Good goal but he doesn't look fully fit to me or something. He's just not playing as well as he can.
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Beautiful control in the box, then passed it on with his right to Herrera, had some other glimpses of genius too. Very good goal, looked sharp and dangerous, he helped defending when needed too, Probably our best player today after Rafael. Not quite sure what some people are expecting of him, he was as good as he ever was today.
Scored a great goal and he held the ball up the best he could. Not bad today.
Some people on here are like kids with new toys. Now that we have Falcao and Di Maria and then RVP and Mata become 'luxury players' and should be subbed or benched.
I saw a solid performance from RVP today and a well taken goal. He was far more integrated than Falcao in our overall play, seemed composed on the ball with defenders at his back and fought till the end. There is room for improvement, no doubt about that, but he looks to be on the right way and improved every game he played so far.
I saw a solid performance from RVP today and a well taken goal. He was far more integrated than Falcao in our overall play, seemed composed on the ball with defenders at his back and fought till the end. There is room for improvement, no doubt about that, but he looks to be on the right way and improved every game he played so far.
I don't care what other people say. "Statistically he had one goal and ...," Shut it. He was quite poor and the way he runs some actions when he stands in offside because he simply lack any sort of speed is just 
I guess Van Gaal believes in him and tries him to get into it again but sadly I don't think he can be that much better. He shouldn't be unbencheble. He could go down and Falcao could stay or Januzaj could go up front who can hold the play as well and make some fouls on him stretch the play and press the opposition. I think Berbatov was one of the slowest players who played for us as a striker, now its surely Robin and it makes me cry when there is a through ball and he isnt able to get on it because he is just too fecking slow, hes becoming one dimensional and simply shouldn't start games and who cares he scored. I believe we could score two goals anyway before the match as a TEAM..
I guess Van Gaal believes in him and tries him to get into it again but sadly I don't think he can be that much better. He shouldn't be unbencheble. He could go down and Falcao could stay or Januzaj could go up front who can hold the play as well and make some fouls on him stretch the play and press the opposition. I think Berbatov was one of the slowest players who played for us as a striker, now its surely Robin and it makes me cry when there is a through ball and he isnt able to get on it because he is just too fecking slow, hes becoming one dimensional and simply shouldn't start games and who cares he scored. I believe we could score two goals anyway before the match as a TEAM..I don't think he was bad today, and that was a well taken goal. However, he's getting older and I reckon this is his last useful season.
I thought he was quite good today as well but he is quite clearly our slowest player up front which imo is the main reason he sometimes seems to be "out of sync" with the team.
What? No way.
Wish people would stop mentioning his age and calling him OLD, i know he's grey like but he's only 31 not 41 
Ibrahimovic is 33 next week, no one goes on about his age all the time, look at Lampard still doing the business in the Premier League (36).
Ibrahimovic is 33 next week, no one goes on about his age all the time, look at Lampard still doing the business in the Premier League (36).
I don't care what other people say. "Statistically he had one goal and ...," Shut it. He was quite poor and the way he runs some actions when he stands in offside because he simply lack any sort of speed is just
Of course Van Persie was always famous for his speed when winning player of the year awards... Januzaj? Seriously? I mean, we're down to ten men so obviously a nineteen year old winger/ number ten is exactly the sort of player we need to hold the ball up.
Wish people would stop mentioning his age and calling him OLD, i know he's grey like but he's only 31 not 41
Ibrahimovic is 33 next week, no one goes on about his age all the time, look at Lampard still doing the business in the Premier League (36).
I think the difference is that RVP has had a history of injuries in the past. While some players can shake them off and continue to perform, some players become more susceptible as they age and begin to get injured more and more, which affects their overall game.
I don't think many people doubt RVP's ability to keep performing and scoring if he can stay fit, since a lot of his game is based off of his finishing, attacking intelligence and touch on the ball, but he'll be affected if injury problems become a big worry for him.
As long he's scoring he's good.
I thought he had a good game today. Scored a goal and linked up well with Rafa and Herrera.
Should have come off instead of Falcao though. Looked half dead towards the end.
Should have come off instead of Falcao though. Looked half dead towards the end.
I think his drifting to the right will be a major weapon as the season progresses. His ability to link up with Herrera and Rafael was evident in some of our attacks down the right and the danger of him cutting in on his left foot will create a lot of space for them.
he can paly as a striker if you watched reserves and had some quality spell off the striker in the first team as well. Van Persie used to be much faster watch some of his videos if you were not lucky enough to see him at younger age mate.-)
Januzaj? Seriously? I mean, we're down to ten men so obviously a nineteen year old winger/ number ten is exactly the sort of player we need to hold the ball up.
50 goals for United in 81 appearances aint too bad. RVN did it in 68 appearances.
What game were you watching? He was running his ass off when he was the only one up front, even in the 90th minute.
Looks to me that some see some players in a certain way and they joust post the same shit over and over again after very single game, doesn't matter what the player actually does.
Thought he was very good today, put in a proper shift as well, looked absolutely dead at the final whistle.
That little flick in the first half to Herrera (I think?)
That little flick in the first half to Herrera (I think?)
Congrats to Robin on his 50th Utd goal. Heres to the next 50.
Undoubtedly if we're to get anywhere this season we need him scoring goals, playing well and generally firing on all cylinders.
I'm not convinced the formation is helping him or Falcao, they are both feeding off scraps in the box really.
Well done for scoring 50 goals for us despite missing almost half of last season and despite being marginalised by Moyes. Was absolutely knackered in the end but did well today.
He also helps a lot in defence, I see him clearing lots of headers, tracking back, tackling, etc. But all I keep reading here is that only Rooney out of our strikers defends. It wouldn't surprise me if RvP had similar (or even better) defensive stats to Rooney.
He also helps a lot in defence, I see him clearing lots of headers, tracking back, tackling, etc. But all I keep reading here is that only Rooney out of our strikers defends. It wouldn't surprise me if RvP had similar (or even better) defensive stats to Rooney.
Took his goal well, but something not right about him, he's just not the same overall player he was just over a year ago. not to say he cant reach that level again.
Thought he was a little better. Good goal. Still just lacked the extra things that Rooney will give us in that forward position in my opinion. Not judging that 2nd half though, he had a shit job to do and did it well, so good on him.
Will get a run now in the side with Mata in behind, so he really has to kick on now.
Will get a run now in the side with Mata in behind, so he really has to kick on now.
His celebration after the fantastic header he scored against Spain in the WC, thats the Robin I want to see play for United. So animated, so determined, out for revenge sort of thing. Thats what I want him to do for United. So far even though he scored 2 in the last 2, that emotion isnt there in him.
Had a good game today. Great goal. Showed patches of why he's considered world class. As long as he keeps scoring you can't keep him out of the team. Van Gaal is being proven right here.
He was good today, glad to see him score again. People are foolish to write him off in my opinion, as has been mentioned Ibrahimovic is nearly 33, also Robben is 30, Ribery is 31, Toure 31 and all of them are very good players.
Van Persie had injuries last season, but I think van Gaal will be able to manage him much better than Moyes did. The one from the Olympiakos game was unlucky- that can happen to anyone. But I think the one from around November to January was due in part to Moyes over playing him because he was desperate for results. We don't have that problem now with Falcao and Rooney (Wilson too) who can play the centre forward role.
Van Persie had injuries last season, but I think van Gaal will be able to manage him much better than Moyes did. The one from the Olympiakos game was unlucky- that can happen to anyone. But I think the one from around November to January was due in part to Moyes over playing him because he was desperate for results. We don't have that problem now with Falcao and Rooney (Wilson too) who can play the centre forward role.
I thought it was his best game in a while - hopefully it's a case of playing him into form. He was tired by the end, but I got the impression he stepped-up his efforts when we were down to 10, which was clearly needed given the situation.
He has continued to get better every game I think. Still wasn't involved enough and still had a few too many offsides. Other than that he was pretty good though I thought. Was exhausted at the end and couldn't really chase either.
Good performance. Great goal, lovely work for creating another and has a tiny part in the buildup of the first.
Could have provided better hold up play when we were down to 10, but overall he seems to be improving.
Could have provided better hold up play when we were down to 10, but overall he seems to be improving.
I don't know if Moyes to blame for that, but it's my impression RVP has become too heavy with muscles, it looks like he has gained about 7 kilo's since his Arsenal days. It's not dead weight but upper body strength isn't that important and the legs have to carry all that extra weight, and that for ninety minutes. Speaking of Ibrahimovic, about 8 years ago he had to train down his muscles because he lost the quickness of feet after becoming too muscular and heavy.
Great thing about having him is, his goals in last 2 games despite being nowhere close to his best. I hope those goals have given him some confidence to improve further and reach the 2012-13 level.
van Persie looks visibly slower to me. Don't know if he's still dealing with post-injury or if this is for good. Considering his age, we might be seeing the last 1-2 good seasons of him.
That was beautiful
It Falcao had managed to get his head to Rooney's cross that would have been contender for goal of the season.
The man's still a genius and showed signs of his magic against West Ham. He doesn't run games, but he doesn't need to, he's one of those players who is so gifted he can make things happen in a split second. Some great touches, well taken goal and another 90 minutes under his belt.
Oh yay deja vu. Only if Rio and Vida played more like Jagielka huh?
If you read the article, all it's saying is that LVG is encouraging the players all to have their say and to pitch in when it comes to decisions/team meetings. I can't understand what the problem is with that. It seems to make sense to me. They are, after all, all in this together.
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