Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
has backed Nicklas Bendtner to rediscover his scoring touch, while
the Frenchman feels Eduardo will be back to his best in six
weeks.
Danish striker Bendtner has struggled for form of late, netting
just once in his last 14 appearances for the Gunners.
Reports in Friday's press even suggested he could be sold in
January, but Wenger's backing of the 20-year-old has quashed those
rumours.
"I believe that at this moment he puts a lot of pressure on
himself and he does not play with enough freedom," Wenger told the
club's official website.
"I am sure he works harder than ever in training and that will
come good but at the moment he does not get rewarded for the kind
of pressure he puts into his training."
Meanwhile, Wenger has praised broken leg victim Eduardo for his
rehabilitation work, with the striker set to feature for the
reserves next week in his first match since February.
He said: "It is great news. Of course the problem for Eduardo is
that, even though he is playing a game, we still must get him back
to a competitive level.
"Basically we don't know how much patience he will need but if
patience is needed we have to take it.
"I still believe that we have to give him at least
one-and-a-half months' competition before he will be completely
back at the level he was before.
"But he has a fantastic basis of fitness because he has worked
unbelievably hard. I mean unbelievably hard. So he could still
surprise us by being a little bit quicker."