Yesterday's performance was a world away from that "9 touches" offering last month. Seems to have his Mojo back. When you're winning there's no finer player to have in your team
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That's all our attack was missing this season was an in form striker because we were adding goals from every area of the pitch except up front. No shame in wanting RVP dropped when he wasn't producing and you have the likes of Falcao on the bench but he's cemented his place in the starting XI for me with his last two performances. Such a brilliant player and a joy to watch in form.
That dipping shot at 86 minutes against Liverpool was Bergkamp-esque.
His all round game is now so much better but I have to say his work rate has really impressed me. He doesnt give up and sprints back if necessary, it's great to watch
It was absolute class. I wish it had gone in, really deserved to be immortalised. It was even better when I saw it on MOTD later, I appreciated how good the shot was but I hadnt fully noticed how well he brought the ball under control just before taking the shot.
Would have been nice if Jones just got out of the way of that shot. He had been doing that all game but actually chose to be a goalkeeper at that particular moment
G Nev made this point a few weeks back and I have actually noticed this a lot with Falcao as well that our midfield players don't look up enough to spot the runs from our strikers. Van Persie and Falcao can be so good for each other if other players could spot their runs
It'd be nice if Falcao can get fit enough to start with RVP consistently as he's found him on those runs quite a few times.
Van Persie won the best sporting moment of the year award in Holland.
RvP and Daley Blind had quite a cool moment on stage
RvP and Daley Blind had quite a cool moment on stage
It was wonderful. I honestly thought at one point that we wouldn't see that RVP ever again. I've never been go glad to be completely wrong, he's just a joy to watch when on his game.
My favourite ever United player. He's not even been here that long, but I just love RvP.
If anyone missed it. Great interview with Geoff Shreeves before the Liverpool game. Good insight on van Gaals methods too.
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His interviews are always brilliant.
It was an absolutely gorgeous pass. Can anyone find that fans phone footage with an angle from just behind Blind? It really makes you appreciate it.
Thanks for posting mate. I didn't realise there was an interview, and a top one at that.
Another great interview by him, hope he can regain his form, one of my favourite players to watch when he's on form.
He looks so bloody strange when he's clean shaved.
I love RVP, he's just a perfect fit for our club and sometimes I forget he played for Arsenal for so long. No doubt he had a bad patch and fitness issues for close to a year, but, on top of his game, I think he's still our best player. Hope he plays on for a few more years before retiring here (I guess he'll go back to Rotterdam though).
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Don't understand why he came off at all- in good goal scoring form and when we need one he's sat on the bench looking on.
Missed quite a big chance early on. Came off too early though, we were building up some heavy momentum before he came off.
Taking him off today was just ridiculous. Judging from his reaction, he thought the same.
I feel it was a mistake to sub him out for Wilson.
How he was hooked off and Mata stayed on the pitch is a mystery.
5 minutes later we've a man advantage as well, probably frustrated him enormously seeing that. I don't have a problem with Wilson but if there's a good chance late on in the game I want it falling to Falcao or him.
Strange sub considering that he was close to scoring twice in the second half in the 15 min he played...
Yup, after all season of keeping him on, in a game where he looked fairly lively it was bizarre to see him off.
You all wanted him to be benched/subbed - now LVG did it, it's wrong and strange. Nice one lads, nice one.
Pretty much. Thought he played well
So in the opening weeks of the season I lost track of the number of times he should have been subbed off but wasn't, despite playing terribly. As soon as he hits some form, boom, early bath. Very odd.
In previous games we had Rooney suspended or Falcao injured which is probably why he played so much. Today we had ADM on the bench whilst RVP wasn't doing much and his strike partner had just scored. It made sense to me anyway. I thought bringing Wilson on was a crap decision, though.
His chance early in the 2nd half looked horrible on Match Of The Day; a simple square pass and Falcao walks the ball into the unguarded net (provided Falcao was on-side, looked ok but would have been close). His volley in the first half was impressive but unfortunately he wasted the better opportunities he got to score.
I didn't mind him being substituted at the time.
I didn't mind him being substituted at the time.
I didn't want him playing earlier in the season but he shouldn't have been taken off. Would have taken Mata off if I was LvG. Just watched that interview too, really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting it.
Almost as though his form affects opinions on whether or not he should play the full 90. Crazy, right?
I don't care. Everyone is Mr. Know all and Knee jerk here.
Have we ever had a more selfish player than him? Why he doesn't pass when other players (in most cases Falcao) are in better positions than him? Is he playing for the numbers of goals he'll score or for the team?
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