Robin van Persie gets ankle injury again
Robin van Persie has always been unlucky when it comes to physical fitness. The veteran striker from the Netherlands national football team is struggling again with his ankle injury. The current injury might keep him away for the football field for a few weeks or a month.
The twenty-seven year old Dutch player faced his new ankle injury during the match against Blackburn, which was won by his club Arsenal by 2 goals to 1 on Saturday. The current injury will sideline him from the playing squad of his national Dutch team in the qualifying matches against Finland and San Marino. Sidelining an ace striker like Van Persie in the Euro Cup qualifiers match will be not an easy task for the Dutch team as he has the capability to change the match in no time. The new injury has brought a new frustration for the veteran striker as well because he was playing at his best and was hoping to deliver the best for his Arsenal football club and for his national football team as well.
Injuries have always created a problem for Robin Van Persie as it is not the first time he is suffering from an ankle injury. It is to be remembered that Persie missed almost five months of his domestic football play last season as well due to damaging his ankle ligaments.
At one side when his absence for the qualifying matches from the national team has brought some distress to him and the Dutch national team. But on the other hand his absence has opened the door for many other players as well. The injury of Van Persie has definitely made way for the veteran striker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, to make a strong comeback again in the national squad. It is also to be remembered that Nistelrooy was struggling in making his way in the national squad and was sidelined for two years. No doubt this is the best time for Nistelrooy to perform brilliantly in the upcoming matches and impress the management to grasp a permanent place in the national team.
Coming back to Persie’s injury it is also to be noticed that despite missing his last domestic football season due to the injury, Persie has been a very good performer for his team and has been playing throughout this year. Persie was also a part of the squad which played in the World Cup final in South Africa against Spain. His current situation is making him much frustrated because despite all of his hard work and talented skills he is not being able to play.
Despite playing with his National team, Persie has never been 100 percent fit and struggled to perform at his best due to frustration and lacking complete physical fitness. This season of English Premier League football was also not a lucky season for him as he was lacking complete match fitness. Persie was only been able to perform in the matches against Blackburn and Liverpool. The current injury has no doubt brought a great deal of trouble for the Arsenal coach as it is going to be difficult for him to replace Persie with anyone else. Marouane Chamakh will be playing as a forward for Arsenal in the next matches and the Arsenal team is hoping to get the best from him as the other Danish striker for the Arsenal team Nicklas Bendtner is also unavailable due to suffering from groin injury.
Van Persie will recover from his current minor ankle injury but it is now important for him to gain complete match fitness as soon as possible. For a footballer it is very important to stay fit and physically strong as his availability determines his ability to play for his national team and for his domestic club as well.
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