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Thierry Henry stood to cheer from above as the player sprinted to the bench in jubilation. With his arms outstretch and a radiant smile on his face. And the only praise you could give him in addition to the numerous accolades. He has receive in 2011 is that Robin van Persie is comparable to a former teammate. Van Persie Incredible Volley Against Everton
There can be no bigger compliment given that a statue honouring Henry, Tony Adams. Herbert Chapman as the three most revere individuals from Arsenal’s 125-year history was unveil here on Friday. With how important he has grown to this team, Van Persie may one day demand his own bronze statue.
Goal Of The Day: Van Persie Incredible Volley Against Everton
Van Persie should be the first up to receive a medal, not Arsene Wenger, if Arsenal does fight for big trophies this season, which is still a significant qualification.
In contrast to the grace and coordination that allowed him to volley Arsenal ahead after 70 minutes with a strike of such power and precise timing that a goalkeeper as good as Tim Howard in the Everton goal barely moved a muscle, he scored his 46th goal for club and country this year on Saturday. Nevertheless, such statistics are dry and dull.
In addition to the starring male, there was an honourable supporting actor. Alex Song, who was fantastic throughout and should have been named player of the match but for that one slip-up, hoisted a beautiful pass across a 30-yard line, dropping the ball on Robin van Persie’s foot.
But, as they say, from the edge of the box, there was still plenty of work to be done. As a result of the previous outstanding name being mentioned, Marco van Basten also immediately came to mind. Such a finish would have made Van Persie’s countryman happy.
The Everton manager David Moyes said of the outcome, “It was a tremendous finish. Wenger praised it as “exceptional”. You’ll claim that we are dependent on Van Persie, yet he gave us a goal today in a contest where we had trouble producing chances. We required something unique.
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And the season of Arsenal depends on such brilliant moments. Because if Van Persie hadn’t come to the team’s aid once more, we would now be talking about the mental fragility of a team that can completely control a match but never win it; about the points they dropped at home when they should have secured all three by halftime; and about their inability to contend for major trophies.
As things are, none of the aforementioned statements are true because teams that can pull off 1-0 victories must always be treat seriously. George Graham, another legendary member of the club invited to the birthday festivities. Was aware of this and is likely to have smile dryly as the Arsenal anthem from his time reverberate across The Emirates.
They have accrue 22 points in the last 24 games. The summer’s gloomy days now seem like a distant memory as they narrowly missed qualifying for the Champions League.
