I'm sure I've raised eyebrows with the dedication of this blog to Robin Van Persie, an Arsenal player. My love for Liverpool Football Club is well documented, but one also has to acknowledge when players accomplish rare milestones regardless of colors.
Back to RVP. So what's the big deal about scoring 100 goals for a club one may ask? Not that many have accomplished this land mark. Van Persie is only the third Dutchman to cross the century mark behind Dennis Bergkamp (his predecessor at Arsenal) and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
Compared to other legends of the goal scoring act such as Didier Drogba (150 goals in 7 years for Chelsea) and Christiano Ronaldo (118 goals in 5 years for Man United before departing for Real Madrid), RVP's record in 7 years seems a little delayed. However when you consider RVP's challenges with injuries over those years, he's do quite well to soldier on.
Besides, there are no guarantees that all top strikers will get to this mile stone in 7 years. Fernando Torres couldn't do it at Atletico Madrid. In 7 years, he scored 91 goals compared to a staggering 81 goals in 4 years with Liverpool. Since then, he has scored 3 goals in 25 appearances for Chelsea, bring his total tally to 84 goals in 5 years.
RVP has been consistent through the years and completely deserves his new status as Arsenal's captain and talisman.
We dedicate this week's blog to Robin Van Persie. Well deserved!
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