of describing in words what I am feeling when I am not playing.”

It has been a frustrating season for Bendtner at Wolfsburg. He's only started three games this season for the German club and has only scored two goals, and he's likely to be on the bench against Manchester United on Tuesday.

But the Dane says he still working hard and has the confidence in his abilities to lead the line for a Champions League club.

“I have always had a huge desire but perhaps not always the right perspective. I used to think that a forward’s responsibility was to score goals. Now I know that you have to run as well.”

The Dane also expanded on why the tiger is his favourite animal, having described himself as the “tiger who never gives up” towards the end of last season.

“The tiger stands at the end of the food chain. He eats to survive, without any compassion, he doesn’t even feel it. He is the predator par excellence, an animal of dangerous beauty.”