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Van Persie is the Player of the Season
Robin van Persie is the 02/Arsenal.com Player of the Season.
TheDutchman was a major contributor to the Club's campaign with 20 goalsbut just as satisfying were the 44 games he played in an injury-freeseason.
Here, Arsenal.com editor Richard Clarke reflects on Van Persie's progress.
“Really?” exclaimed Robin van Persie with more than a hint of disbelief.
“Ah fantastic,” he added having got confirmation. “That is the biggest honour I always think.”
Thestriker had just been told he was Arsenal.com’s Player of the Seasonwith a whopping 35.3 per cent of the vote. It was double delight forthe Dutchman given where we were and what we were doing. The venue wasa seafront room at the famous Carlton Hotel in Cannes. Van Persie hadinterrupted his holiday to not only sign a new contract but tell theworld about it too.
So he had started the day in a good mood.Getting the fans’ approval simply validated the decision he had justmade to commit the best years of his career to Arsenal.
Thereappeared to be no doubts in Van Persie’s mind in the interview thatfollowed. He seemed determined and dogmatic about the brightness of theClub’s future.
Yet just over a year earlier, the playerhimself had question marks hanging over him. Injury had curtailed twoadmittedly eye-catching campaigns. Talent was never the issue,toughness certainly was. Given that Emmanuel Adebayor had just completed a 30-goal season and Eduardolooked the part before the horrors of St Andrews, Van Persie might havebeen pushed to get in the starting XI when everyone was fit.
Simplystaying healthy throughout the 2008/09 season would have been a stepforward but his contribution in that time would be special. The firstreal sign were those two second-half goals in the comeback at Chelseain November. That was closely followed by an outstanding strike againstLiverpool. Running at full speed, he chested down a lofted Samir Nasri through-ball on the edge of the area, turned his marker and lashed ashot past Pepe Reina. It was one fluid movement and typical of hiscast-iron technique.
It was much more of a Bergkamp goal thanan Henry one. And like his compatriot, Van Persie was as happy creatinggoals as scoring them. He contributed to all of Arsenal’s eight strikesin January – three as scorer and five as ‘assister’. He made all threeat Hull City and lashed home a last-second leveller at Everton.
Unsurprisingly,he was Player of the Month but registering a staggering 88.5 per centwas a mark of his importance to a team that was now fighting with theirbacks to the wall. Remember in January, Aston Villa were still lookingsolid in fourth place. Arsenal had been clinging to their coat-tailsand hindsight portrays this month as the one when Arsène Wenger’s sidestarted to reel them in.
Perhaps Van Persie was justresponding to responsibility. Arsène Wenger had made him captain forthe first time for the FA Cup Third Round tie with Plymouth on January3. He would score twice in a comfortable win. He also became theregular penalty-taker in the second half of the campaign.
Holdinghis nerve to score important spot-kicks against Roma, Villarreal andManchester United in the Champions League. During that interview inFrance, Van Persie told an illuminating story. He recalled that whileon international duty last season the Dutch had the usual Young vs Oldpractice match and, for the first time, he was put in the latter group.
Now Van Persie is 26 the day after Emirates Cup weekend –hardly geriatric. But it does make him an old head in an Arsenal sideran by early twentysomethings and stocked up with teenagers.
Ofcourse while he answered certain questions last season, there will be awhole heap of further issues to address if Van Persie is to live up tohis sky-high potential.
But back in that hotel room, theplayer concluded his interview by stating and re-stating his commitmentto winning. “We will lift a trophy,” he said with steely assurance.
Thanks to your support, Robin van Persie will pick up a personal prize at the start of the coming campaign. |
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