I genuinely can't tell how many people who post on here watched Ruud week in, week out when he was at his peak with us. If they did, something's wrong with memories.
He was our best outfield player by a country mile for much of his time here. Someone disparaged his movement last page. RVN's movement?! He has some of the greatest movement and understanding of any player in the history of the game. He was also excellent in the air, and his hold up play was the best we've had in about two decades now, maybe you could say Ibra's was better but he was also static.
RVP's 1 good season with us was phenomenal, delivered us the 20th and should be heralded as such. But as centre-forward I genuinely don't think there are many attributes that RVP has over RVN. He's more graceful, and better at free kicks. Ruud was stronger, faster to react to situations, better in the air, more two-footed, better at penalties, and was insatiable for almost a decade at the highest level.
Obviously he was not as good as Van Basten though.