Robin Van Persie is the best striker in the Premier League. Discuss

[the artist known as Billy El Pistolero]

He is one of the best and but needs to go through an entire season fit to be the best. Because when he plays not only does he score a lot but makes them too. Last season he got 18 goals from 19 games which was stunning. The guy for me is the perfect forward in a sense. He plays upfront on his own and has super one touch link play. His passing when he drops deep is also very classy. And last season even proved that he can be a pure number 9 and score the 'easy' goals. On form i would say only Rooney,Van Persie,Tevez and Drogba are the real top forwards in the league. Suarez is yet to prove he is up there with the very best. While its only a matter of time before Aguero joins the best because of his sheer talent.

You may well be right....but he'll be gone by next summer anyway

[Drogs]

He is one of the best and but needs to go through an entire season fit to be the best. Because when he plays not only does he score a lot but makes them too. Last season he got 18 goals from 19 games which was stunning. The guy for me is the perfect forward in a sense. He plays upfront on his own and has super one touch link play. His passing when he drops deep is also very classy. And last season even proved that he can be a pure number 9 and score the 'easy' goals. On form i would say only Rooney,Van Persie,Tevez and Drogba are the real top forwards in the league. Suarez is yet to prove he is up there with the
very best. While its only a matter of time before Aguero joins the best because of his sheer talent.

if he's so good, why does everybody say Arsenals main problem is their back four and their men up top, he has a lovely left foot but I'm sorry he's nowhere near any of the former you mentioned.

[SuperJackWilshere19]

if he's so good, why does everybody say Arsenals main problem is their back four and their men up top, he has a lovely left foot but I'm sorry he's nowhere near any of the former you mentioned.

Who said that? Only United scored more then us last year and Van Persie scored more goals per minute then anyone in the league. He is up there with the best. His all round play and now goal scoring puts him there.

[Skylarker*]

Who said that? Only United scored more then us last year and Van Persie scored more goals per minute then anyone in the league. He is up there with the best. His all round play and now goal scoring puts him there.

Someone so injury prone cannot be considered as up there with the best in my opinion.

[SuperJackWilshere19]

You may well be right....but he'll be gone by next summer anyway

I doubt any massive clubs will pay the sum needed for what will be a 29 year old who can pick up serious injuries.

[Drogs]

Always been Arsenals problem since Henry left or maybe when Adebayor had that great season. Who knows, just my opinion anyway. I think RVP probably needs a great partner to get the best out of him

[Lucaaas]

I doubt any massive clubs will pay the sum needed for what will be a 29 year old who can pick up serious injuries.

Won't he be in the last year of his contract? Laughably bad managment, again, from Arsenal.

[SuperJackWilshere19]

Someone so injury prone cannot be considered as up there with the best in my opinion.

He can based on last season alone. 18 goals in 19 games and his all round play was stunning at times. He turned from a good link up player to a goal scoring machine last season.

[the artist known as Billy El Pistolero]

Who said that? Only United scored more then us last year and Van Persie scored more goals per minute then anyone in the league. He is up there with the best. His all round play and now goal scoring puts him there.

This is a false statistic when he never plays a full season.

I could play two minutes and score thus giving me a seasons ratio of a goal every two minutes.

He's a great forward but ultimately just another sicknote

[SuperJackWilshere19]

Always been Arsenals problem since Henry left or maybe when Adebayor had that great season. Who knows, just my opinion anyway. I think RVP probably needs a great partner to get the best out of him

Why is it a problem? We scored more then anyone else apart from United. We all know the problem last season was the defence.

[Samurai]

Sorry for not being here to argue it.

The stats don't lie though, minute for minute he was the best last season. And if arsenal can get someone like benzema to partner him, anything is possibly. I'm sure arshavin can play behind van persie, which is where he SHOULD play, instead of on the wing because arsenal have too many wingers (gervinho, oxo, miyachi, Walcott, nasri if he somehow stays)

[SuperJackWilshere19]

This is a false statistic when he never plays a full season.

I could play two minutes and score thus giving me a seasons ratio of a goal every two minutes.

He's a great forward but ultimately just another sicknote

Last season he played over 25 games in the league and scored 18.

[Drogs]

Maybe that overshadows what I'm saying then, I mean everyone says arsenal always pass it around then make nothing out of it most of the time. Maybe last season it wasn't your problem but I certainly has been on previous years!

[the artist known as Billy El Pistolero]

Why is it a problem? We scored more then anyone else apart from United. We all know the problem last season was the defence.

Yeah but he's not going to have Fabregas or Nasri supplying him this year. We all know he'll get goals but best in the prem?? Not by a long way

[Drogs]

Last season he played over 25 games in the league and scored 18.

Berbatov did better than that, does that mean he's now the best?

[SuperJackWilshere19]

Maybe that overshadows what I'm saying then, I mean everyone says arsenal always pass it around then make nothing out of it most of the time. Maybe last season it wasn't your problem but I certainly has been on previous years!

Because in previous years Van Persie was not there. When he is and then gets the chance he has become deadly infront of goal. Our backup for him is the problem not him.

[Samurai]

The problem at arsenal is not just the defence, it is this: RVP is the only top class forward that arsenal have. Chelsea and city have loads, for example.

Chelsea: Torres drogba Anelka, maybe lukaku and sturridge, kalou
City: dzeko, balotelli, aguero, tevez if he stays, plus the backups like Santa Cruz.

And when van persie gets injured, arsenal can fall back on the amazing Bendtner and chamakh.

[SuperJackWilshere19]

Yeah but he's not going to have Fabregas or Nasri supplying him this year. We all know he'll get goals but best in the prem?? Not by a long way

Nasri got one assist in the league last year. Fabregas although not at his best did find a few. We will wait to see who comes before the window closes.

[Drogs]

Because in previous years Van Persie was not there. When he is and then gets the chance he has become deadly infront of goal. Our backup for him is the problem not him.

Not there in what sense? He's played for you since 04. And yes I'm not denying he's deadly in front of goal, I said he has a lovely left peg, but in terms of other areas of ability there are better players than van

[SuperJackWilshere19]

Berbatov did better than that, does that mean he's now the best?

The only reason i am not putting him up there because he just scored against the small teams at home. He got nearly 50% of his goals in a few games. Fergie never even played the guy for the important games. Van Persie broke the goals record for away games last season.