Everytime i watch this i can't help but feel he was screwed over by Ferguson.
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Please score the winner against your old club this weekend.
that feeling of 2 seasons ago whenever rvp has the ball at his feet anywhere 15-25 yards from goal. damn i miss that. you just knew he was going to pull the ball to his left foot and then bang!
Feeling more and more like he'll be off in the summer.
That Aston Villa volley goal, watching that live. That feeling ...
According to today's Guardian it may well be.
is it the piece by Jackson? if it's so, nothing new to hear from that then, recycling a quote with some unrelated info
I love Van Persie but I hope Fenerbache can convince him to join them next season. We need some new blood.
Ferguson promised him he had no thought of retiring when he signed. He mentioned in his book that he owed Van Persie an apology but it was an honest and unavoidable mistake and he wasn't being devious.
Yep. He brought back that fear upfront that we'd missed ever since Ronaldo left (and miss again now) He was the one player that I just felt, if we give him the ball anywhere near the area, something is going to happen. I remember one game at home, where he was on the bench (think it was West Brom) and we couldn't get that second goal to secure the points, he came on and dispatched an absolute beauty. And it just felt inevitable.
Damn shame it only lasted 1 season for us. If only we'd been able to get him a few years earlier.
He won the PL and gets very well paid. And right now he plays under another manager he likes
I dont feel overly sorry for him
Still worth every penny for that season
He was brilliant that season. It was like you expected him to score every match bar that drought where you thought when will he score. I really wan't that Van Persie back where he was clearly enjoying his football.
Was his last season at Arsenal better than he first season here? I know he got a few more goals but his all round play, how was it?
Absolutely. Sooner or later he'll be welcoming Kevin Strootman here so he can definitely refer United as home.
He has a mentor of youngsters status in the club just like in national team which makes him still a highly respectable squad figure despite dip in form.
He should just quit the national team and we can get a few more years out of him.
Surprised he didn't do this after the World Cup to be honest.
And Van Gaal isn't really in a position to demand or suggest it, since he was more than happy to use him for Holland, even when RVP was only half fit.
Would probably be better for United, but for Holland we still need him because Robben is a massive crock too and we're 3th in the fecking qualifiers behind Iceland and the Czech Republic
I doubt it. He is way too crocked at this point. Even if continues to play for an extra season or two, he wont be effective anymore.
yep still remember that, not sure about the opponent though but he came on and got that 2nd goal from the edge of the box. he was just brilliant that season.
Yea it was West Brom. I think it was pouring rain that night.
So Rooney's out, he's got an opportunity to rub it in Arsenal again.
I thought he retired from the national team. Surely its in his best interest.
He'll do well in Italy next year.
He was much better and more clinical last season, I though he would return to his best under LVG but he just doesn't have his shooting boots on any more.
I wonder if we might see him in midfield again against Arsenal. If Rojo can't play then we'll have to use Blind at LB with Herrera as the #6 and everyone ahead moving back a position.
Think we're more likely to see Di Maria in midfield leaving Van Persie up top, if Blind has to be left back.
I'm not sure we'll ever see LvG risk Di Maria in midfield again in truth, he's too erratic for the possession based style he demands.
Yeah, more likely would be Mata in the middle with Di Maria out wide on the right I think. Either way, better then Rvp in midfield and Falcao up top probably.
I could see that switch instead, and we could get away with Mata in midfield against Arsenal as they aren't a physical team. Of course if Rojo can't play I wouldn't be surprised to see LvG use the 3-5-2.
3 goals in 5 games against Arsenal isn't a bad record
What a player RvP was. Probably my second favourite united player after Ronaldo I've watched. He just kept scoring worldies every week and his all round game was also a joy to watch. I guess the Moyes appointment must have just mentally destroyed him.
He owes us one more goal against Arsenal, he's one of the few players i'll forever be indebted to...
Sadly over the last two seasons he has owed us a bit more than a goal against his old club. I would prefer to go with Falcao simply because RVP looks so off the pace. If he has a swansong Sunday I think it will be his last for us at OT.
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Rvp looks off the pace, and Falcao doesnt? Rvo has been miles better than Falcao this season, he cant even manage to stand on his feet.
My point was his future and that comes down to brittleness. Even as a sub he picks up something. He's brittle where as Falcao can actually see a game through. As far as I have seen Falcao has been regularly grounded because he constantly has someone snapping at his ankles. He is more tightly marked than any other players I have watched this season.
You're a Liverpool or Arsenal fan I guess?
ok that's a joke erm.....not really
We knew what we were getting when we signed him, it was nothing more than a power move for Fergie to leave on a high.
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