Who wants Batman when there's Robin...!!??

Before I start writing this, let me make one thing perfectly clear..  Irrespective of 'whom' I'm writing this post on, I'm a Die Hard Liverpool fan... For me Football begins with the Reds and it ends with the Reds... In the words of the great Liverpool manager and probably the greatest ambassador of the 'Beautiful Game' - Bill Shankly, "For those who think that football is a matter of life and death, I assure you that it is much more than that"

 

Now that that's done and the 'priorities' have been set clearly, lets begin with the real essence of this post. If there's one man in particular who has taken the football fraternity by surprise, its Robin van Persie.. Its really strange that "Captain Vantastic", as he's fondly called, announced his arrival on the big scene a loong time back.. But due to the presence of certain imminent personalities, RVP could not actually arrive on the big scene..

 

In short; he had come, but had yet to come... Now you can call it Arsene Wenger's idiocracy or Sir Alex Ferguson's magical instinct, but RVP was bought from Arsenal at the starting of this season for just 24 million pounds.. Thats rite... That was price set for the charismatic striker by the Gunners after he single handedly led them to glory just one season ago.. Ok, Arsenal didnt win anything but without a shadow of a doubt if there was anyone who gave then a glimpse of hope, a peek at success, a ray of glorious aura, it was their Number 11, Robin van Persie...

 

I hate to admit the fact but when Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield last season, Robin had scored 28 goals by then and Liverpool, in all togetherness, had 27.. That shows the aura and indispensability that the Dutch international possessed.. Which is why it really made no sense for Arsenal to deny him anything he wanted.. And all he wanted was a better wage and probably to good and lengthy contract..

 

He wanted to stay at Arsenal... And Wenger was just to cocky for his own good to allow that.. Dont get me wrong.. There was no animosity between the two.. its just that Wenger has this policy that no player can be bigger than the club itself... (Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are living examples).. So Wenger in a fit of ego+attitude combined wanted nuthing to do with RVP thinking that at 29, he's not going anywhere... But wrong he was... In came Manchester United and their talisman Fergie...

 

RVP was a steel for the Red Devils at 24 mil pounds, considering the talent and skill that striker has... He is without any doubt the most lethal striker in Europe at present... His first touch is death defying... He has immaculate control over the ball and when it comes to finishing, there's no one in the Premier League at present who is as clinical as RVP is.... Call it Fergie's instinctive believes or call it RVP's talismanic charisma, but Robin is purely brilliance personified...

 

He's the man the a team looks forward to when they're down trailing... He proved it for Arsenal.. and now he's doing the same for Manchester United.. I would love for him to be in Liverpool... but I must be honest... If I had been given the opportunity to buy him for the Reds at the starting of the season, I probably would have said NO... Not because I doubted his talents, but because I thot (Like most in the fraternity) that RVP was done...

 

Arsenal was where he became a man... and when a club as big as the Gunners lets a striker go.. then its really tough was him to survive... But Sir Alex proved yet again that he can do what he does best... Groom, Broom, and Loom talent... RVP was just waiting for an opportunity like ManU to come.. and when he received it, He grabbed it with both hands (plus his left leg) and ran towards the title..

 

His goals were clear... He wanted to play in the Champions League... and he wanted to win the Premier League Title... One part was being fulfilled at Arsenal... But the other had not been achieved since 2003... He was carrying the Gunners alone last season... he knew that there was nuthing that could be done... He knew that at Manchester he would have talent and experience at his disposal to help him achieve glory... and in the end... Neither he nor his team have let each other down..

 

Arsenal vs Manchester United is gonna be Legendary this season... Emirates is gonna boo the shit out of RVP... But I know that he's gonna score... and I know that he's not gonna celebrate... Because it wasnt his decision to leave... He was forced... Forced by the will to grow... Forced by the will to achieve something he knew that he never could have achieved at Arsenal...