The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 captain uncharacteristically failed to convert his spot-kick, a decision which he is still sad at despite scoring a hat-trick.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 was one of the Premier League’s best penalty takers at the Emirates, with consistency being his most prized attribute.
With a wand of a left foot, he has netted countless goals and rescued the Gunners through penalties. And after making the switch to Manchester, it was expected that the front-man would retain his attacking prowess.
That, though, was clearly not evident as he missed a spot-kick to level things against Southampton; although the disappointment urged him on to score a treble later on in the game.
His last goal in injury time proved to be the winner in the end, but the Dutchman seemed rooted in the past, after failing to find the back of the net from 12 yards.
While Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson claims that the forward redeemed himself after scoring thrice, Van Persie did not savour the win like he would normally do, as he could have bagged four goals with ease.
Speaking to reporters, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 International claimed that his hasty decision to chip the goalkeeper cost him the chance to make an even more scintillating impact in the game.
“I don’t know what I was doing with the penalty. I wanted to hit it hard, like I always do, but at the last second I just changed, somehow. Maybe it was my brother or something, I don’t know! It was a bit of a downer.”
“Afterwards, we got a bit lucky for 2-2 and at the end it was dramatic for 3-2. I’m quite disappointed about this, to be fair. I ask a certain standard of my game and when that happens, you’re 2-1 down, you can’t take a penalty like that, so it’s me to blame.
I don’t know what went wrong, something went wrong big time so I need to work hard,” he said.
United will take a break during the International fixtures, but return to action against Wigan Athletic on the 15th of September, with the game taking place at Old Trafford.
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