Bulgarian international and Manchester United star striker Dimitar Berbatov has finally lashed out, all guns blazing, at Bulgarian media, in a passionate and angry personal statement aimed at just about everyone who ever said something about him that he disapproves of.

The first post in Berbatov's blog, titled "Haters", comes just days after Bulgarian leading sports daily 7 Dni Sport singled out the captain for particularly harsh treatment after the 2-0 defeat to Poland on March 3, accusing the team captain of destroying team spirit.

In the article, published on March 6, Berbatov was accused of being a primadonna completely detached from reality, of receiving preferential treatment concerning "how much he wanted to play" and that "he did not wish to play for more than 45 minutes".

The newspaper accused Berbatov of having gone so far that even "veterans like Nasko Sirakov and Borislav Mihailov had given up on him." Former national team goalkeeper and all-time caps record-holder Mihailov heads the Bulgarian Football Union, while Sirakov is the union's sporting director for national teams.

Berbatov's behaviour, allegedly, caused a rift in the entire team, with players splitting into different factions, some in support and others completely opposed to their captain.

"If he does not feel like playing, he should just say so and have someone else called up instead," the daily quoted an unnamed national team player as saying. "Is he a captain, is he a model, is he a mayor?", according to another unattributed quote.

It is unclear whether Berbatov's blog post was a direct answer to the allegations, but it was aimed at every media outlet that ever dared criticise the player.

"I have this to say to all who envy, I am too high up to see you. And even if I fell, I would not fall so low," he wrote. "I am the dog you love to hate because I am a big success," is a quote in English in a post otherwise written in Bulgarian.

"In Bulgaria, everyone is an expert on football even though most of them have probably never kicked a football. But this is my blog and I can say anything I like."

The fact remains that most Bulgarians appreciate Berbatov for the player that he is and for being one of the most prominent ambassadors to the country and Bulgarian football.

In recent years, however, the national team's captain has come under repeated criticism from the media and fans for what they saw as his lackluster effort when playing for the national side. His blog post is only likely to add fuel to the debate and polarise public opinion even more.