Robin Van Persie Remains Great Ahead of Career End

DBasia.news – Age is just a number, but his performance remains great. That’s how we explain Robin van Persie’s performance with Feyenoord Rotterdam.

Robin van Persie returned to his childhood club after the career in the Premier League with Arsenal and Manchester United. Besides, he was also playing in Turkey with Fenerbahce.

Luckily, Feyenoord didn’t need to spend any money to recruit Van Persie. Both sides agreed to sign a one-season contract.

Though he is already 35, Van Persie’s performance in front of the net is still sharp. The player scored four goals and one assist in four Eredivisie matches.

Two of four goals were created in the match against NAC Breda. At that time, Feyenoord won 4-2.

The former Manchester United striker brought Feyenoord to the dominance in the first round and scored his second goal after the opponent balanced the situation by Gianluca Nijholt’s penalty kick at 34′.

In these four matches, Van Persie scored 344 minutes playing time. While his successful passing average was almost 50 percent.

Van Persie was effectively scoring four-goal from nine shots. Besides, he scored 7 successful dribbles.

Besides scoring the goal, Van Persie also had another role on the pitch. As a captain, he could do his duty as the leader well. With his experience, it won’t be a problem for Van Persie.

Van Persie’s impressive performance also contributed to bringing Feyenoord in the temporary standing. Giovanni van Bronckhorst squad stayed in the third rank with 9 points.