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van Persie: What Arsenal have to do to finally win a trophy

Written by Renzo on July 15, 2011 – 22:30

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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie was honest enough to admit that the Gunners should speak less about winning the title and focus on improving their game.

Asked about what they need to do to end their six-year trophyless crisis, the Dutchman told Arsenal Player that they should play better especially after December, a vital period in the season in which everything is decided in respect to who will go on and win trophies.

The 27-year old continued by saying that he has no idea why the Gunners fail to deliver in the last three months of the season adding that it’s important for the squad to play better as a unit and win difficult games.

Going back to last season, van Persie concluded by saying that the Gunners cannot afford to give away cheap points as they did away at Bolton and if they manage to rectify the problem then they will have a chance to finally win the English Premier League.

On Friday, the striker said:

I think we should play better basically, from January, February, end of February maybe because that’s when we can win trophies, that’s the main thing.

We need to stay up until that period, stay together and then from that moment we should actually grow, be stronger as a team which we didn’t really do in the last couple of years because if you look back at the last couple of years you see that we dropped our level from that period.

And that’s just vital because February, March, it’s basically when it’s game on.

I don’t really know why, I think it’s for all of us quite important to give everything from that period until the end of the season, it’s vital, it’s very important that we play better as a team and win hard games as well.

That’s just missing because we just gave points away very cheaply in away games against Bolton, for example and that was in March, April. Hopefully we will find a way to change that. If so, I do believe that we have a chance.

But based on the last couple of years I don’t really think that it’s honest to speak about titles or whatsoever, we should just look at ourselves and improve where we can.

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  • Bouba says:

    I agree Van Persie, but you cannot even stay fit yourself…!!!

    Same squad, same mentality, the “believe” factor ( you need more than believes to win ), same dead weight players ( Rosicky, Diaby, Denilson, Vela, Gibbs… )…

    We are up for another ” F… up “…!!!

    Wenger, Gazidis and the board are taking us for fools… With the ridiculous and expensive price of the seats, that’s just an insult…

    As a matter of fact, for what we are paying we should be able to watch Messi every week…!!!

    Just a thought …

  • Aussie Jack says:

    RVP….”what arsenal have to do to finally win a trophy”….easy! tell Wenger.

  • lee says:

    to win trophies.we need new players that want 2 win trophies rvp is right plus good solid defence and keeper

  • Jj says:

    RVP for captin!!! Everything he said is so true!! You can blame wenger and the board all day… But it’s about time the players stood up and had a look at themselves!!!

  • sam says:

    why carrying for a new sczenzy cos i think is great keeer in yhe making better than meaning keepers in the league and le prof knows what is doing….i heard we gonna go for campbell of costa rica, have watch him and i think is fantastic one of the star player in the recent Gold Cup

  • mano'gunner says:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/15/cesc-fabregas-arsenal

    >The situation that Cesc Fábregas finds himself in at Arsenal is akin to a “kidnapping” and the London club should allow him to return to Barcelona, the mayor of his home town was >quoted as saying on Friday.

    >Fábregas, 24, has made no secret of his wish to return one day to the club he left as a 16-year-old in 2003 but has stopped short of publicly demanding a transfer.

    >”We want him to come right away, he is experiencing a kidnapping,” Estanislau Fors i >Garcia, the mayor of the Catalan town Arenys de Mar where Fábregas grew up, was quoted as saying in the Barcelona-based daily newspaper Sport.

    >”If the English are so honourable they should behave properly,” he added. “He [the Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger] has to stop clowning around because it’s disorienting for all of us.”

    >Barcelona failed in their attempt re-sign Fábregas in the summer of 2010, and look increasingly likely to do so again this year, having already had two bids rejected by Arsenal.

    Holy shit something must seriously be done by Arsenal or Fabregas (if he is okay with staying). Perhaps a complain to UEFA or even FIFA?

  • danigunner says:

    I respect everything RVP said! in terms…. I would say that the only thing that arsenal needs to lift up a trophy is A REAL PLAYERS , yes , real players who sweat the shirt , who sacrifices the shirt like YOU VAN PERSIE who puts everything in a match! who injures trying to reach the ball and gain the goal , Let the ones who dont like the most beauty red jersey GO! yes , let FAB GO! NASRI TOO if he wants too! Bring quality , Gourcouff! to replace them , TRY RAMSEY! and do something with VELA! deserves an opportunity!

  • summerbreez says:

    Tiredness and weather compiled with injury and wegner falling to enforce the squad during the winter break have all contributed to our downfall our style of play demands lots of energy the other issue i have noticed we drop our heads when the ball falls into our net looking like we do not have an idea how to score Arsenal has to have 22 capable players strong enough to beat the barcalonas the stoks and the uniteds home and away we run in four competitions we need strength and depth

  • santori says:

    What you need to do to win a troophy? Get a proper experienced Cback (Alex) and LB cover (Bastos) and for goodness sakes get us a better assistant coach (or one each specialist coach for attack and defense)

  • toni ton says:

    What we need to do to win trophy
    Am sure alot of us know the answer to a great percentage.

    1) Address central defense issue. (do not think that only the com back of TV can see that resolved. That will be another gamble that will tire us apart like when AW refused to buy Samba on last January transfer.) With a view to also address rate of goals conceded through set pieces.
    2) Gibbs in the past has shown that will be a good player but did also show poor performances last season with many injury problems. Relaying on him as the 1st choice left back will be a bad gamble. One that I see AW taking anyway.
    3) Do not sell both stars at same transfer window. selling both like AW said will indicate bad things like :- Arsenal is a selling club, Arsenal might not be viewed as big club, Arsenal might not be viewed as title contenders.The last time I checked what we need is to strengthen the team and selling both is the contrary. Even if we want to buy to replace both and still buy to cover noted gaps in the team, then we pretty will be partially a new team and will need alot of games to blend. my verdict do not sell both.
    4) who is song’s cover in defensive midfield? please lets not see denilson there again. and do not use diaby on that role again. maybe Frimpong can come good otherwise find one.
    5) I believe our 1st keeper will shine. But please sell Almunia and replace if possible.
    6)Do not be deceived! We are in need of another good striker. RVP is good but we need another good striker to hope that rvp will be fit all season is another trible gamble. moreover he cant play all games.
    7)Why do we fall apart mentally and physically after december for the past 6 years?
    Your the professor find a remedy for your teams mental strength. you say we have it but the honest trust is that we do not have mental strength as well as maturity, and that is why you always say we have it, because its an issue. If its not you will not be talking about it all the time. check other title contenders in EPL and Europe, nobody goes about mental strength like us. FIX IT

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