Former Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has been exposed by his former teammate Wojciech Szczesny as being arrogant especially in his attempt to leave the Emirates Stadium to the Old Trafford. The pair had a spell at the North London outfit under former manager before they both parted ways with the attacker being the first to leave to Arsenal’s rivals, Man United. Wojciech Szczesny had spent years as a Gunner where he won two FA Cup before he found himself in the Italian Serie A with AS Roma and now with Juventus while Robin Van Persie played under former manager Arsene Wenger at Arsenal from 2004 to 2012. Liverpool Must Improve Against Bayern However, the goalkeeper noted that the striker could have achieved more at the Emirates Stadium if he had … [Read more...]
Arsene Wenger Reveals Why Robin Van Persie Joined Manchester United
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed he sold Robin Van Persie to Manchester United in 2012 because of the striker's age. The forward left the Gunners to the Red Devils much to the dismay of Emirates faithfuls who left betrayed by the former skipper, who had earlier decried the club's transfer plans. Arsene Wenger has now come out reveal he decided to sell Van Persie because he was ageing and did not want to tie him on a long-term deal. The French boss said: ‘I let Van Persie go in the last year of his contract because Van Persie was 29, going on 30 and he was signing a long-term contract. Van Persie did well at the Old Trafford the following season, scoring 26 goals to help them to a Premier League title. Arsenal are in similar situation with Alexis … [Read more...]
Van Persie Wants To Make Tottenham 22-Year-Old Striker A Premier League Star
Former Manchester United star and Dutchman Robin Van Persie has offered to help Tottenham striker refine his game so that he could become a success with his North London side. 22-year old Dutch striker Janssen sealed an £18m move to White Hart Lane from former Dutch Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar however he has struggled to make his mark. He has weighed in with just three goals, all from the penalty spot, in 993 minutes of football across 20 matches in all competitions. Speaking with Dutch publication AD as quoted by Football Oranje, Van Persie, who joined his current Turkish side, Fenerbahce, during the summer of 2015 said: "If I see Vincent Janssen play, I think, a really good striker." "He’s done really good in Orange. But I also see things in his game … [Read more...]