Analysing the Gunners front line this season – Part 2
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There is no doubt that Van Persie would have been the top goal scorer in the Premier League this season had he been fit consistently but this is the problem with Van Persie. He cannot keep himself fit for the full season and has rarely managed to play over 20 games in a season. When he is fit, there is no one who is more pleasing to the eye than the man whom the Arsenal faithful call the Flying Dutchman.
He has played all season as the lone striker in the Arsenal 4-2-3-1 formation and has come up with the goods whenever he is called upon. The crucial goal against Barcelona at the Emirates this season was instrumental in changing the momentum in favor of Arsenal, who then went on to win that game. The goal from the zero-angle is more than enough reason for anyone to know that he is undoubtedly the best in Europe.
He is keen to float around on the pitch from left to right making it difficult for the defenders to mark him and has one of the strongest left foots in the world today. He anticipates moves extremely intelligently and has great chemistry with the Arsenal midfielders, making him an added strength up-field.
Towards the end of the season, where many have failed, he has tried his best to inspire the rest of the team with his breath-taking performances. Time and time again he has chipped in crucial goals and displayed the fighting spirit and the resilience that was lacking in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 squad.
The form that he displayed in the last half of the season has made Arsenal fans throughout the world think, what could have been had the Dutchman been fit throughout the season.
Highs of the season: Van Persie has scored above 20 goals in a season for only the second time in his career and he has accomplished it playing fewer games than he would have hoped. His goal scoring rate, over a goal every two games, has been exceptional.
His first Arsenal hat-trick, the last goal of which came on the last play before his substitution, will be his most cherished memory and so will his vicious goal against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 at the Emirates. No matter how many times you see the match, that goal seems more and more impossible. That was the goal that set the Emirates stadium on fire and set the foundation for a historic win for the Gunners.
Lows of the season: It is unfair for a player of his ability and caliber to have not had held a trophy even once for over six years. This has been due to the fact that he has been injured for nearly half of this season and in his absence Arsenal has failed to really tick the scoreboard, although Chamakh has had a decent first spell with the Gunners.
Article continued in part three of Analysing the Gunners front line this season
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