Robin van Persie Was Unstoppable At Arsenal (2004-2012)

[@alexkarthik1064]

People have to understand how much of a world class striker this man was. He was on top for so long but never got the recognition he deserved because of his injuries.

[@tomchan2559]

He was injured half of the time.

[@alexkarthik1064]

@@tomchan2559 his injuries happened every season but he was always thriving that season and then ended in injuries. It was almost crazy unfortunate how it happened because if he stayed injury free he would broke records in his early 20s.

[@komasdfg]

the same can be said to Rosicky and Diaby. They are technically gifted but injuries just robbed them away.

[@owenbrade5524]

@@komasdfg Eduardo da silva and jack wilshere also

[@aliermagok8793]

Never got the recognition because he was playing for a shitty club

[@gileadezerie3283]

Van Persie's first touch is really underrated. Just the way he reads the pass, and adapts his body to receive the ball is mesmerising. This guy was soo good!

[@josevanreyes]

It was severly underrated. He could trap a ball like no other.

[@Wonderkid44]

@@josevanreyes it was not underrated, Van Persie was known as a very technical player, whats underrated is his physicality

[@josevanreyes]

@@Wonderkid44 I know this. But no one talks about his touch and control like they do with the likes of Bergkamp, Berbatov, Zlatan etc. His touch and control should be iconic with how good it was but people mostly see him as a great striker who scored wonder goals.

[@Streetballer10]

That's true the way he opens up his body to receive

[@as-zm8pt]

He win his first EPL with Manchester United but after that his career are finished

[@andynguyen7995]

From a hot-headed winger to arguably the world's best striker at his peak. PFA POTY, Golden Boot winner from 30 goals during his last season at the club as captain. Truly did drag Arsenal into the top 4 after the departures of Nasri and Fabregas. Many older fans despise him, but there's always the set of fans who grew up watching and idolising such players. Sure, their legacies should have been different. But you cannot deny the quality they all had which enticed us all into the club we all love.

[@MuhammadReza-te9ct]

Oh so he started his career as a winger?

[@marvaff6878]

@@MuhammadReza-te9ctyeah he was a winger/10 at Feyenoord. His evolution to an elite, world class finisher was quite staggering to behold. Wenger did it with Henry - and also with Van Persie.

[@kucingganteng3148]

​@@marvaff6878 so thats why his play similar to cr7

[@fachriranu1041]

The thing was Arsenal very patient with him in his injury days, it is very understandable for Arsenal fans to see him as traitor. He can sign extension then Arsenal can sell in higher price after his best season. The worst thing was he choose Man Utd.

[@tazcomafrica]

This was the last legit striker we had at Arsenal Football Club after Thiery Henry He used to get the ball and we could all just stand up with expectations, this man could produce a goal from nothing at all and strikers used to fear him.

[@ivan-vk3pb]

alexis also

[@tazcomafrica]

@@ivan-vk3pb Yeah..but RvP was something else. Sanchez was 🔥 he could pull of a goal from absolute nothing. what we have now is total mediocre...

[@Dani-020-]

@@tazcomafrica GJ9

[@tazcomafrica]

@@Dani-020- Not same level as RvP

[@RMFrulez]

defenders*

[@chiranjeebthakuria9995]

His technique was so pleasing on the eye. Rare talent.

[@CFCVideos]

The effort and love you put in your videos is incredible.

[@iGooner]

i appreciate it mate!

[@eteabraham1807]

@@iGooner good work. From Nigeria

[@real00722]

RVP was world class. His positioning, first touch and finishes is out of this world. The only regret is we sold him to Man U.

[@Orisha001]

Watching old Arsenal videos make me depressed about life in 2021. We are light years from producing this kind of football again.

[@kellyk9703]

Me too, all the talent we had was way ahead of it's time

[@bruceseaman6592]

Happy where you are now,(spurs fan),after years of watching some of your great players, Bergcamp,Wright,Van Persie,Henry etc an being really jealous

[@stuartoloughlin9808]

There’s only one way to go when your at the top . Invincible’s

[@Jason_-_]

@@bruceseaman6592 and*

[@akujobikelechi8816]

Stop being dramatic, we are not light years away, we are just two transfer windows of quality signings away . we are almost there. Our defence is stronger now , all we need is 2 - 3 high quality attacking midfielders and a high xaliibre striker.

[@mrbossman6811]

People talk about Alexis Sanchez but Van Persie when fully fit for Arsenal was the best striker in the world bar none.

[@brandonaldred6738]

Nahh rate your comment but only messi and Ronaldo were above sanchez at arsenal atleast one year guy was electric

[@topg1703]

Sanchez was also good but van Persie was a lil better

[@liampowell5014]

@@brandonaldred6738 Van Persie had better numbers than Sanchez

[@brandonaldred6738]

For me guys just an opinion i factor in more than just footballing avility the work sanchez put into arsenal first few years he was there was second to none would have bled for the badge when he wore it

[@pawanpartapsinghsandhu5793]

What does *bar none* means

[@matteblack6697]

He got me into football and arsenal in 11/12 Next season he left Imagine how heartbroken i was back then ='(((

[@shaikul4887]

Not only that, we even got to see thierry henry and rvp play together for a while that szn😓 Horrible the way rvp left us

[@Undefeated-]

THATS WILD, I became a fan in 2011 and l literally hated the man when he left. But nothing but respect for the success and amazing goals this man produced for us. 2nd best striker we’ve ever had behind King henry

[@kribo-mangaming4338]

Same, i start love arsenal in 11/12 season. Pass from alexander song to persie

[@itsaboutwhatsfair1532]

SAMEEEE

[@alexwind7123]

Same for me but that was in his 2004 season. Watching Arsenal play made me fall in love with the game. The club’s current state is such a shame

[@nickguglielmino8160]

I’m a Liverpool supporter and I love RVP. His first touch and first time shots were a thing of beauty and that’s how most of his goals were scored. Never needed a lot of time to punish the opposition and such an amazing trait to have as a striker. So clinical and one of the best. When I have a son or daughter, I’ll just have them watching RVP videos before every training session

[@dishwab]

Coming back to this video in 2023. RVP truly was a world class player and is severely underrated due to his injury history. I doubt many people outside of Arsenal fans (and probably not many of the younger generation of gooners even) have seen most of the clips in this video. If he had managed to stay fit for the first 2/3 of his Arsenal career I have no doubt he would be spoken about as a legend along with the likes of Henry and Bergkamp. He was a class above almost everyone who’s played for the Arsenal in the Emirates era. His lack of availability was one of the major reasons we weren’t successful in that period. He was incredible but sadly couldn’t be relied upon, and Arsene’s loyalty to him wasn’t paid back. He was my favorite player as a youngster, but the way he left and stabbed Wenger in the back doing so is a betrayal I’ll never forget. Top player, absolute prick.

[@billieboybuddha4238]

From the streets of my beloved Rotterdam. Been following Robin since his youth at Excelsior and Feyenoord, everybody knew, this is something special. Of course Im a bit prejudiced as a Dutchie, but the Messi's and Mbappe's, I never cared much about players like this. To me, it was all about Dennis and Robin. Pure class, they brought magic to Arsenal. Dennis even more, but Robin also, it's just art, so gifted...

[@issegw]

Mooi gezegd.

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

100% true. Iceman has the best first touch ever but RVP is right there if I'm being honest. Ridiculous first touch.

[@NeverGiveUp123-i8b]

This guy has such a good technic at finishing. Hope someday we can have another player typically like him. Because in my opinion he was the last world class Center Forward that Arsenal ever had

[@edmondsimon9220]

Not Henry?

[@skyrisesenpaiii678]

@@edmondsimon9220 thiery play before van Persie man

[@fachriranu1041]

Aubameyang was world class for at least 2-3 season.

[@mohdyusof2031]

Because of him I'm enthusiast with football since I was 11 years old until now 21 and forever every time I'm playing football I always try to be like him, I do his decision to move from the North London to Manchester such the heart breaking but I trust the process he deserves to choose his own career path

[@geekymedic585]

Auba and Laca are not even close to the standard RVP could produce for us. Immense link up play and world class finisher

[@el_Chupo]

Auba is a better goalscorer but there is no support and arteta is too defensive minded

[@asadsuleyman1633]

@@el_Chupo Auba a better goal scorer than RVP? Would like to have what yo havin m8

[@el_Chupo]

@@asadsuleyman1633 fastest player to score 50 goals in arsenal history , he's suffering due to poor manager

[@okunorenadebayo9803]

Aubade is shit...only scores tap ins, no drive no energy, a liability most games. I would cash in on him without thinking twice.

[@harryrob8221]

@@okunorenadebayo9803 Dude how can you say Auba scores only tap ins? Do you even watch Arsenal games? Dumbest comment so far

[@Griselabb]

11:06 With the inside of his foot. His technique and power was something else. I imagine goalkeepers being surprised by the power of his shot every time. He always got a fair amount more power in his shots than you would expect based on body position and available space. Like his volley against Liverpool. Reina was a great keeper, and when he saw that RvP was shooting with the inside of his foot, be probably thought he had the inside post covered...

[@kcapo89]

Lookd like he half laced it hit half placed it

[@shegelee]

Thank you for bringing back the memories. I was so upset he left for a rival club but he had to do what he had to do to win the premier league trophy.

[@midz6187]

Thank you for creating this video. Van Persie was one of my favourite players at Arsenal growing up, the transition from Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Viera was made easier with the likes of Van Persie and Fabregas coming through. Its so hard watching Van Persie in Man Utd and Fabregas in Chelsea videos. That's the origin of #KroenkeOut, selling our best players to direct rivals. You could've had second thoughts of making this because of a potential backlash. Definitely a real Arsenal fan and you've got another subscriber.

[@physixz5732]

We need a striker like him now. Some of these goals are absolutely outstanding; aggressive, instinctive, powerful... What a player!

[@akakak4747-b7v]

this video’s quality is insane. it’s for all gooners. thx bro and van is still our legend

[@iGooner]

Robin van Persie was truly one of the most technically gifted players to ever play for the club. He scored 132 goals, and 55 assists in 278 games. The 3rd greatest goalscorer for Arsenal in the Premier League era, after Wright and Henry. van Persie was not offered a new contract in 2012, after disagreements with chief executive Ivan Gazidis on the future of the club.

[@steve7104]

Not 3rd in Arsenal’s history ( Bastin, Radford for example).Premier League years yes.

[@rcmanization]

van persie WAS offered a new contract. He chose to not renew it as he wanted to go to Man Utd.

[@farhanathar2256]

@@rcmanization no incorrect. The club clearly said to him we won't fulfill your demand and you can leave. Van persie wanted to win trophies at arsenal and asked the club to sign 'big name' players but club refused and showed no ambition. And time proved that club actually hadn't Got any ambition that's why instead of improving from annual 3rd 4th league positions, we are seeing the club is finishing 8th and below. Van persie was so right , the club and the board didn't have any ambition and were pathetic liars when they said 'we want to compete with bayern at the highest level'.

[@rcmanization]

@@farhanathar2256 the club never told him "you can leave". You're just trying to create your own narrative here. The club not buying big name players doesn't equal them actually telling him that he can leave nor not offering him a new contract. He was offered a contract but didn't wanna sign it. Arsenal waited to renegotiate later when there would be just 1 year left, but by then he had already met up with Man United behind Wenger's back and a few months later in the summer he told the club he wanted to leave for Man United.

[@farhanathar2256]

@@rcmanization that's the narrative few of the fans built themselves without even reading actual news about what happened just because they wanted to hate van Persie because of that move. Absolutely incorrect. Van Persie held the meeting with hierarchy before he left just to discuss the ambition of the club and whether club gonna provide him with what he wanted for the club and that was 'big name' signings and willingness to win big trophies. If he wanted to just leave arsenal, he wouldn't have held any meeting. Why would he meet with gazidiz etc? Use your brain. Yes we hated that move, I hate man united more than you so that transfer made me sick for months. I absolutely hated seeing him in man utd shirt but all that doesn't change facts which preceded his transfer. Go and read authentic articles before blindly making up things just because you hate what happened. Van Persie loved arsenal, he knew what the club meant probably because he played alongside the likes of Henry, Bergkamp, Pires, ljunberg who all loved arsenal so he had love for arsenal far more than your latest heroes like Sanchez, ozil who didn't give a Damn about the fans and the club but van Persie did but club let him down and let him down big time. His meeting with them was a proof of that, and lack of ambition was proved in years to come when we declined so massively because the club just didn't want to win but was only interested in money.

[@borkfork3163]

Great compilation of one of my favorite strikers. Shows how good RVP really was.

[@salex8813]

Must of been the best left footed striker in the Bpl ever power and pace on ball every time he hit it

[@thegunnersrulez]

Great video as always brother footage is unreal! Yes Van Persie and Fabregas departure hurt most for me personally as I grew up watching them so very nostalgic and reflective this was thanks again! 🥲

[@라라라-n5c]

I think Van Persie is one of the best strikers in the world of all time. He is too underrated.

[@commentator4050]

As a Man Utd fan I was so envious growing up watching Cesc and Van Persie playing for Arsenal. They were musicians back then not footballers! Couldnt believe it when we actually signed him. He came and instantly became our best player by far. Undoubtedly one of my favourite players to watch ever.

[@Georgeokello93]

2nd best player in Emirates era after Fabregas & best striker for Arsenal since Thierry Henry. It’s unbelievable watching some of his finishes from his early arsenal career - really makes you contemplate what could have been if not for injuries regardless of club

[@kairatturganbayev7114]

Van Persie better than loser weak Fabregas. Robin is leader, ambitious warrior, while weak Gabregas had big support of another loser weak Venger, eventually left to Barca with crying excuses

[@edwardaklevi9343]

This man was outstanding , the class ,the technique,skill,amazing finish ..how comes football dont make world class unique talent like him now. As an arsenal fan .thank you for those amazing years

[@betootaadvocate1966]

When I started supporting arsenal I was 7 or 8 now I’m 24. I adored this guy. He used to get injured too much and I used to get mad when I see adebayor leading the line and van persie is out injured. When he stayed fit we had no one around him we had fuckn squlaci and felipe clown sendrose at the back. Arsene didn’t scout for a decent defender properly. What a player. It made me feel sick when he left for Man U

[@kirubelfanta1574]

I was 10 and I’m 21 now but I still fill that pain! But he will remain to be one of my favorite players of all time!

[@tebz2145]

1:28 RVP using meta fifa skills with the cheeky RB LB flick

[@akibtafhim]

Watching him play is like therapy for the eyes...Happy 38, RVP!

[@kellyk9703]

That goal against Liverpool at extra time was beautiful. I celebrated that winning goal until I lost my voice

[@movielover902]

I wanted to see how he plays because he was one of the bargains of Arsenal football history. 2.5 million

[@rafekatchadorian465]

RVP is absolutely mental with the volleys, there never seems to be as much talk about it as other flairs but he's really on another level with his first touch, Van Basten-esque i dare say. That goal against Spain in 2014 says it all, I've got no words for it.

[@scarletvan4749]

RVP always knew instinctively how to receive the ball, how and where to strike the ball in any given situation. Absolutely amazing player.

[@rayplaylist]

ahh take me back to the good times my starting 11 back then on fifa : szczesny, sagna, vermaelen, koscielny, clichy, alex song, fabregas, nasri, arshavin, walcott, van persie bench : fabianski, eboue, diaby, ramsey, wilshere, rosicky, denilson, eduardo, vela, bendtner

[@denekesamuel852]

I very astonished with all of them, but the one who explored them great (Eagle eye)

[@yonatielu3881]

Even diaby cazorla rosicky was a killer midfield later on

[@heijimikata7181]

Lord Nicklas…

[@whyfootball]

Those were the good old days, him and Fabregas as the arsenal top players before they both left 😪

[@ckk8147]

one of legendary striker in the 2000s premier league beautiful dutch man

[@Migs-fy6kv]

At the time I was so upset RVP left. He wanted to win trophies. At the end of the day he is a professional. I can’t say that if another more lucrative job came around I wouldn’t take it.

[@darrylsanneuvellrachmat]

I can't blame him. Look Arsenal ambition after he left until now. There's nothing

[@alitmahendra891]

We all know, there is no way we win trophy with that squad at the time rvp leave. We might lead until mid season, then fatigue kick in, and no good player from the bench to make rotation.

[@fachriranu1041]

Arsenal deserve at least 2 more year of him. They super patient with his injury.

[@filieri9056]

Robin Van Persie and Fabregas was the reason I started supporting Arsenal 15 years ago.

[@swishwitzki4134]

The man that causes me to remember why I fell in love with Arsenal. As a kid from Germany where his favourite club never really played on a tuesday or wednesday evening (CL) I became in love with his style of football, and loved watching him play. quickly after, I started to like and cheer for arsenal more everyday.

[@emirmaslo4054]

My favourite player of all time He was such a baller as a youngster than unfortunatley the injuries happened if it were not for them.he would have had 200 goals in the premier league for sure and would be one of the greatest ever on par with messi ronaldo ibrahimovic aguero He was overconfident as a youngster and he stated that he made a lot wrong choices because of that in his early days but you can see how positivley arrogant and cocky he was during his first few years at arsenal i mean just look at those filthy good goals they scream confidence and swagger

[@Tidus3960]

People constantly mention how Eduardo's leg break killed our title challenge in 2007-08. But, they forgot that incident wouldn't have mattered had RVP been fit as well for that season.

[@josevanreyes]

100%. He started that season on fire. Same in 09/10. His injuries really cost us big time. All we needed was him and Cesc to be fit for an entire season and we would have won the league but it never happened not even once when they were both in their prime and playing on the same team. Just horrible luck.

[@alitmahendra891]

That showed how paper thin our squad is. We just 1 or 2 injury to lost the title race.

[@shoo99ful]

Imagine I got his shirt when I was 11 which was the season before he left. I used to practice volleys so much because he did them like it was drinking water, so easy. Can’t ever get too attached to another player, I’m telling you

[@mjjj-bk5ti]

Grace, elegance and technique along with brilliant finishing

[@khavan25]

This guy had the most pure strike of any striker the prems ever seen. Unreal player

[@m6adam]

RVP got me into football and Arsenal in 11/12. Hes the reason why I love Arsenal. I was so sad when he left. He wanted to win trophies that's why he left. I still feel slight hatred towards him but he deserved trophies and he got it with united. P.S I'm a right footer but because of RVP I started shooting with my Left and now its as good as my right.

[@evanbrockwalter]

The Charlton goal is just unreal. He wasn't even in frame until the cross was halfway to him. Absolutely unplayable in his final few seasons here.

[@suyashshukla149]

Cn u mention the timing, i didnt recognize it😅

[@devilkiran8]

@@suyashshukla149 1 min mark wearing the yellow jersey. The volley from edge of the box. And I absolutely agree with evans statement. I’ll never forget that goal and I don’t even support arsenal

[@ashedicted]

The "FLYING DUTCHMEN" what we called him.. had injury prone carrier at Arsenal but he had the class to gel at The Arsenal.

[@Adam-in5qv]

One of my favourite players, wish we never sold him

[@JohnstersInc]

This has reminded me just how good a finisher he was - makes me realise the problem with arsenal now. After the invincible, we always had at least or two world class players: Henry and Fabregas, the. Fab and nasri, then rvp, then ozil, then sanchez ozil ramsey. Now we have no one, maybe auba

[@futebol6194]

Arshavin also

[@marvinpayne617]

I will always love RVP thank you for your service it was truly a pleasure watching your one of a kind technique

[@mavicmontez5902]

He Could turn the tides of any game I don't think They can produce anyone like him at Arsenal or the World A perfect striker, one touch god, accuracy

[@DrVaSeech]

Hero that turned to a villain and back to a hero after I met him in the Summer of 2014 in Barbados at the hotel where he was staying. What a day and memory. Your journey at Arsenal is what will endure in your memory and heart.

[@itsaboutwhatsfair1532]

Our 1 n only FLYING DUTCHMAN!💔😹

[@mathewsearle4795]

What a shame we don't have players like this anymore! Aubameyang may be decent, but he's never been on the level of a prime Van Persie. Back in the days of technical playmakers everywhere when we could pass the best teams off the park. These days its depressing wasting the time to watch a game. So dull, slow, lacking intensity, miserable football, with few to zero great chances against anyone.

[@randomuser78]

BPL was my first introduction to football..And RVP was one of the reasons I loved BPL, I still love him...He had the finest touches even seen

[@eff943]

RVP was my favourite Arsenal striker, 0:45 and 2:31 are still my favourite RVP goals, was so gutted when he left for Man united, but considering the state of the club I can't even blame him anymore, his talent deserved at least 1 Prem title...if only he'd stayed fully fit for 07/08 and esp. 10/11; in that season i reckon it's no coincidence that our trophy challenges all fell away after he got injured scoring in that Carling cup final to get us back in the game, big game player with world class talent, our best Emirates-era player imo

[@josevanreyes]

Real talk bro

[@gharamamad5136]

Loved every moment of it as a gunner. Brilliant

[@TheWaxlemon]

got to go down as one of the best left foots in football history. pure striker

[@pauliliya3741]

Paul here from Nigeria, Every time I watch or remember the kind of player he was at my BELOVED Arsenal and then the way he left to United, I have mix feeling; don't know whether to love him or to hate him but that being said: too much class Van Persie too much class.

[@benbennemans]

They did not offer him a contract and they did not allow him to move to Juve (while they did allow Henry to go to Barca earlier and is hated far less for it, b/c it's a foreign club, but RvP was denied by Arsenal to go abroad). If you decide to hate on RVP (which you have not (yet)), you also must hate the board who cornered him into the decision to move to United. Besides, if a player is not good enough, then Arsenal will bench or sell him. Clubs are not loyal to mediocrity, so why is it expected that players are when the tables are turned? RVP was chosen as the best player of EPL when he was at Arsenal. He wanted to win titles with Arsenal, but they wanted to be the best book balancers of the league. They sold their best players each season. Then the question becomes: should a player like RvP have gone back to his home country without a single EPL trophy? There are horrible players out there with far more titles than RvP and that is an injustice as well. RvP was a wonderful player and one of the best strikers the EPL has ever seen. He deserved far more titles than what he eventually got.

[@teddybruckshut3533]

RVP was a football genius

[@sajepansivakumar7676]

Robin van persie had always scored the amazing goals in time with Arsenal and Man United also for his country too I stil mis the old icon legend but also had great time watching him play in tv and also in the pitch. What we always say RVP Icon Legend

[@kevez17]

During van persies prime, there was no better striker on the planet

[@fellanyellan3076]

What year?

[@sealordx2700]

@@fellanyellan3076 11-13

[@satriapaska7270]

agree, maybe only falcao come close around that time

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

RVP is a top 10 Striker ALL TIME. His first touch is INSANE!!!!!!

[@thomaslau2362]

Rvp shot and score with precision..... Some of his goals are outrageous sublime

[@chameshdenuwan4774]

Proper proper striker. This Arsenal was absolutely joy to watch.

[@m.a.l6274]

His body moving while dribble and shooting is something else interesting to watch😍😍😍😍

[@tureaman9577]

"Van the man" the only player who have his own territory in the field next to messi

[@mikehendry34]

For one season he was unstoppable. Then he paid back the years of loyalty shown to him ...

[@Tidus3960]

I'm an Arsenal fan and I never hated him for leaving. I don't get why so many fans show so much hatred to him. Sure, he joined one of our most bitter rivals but he never once criticised us and he left because the management didn't show enough ambition to match his.

[@geoffreywright9856]

@@Tidus3960 He went to a bigger club, Managed by a better manager, got paid more, around better players. End of.

[@BOBBYLAGER147]

watching this has brought back wonderful memories, he was world-class.

[@narosire2514]

All His goals are world class... Every time he made a goal so satisfaction

[@jackwilliam7775]

Best striker in the history of football

[@kulounited164]

Thanks for the amazing video mate. He's one the best striker in the world ever From United fans

[@amanuelghiliau7817]

His specialty is his sequential quick thinking on the penalty box to seal beautiful goals

[@ХагиВагииКисиМиси-й5с]

No words.....

[@ryannsaputra5884]

The deadly left foot!!!

[@christiannwachukwu3089]

Van persie is one of Arsenals great players and even though he went ahead to play for Manu for a bit, he still remains one of my best gooner. He should be in arsenals hall of fame.

[@oeckstei]

Underrated forward and a good model for young strikers to learn technique, control, dribbling, placement vs power goals.

[@positivethought6390]

The volleys, tight angle goals, the bicicle kicks, he was just letal with that magical left foot.

[@Deprofundis142]

Great video! Will always love RvP.

[@iGooner]

Thanks for the comment!

[@rebeccahabosedeogundiran2554]

He was exceptional. I was sad to see him leave our dear club

[@rebeccahabosedeogundiran2554]

Both legs were so lethal

[@JoeBurke304]

I miss him. Arsenal used to be so good. Now they aren't even battling the top 5. Hopefully they can win the EUROPA league. "And it's Arsenal, Arsenal FC, we're by far the greatest team the world has ever seen!"

[@kevinamaasa5171]

We don't produce talents like this nomore, RVP was truly magnificent

[@FerryDeWit-i6o]

He was a real leftie but he scored quite a lot of goals with his right.

[@kennethkiptoo9431]

I started watching arsenal in 2001 and now am in tears it's 2021 there is no hope

[@salex8813]

Also some of the passes from Alex song as well him leaving aswell was so fucked up he wanted a new contract even thought he had 3 years left so strange that one he seemed to be getting better every season song was

[@best07deb]

He was such a beast, in and out of the box🙏🙏

[@viiivo8887]

He didn’t betray us. He dedicated his youth for Gunners 8 years long. He brought ascension by highlights at all time when he stayed and saved Arsenal when we fell down hard. We, however, couldn’t give him anything but applause. He must leave to reward himself. He deserved at least an EPL title and he did it. For real, I didn’t feel hurt when he left Arsenal in 2012. I felt happy for him on the other hand. He’s still in the Hall of Fame, always alongside Arsenal in my memories.

[@Awoken85]

Absolutely untouchable on his day. A truly world-class striker. His finishing was elite.

[@manuelsoto9134]

The Dutch just know how to develop strikers who pour in goals.

[@kevinbodo6426]

Despite all the work he did for us, still most of his seasons were marred by injuries, can't remember a season where he completed without being injured except the one prior to Ferguson snapping him up. Arsenal Legend. Man United cannot claim him despite winning the league there.

[@GeorgeAFC03]

When he first left us I was devastated I remember waking up and hearing the statements and news even to a point where I got my entire shirt collection of his and burnt it however overtime I and I think a lot of fans came to realise maybe he wasn’t a snake as he was never actually offered a contract and our club let players like him go like it’s nothing he really was something else in them 2010-12 seasons 😒

[@eteabraham1807]

He was offered a contract. He wanted to leave for the league title

[@Bagaskara1995]

Thankyou robin... Thank for memory For me you are legend ♥️♥️

[@ronancoffey6729]

Coming from Manchester United fan he was brilliant to have one of the best I've seen in the premier League after Ronaldo

[@zayyangwandu8561]

I really ached when RVP left for United. It was hard af! He was absolutely world class and brought pure joy to the Arsenal faithful

[@ХагиВагииКисиМиси-й5с]

He deserved moreeee!!!

[@igg3937]

Van Persie and Henry up front is a scary thought. It's only when you look back sometimes you realise what a blessed era that was!