Hat-trick hero Nicklas Bendtner: I could have scored four
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Updated 26/03/2015 at 12:01 GMT
Not content with scoring a hat-trick in Denmark’s 3-2 win over United States, Nicklas Bendtner says he could have scored another in Wednesday’s international friendly.
Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the friendly football match Denmark vs USA
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Bendtner’s three-goal spree captured the football public’s imagination, with the striker nicknamed ‘Lord’ inspiring a huge reaction on the internet.
But the man released by Arsenal in the summer and signed by Wolfsburg says his performance could have been even more noteworthy.
"I think I held the ball up well and I had a number of chances," Bendtner told DR.
"On another day maybe I could have scored one more but it didn't go that way. I think it was excellent."
Bendtner now has 29 goals in 65 international appearances at the age of 27 – leaving him 23 goals away from Denmark’s all-time record.
His record at club level is rather less impressive with just one goal in 16 games in the Bundesliga for Wolfsburg this season.
But national coach Morten Olsen has praised him for the way he has worked in Germany.
"We have seen that if Bendtner is not in the condition that he needs to be in then it's not good," Olsen continued.
"Against the USA he was in better shape. His effort at training has been good. Bas Dost has scored many goals for Wolfsburg but Bendtner has shut his mouth and worked hard at training."
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