Player of the Week: Robin Van Persie

 Robin Van Persie

• Squad No: 11
• Position: Forward
• Age: 29
• Birth Date: August 6,1983
• Birth Place: Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Height: 6' 0''
• Weight: 160  lbs  

Robin Van Persie was little known when he came onto the Arsenal team in 2004. Many people consider him one of the best forwards now. In the the 2006, Van Persie joined the Dutch team to play in the World Cup. He plays best in the role of Arsenal's 4-3-3. Van Persie is prone to injury. In 2009, he was out for five months with injury, but despite this, in 2010, he helped lead the Netherlands to the final.

Sport Critics have rated Robin Van Persie in the following catagories:

Strengths: With pace and skill in abundance, this forward can change a game in an instant with his ability to achieve the improbable. He is technically excellent with the vision to unlock a defense, too.
Weaknesses: His injury problems have been well documented, and perhaps sometimes he takes the difficult option when a simple pass would suffice. Not great in the air and there have also been question marks over his temperament.
Career high: He started every match at the 2010 World Cup including the final, and the season after set goalscoring records for Arsenal.
Career low: An 8-2 defeat to Manchester United in early 2011-12 as newly appointed captain saw him describe the match as one of the worst in his life.
Style: Skillful, technical, precise, a potent striker with a delicate touch.
Quotes: "He is very intelligent and talented but most of all he is passionate about the game. At the start we gave him Dennis Bergkamp as a role model. And he has grown into the Bergkamp role. He is becoming like Dennis in his passing - and he scores more goals than Dennis. He respected Dennis and listened to his advice. " Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in February 2009.

information found on ESPN FC:

 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/18858/robin-van-persie?cc=5901