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As brilliant as he has been for the last 18 months, you have to say this has all the hallmarks of a player who gets a huge contract on the back of one exceptional season and then reverts to type. In America they would call it a 'contract year', when players are approaching free agency and suddenly produce their best ever, injury-free season.
Obviously Man City can afford to write him off if he's a disaster but if I was any other club I wouldn't go near him, bearing in mind the age, cost and downside. In fact even if I was Man C I wouldn't bother, they already have plenty of quality up front and surely could target a younger player like Hulk if they wanted.
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Wow yeh pretty crap actually
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he's a brilliant player and can get 20-25+ every season. his problem is that he's injury-prone. last season was remarkable in that he didn't do himself a mischief.
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plus, he is far more than just goals. his movement, touch and awareness is awesome - the cnt
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Ignorant stuff KR.
The last 18 months represent a player who is injury free. The world and his wife knows about RvP's injury record, and that is reflected in his goal tallys. Though I personally hope he is sold now. He's always been an arrogant sh1t. |
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Is or isn't.... was still a very funny post
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RMB, according to OPTA, RvP created more goalscoring opps than any other player in Europe.
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I meant he really isn't as in he's not a see you next Tuesday on the basis of wanting to leave. Think he's been a great servant and a great professional. I don't see why there won't be a bidding war for him if he's only 20m.
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I think KR means that he would be an over rated acquisition, he turns 29 at the start of the season, and if I were City I'd probably look to get him, if not held to ransom, but o/w with their resources look for Falcoa, 3 and a half years younger and a monster with no injury proneness. I'm surprised with all the talk of going to Turin, I assumed RVP would stay around in the Prem, or is he hoping Real or Barca come in for him? Wouldn't be surprised to see Jose or Barca come a knocking.
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Nathaniel for the Arc? Can't see it personally.
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If I was van Persie, I wouldn't even be thinking about leaving England, assuming he leaves the Arsenal of course. He will never play against more badly-organised teams, amid such shambolic defending, than he will in the Premier League. He wouldn't get ten goals a season, injury-free, in any other of the major European Leagues.
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What, in Spain, Germany, even Italy?
On last season's form he'd score that number well before Xmas! |
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RMB, dont want to upset you here but reckon there is a chance RVP is doing a Rooney! He wants more wedge from us.
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Can't see that sint, perhaps he just genuinely wants to play for a club that has a chance of winning something.
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Probably very true sint, good on him too!
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sell him. he plays for himself and nobody else. 1 good season and one everythinks he is world class. never done anything for holland, and only shone when all the team was playing to set him up.
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we need a goals per game ratio
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RVP knows that Bendtner is back at the club and will probably take his place in the team.
Thats why he is moving. Makes sense really. |
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Mr Eboue...That was a joke wasn't it? Bit hard to tell on this lol
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Great player imo; hate to admit it but would love to see Spurs nick him
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I bet you would Aspro!
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Aspro, jesting aside, if that deal somehow came up I think it would be a disastrous move for the above reasons. It's fine for teams with unlimited funds but for the other 99% of clubs who would be diverting that money from elsewhere, I think it makes little sense.
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KR, you haven't included the games played as it would have made a nonsense of your "contract year" theory
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Lets not forget RVP played most of his career as a support striker behind Henry/Adebayor.
Its only now he's on his own that he's scoring lots. It took Wenger 5 years to realise it!  |
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I'm a big (quiet) fan of RVP KR... didn't rate him that highly a few years ago and had a very strong debate with a gooner over this. I told him I'd give him my full attention and to be fair, I had to bow down... the guy is class.
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sintonian
RMB, according to OPTA, RvP created more goalscoring opps than any other player in Europe. Is it possible to access any OPTA stats from their web site or is it for professional organisations only? |
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His goal tally might not look good but I'll think you'll find his goals per game average has remained pretty consistent throughout his career. Anyway, he's in his prime so why shouldn't he be scoring more now.
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Knight Rider 09 Jul 12 18:29
we need a goals per game ratio Why though? Surely his goals per season give a good reflection of his goals per game, coupled with the number of games he is fit to play. If he completes his Man City career having only averaged 8 goals per season in 12 starts, I don't think the goals per game ratio will be any consolation for the 70m invested (assuming 5 year contract @ 200k per week and 20m transfer fee). I know what you are saying about his injuries but the buying club will be looking at it saying if we get 25 goals a season for three years then he will be worth the 70million. |
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once upon a time MR EBOUE said he will eat his hat if any arsenal players ever join city
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his goals per game/minute record has always been very good
he has had some freakish injuries that saw him miss many games (eg breaking a toe after scoring against ManU in 06/07, Chiellinis tackle in an international friendly in 09/10). as a buying club it would depend whether those are viewed as typical of the player or unlikely to be repeated |
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194 league games, 45 of these as sub ,96 goals
If you exclude last season he only started in 112 league games in the previous 7 seasons. |
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we got there in the end!
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Storm, I follow OPTA on Twitter. They post numerous stats. All free.
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Ignorant in what sense Sintonian? That's exactly the point of my post - what do you think is the likelihood of Van Persie continuing this injury-free run? Slim I would say.
18 months is a long time, enough to suggest he's over the injury troubles he once had |
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