But but but....Welbeck.
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We've got RVP back in top form. Makes me very confident of winning games.
Looks like Robin is back. Good finish, worked hard, and was constantly involved in our attacking play. Good game from Robin.
In this form he's one of the best 3, maybe 5, players in the league. I love that we have him, and long may this form continue.
When was the last time we had such an outspoken player in the team? I'm becoming a fan of his interviews. 
RVP still top class.
I was highly critical of RVP, but man I can't be happier than I am now after he made me eat my words.
The world cup was really difficult for him, playing so many games and them only having a short break until the start of the season without an actual proper preseason. It was bound to happen! He just needed a little fitness and a good goal to get his confidence back and now he looks like coming back to his best.
He was written off far too early this season, great to see him getting back to his best.
That's what's so good about the threadmarks feature, you can just jump back and read posts like this from 3 weeks ago:
I hope I can keep quoting myself every week
That touch and volley was sublime. Shame he couldn't guide it either side of their keeper.
His work-rate was phenomenal too. It was great watching him sprint back to nick the ball from their midfield at 3-0 up.
Unrecognisable from the Van Persie of a few months back.
His work-rate was phenomenal too. It was great watching him sprint back to nick the ball from their midfield at 3-0 up.
Unrecognisable from the Van Persie of a few months back.
Still keeps looking for people to float the ball over his head from deep in the midfield but we keep passing it out wide. That really is his bread and butter and I wish we played that ball over him more often
Agreed- to be honest he was very poor for some time so the criticism WAS justified, I’m not feeling bad just because he is playing much, much better NOW.
Exactly. It seems regaining his fitness was key for him. Fantastic performance.
At the start of the season he looked weak physical; he was sluggish off the mark, he lost too many duels and looked tired. Now he outpaces one after another. Granted, Lovren is no Walcott, but the way that RVP chased him down the pitch and outsprinted him is something he would struggle with earlier in the season. His dribbles are better, his instincts look sharper and his passing is once again sublime. Terrific performance once again. If he keeps this up, we are in for a sweet spot in the league.
I think that's partly the result of Carrick being pushed further back and Herrera not playing from the start again. When we played Hull he had more through balls such as the goal and the saved headed chance that was marginally offside.
Spot on with everything there.
I seem to remember @Pogue Mahone had a theory that he was carrying a knock (although he and LVG denied it I think). But that would explain why he looked so sluggish, and physically weak for so long. That moment near the end today where he chased back and nicked the ball of a Liverpool player on the halfway like wouldn't have happened a month ago.
He had a fine game against Chelsea, was outstanding vs Southampton and was good again today against Liverpool. I thought he deserved to be dropped when he wasn't peforming but fiar play to him, he's shown his class against the best teams.
It's a little reminiscent of Evra a couple of seasons ago. Everyone could see that he carried a knock - he ran like an 85 year old. Ferguson said he was fine, but a few months later he said Evra had played great periods of the season with an injury in his foot, I believe it was. Just because they don't announce injuries don't mean they aren't there. RvP most likely played because we suffered so many injuries and options were too few and far between. Thankfully, he doesn't seem to struggle with anything these days. Didn't he have a similar chase back against Southampton as well near the 90th minute?
The looks he gives DDG, looks like he wants to take him home.
I didn't know De Gea can speak good English? It's a sign, he's staying!
love his interviews, knows how to speak in front of a camera, always funny and honest at the same time. Glad that he is back, i defended him at the beginning but lost my patience before the Southampton game. A pleasure to watch him when on form.
Aesthetically speaking, I don't think there is any other striker I could quite happily sit and watch videos of all day. He just plays football beautifully.
He deserved the criticism earlier on but he's got into form now and playing so well! Long may it continue and once our team is settled and plays better football, we will create much more chances for him
This 20 minute pre Liverpool interview is really, really good for anyone interested. Some of it was aired on TV earlier on today, think you may have to have a Sky account just to warn you beforehand. Doesn't play on Chrome either.
Talks about his form, stats, the systems, social media, Rooney and the season so far.
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9606464/robin-van-persie-extended-interview
Talks about his form, stats, the systems, social media, Rooney and the season so far.
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9606464/robin-van-persie-extended-interview
Rolled back the years with his last two performances. Great to see.
The looks he gives DDG, looks like he wants to take him home.
I love how happy RVP looks after a win. His passion for the game always comes across during these interviews.
Is proving me wrong and credit to him. Hope he can keep it up. Maybe it was a fitness issue earlier in the season because he seems to be running out matches a lot better.
Rooney and Van Persie in great form, Falcao fit to start, ADM to come back in...things are looking up.
If he can keep up this form over the last 2 (just 2 games, lets not get ahead of ourselves), then maybe. Hopefully he keeps it up as he's been very good recently. Having an on form Van Persie up front, with Rooney next to him and Di Maria providing them (and others) can be amazing for us.
That little spell towards the end where nearly every single pool defender unsuccessfully tried to take the ball off him was great 
Hopefully he's back. I was starting to seriously worry as he was shite for a long time.
Maybe he learned English just to give us the respect of telling us he's leaving. Yes I am paranoid.
Is Van Persie the most excited, talkative and alround smiley player when it comes to interviews? Someone needs to tell him your supposed to say "yeah", "urmmmmm" and "unbelievable" in the post match in this country. Van Pesie just enjoys himself. He's a great man. Glad he's back firing, because a sad Robin makes me unhappy.
Class yesterday. He's getting it done. Great boost having him back.
I don't think there is a striker with better hold up play skills; something which was missing in the first few games this season. I just love his hold-up play and the way he plays around tight spaces. Welcome back, Robin van Persie.
The way he muscled off Steve Me was jizzworthy
That's the gayest way you could have possibly phrased that.
His service is still poor. Mata and others need to feed him more in or around the box. Before the assist against 'pool I cannot recall Mata ever giving RVP a shooting opportunity but at least there does seem to be some interplay between Rooney and RVP now.
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