He scores when He wants

If he was a four-legged creature, he would be a leopard. If he could fly, which he does so often, he would be a butterfly. If he did dance, he would be a peacock. Run everybody does, dance everybody does, fly too, many attempt too, but few have done in it style, that this man does it when he wears the red and white shirt, Robin Van Persie.

            Ask a cricket fan, and he will tell you, how much more elegant the left handers could be. To attribute Persie’s elegance to being a lefty would be injustice to the the great man’s talent. Born to artists, Persie’s canvas is the green grass in a football ground and in Emirates, how often he has transformed into something bigger, something more elevating. In some ways, this season the number of goals that Persie has scored diverted the attention from the artistry that he employs to dazzle the opponents.

            Being a part of an artist family, Persie would well know numbers are poor ways to measure success. For a man, who has so well expressed himself on the football ground, he lies on the threshold of a big decision to make. Should he chase numbers? Or, should he chase love? A chance at glory. A chance at living in the hearts of The Emirates faithful for a lifetime. Sports does not lend itself to rational thinking. Sometimes, the most instinctive decisions are the best ones and the heart often makes better decisions than the brain. Persie has two choices now. Either, he could decorate his cupboard with medals. Or, He could be content with seeing his poster in the bedroom of every Gooner and a special place reserved for him.

            When he arrived as a youngster from Feyernood, not many teams bid for him because of his Balotteli like reputation. Even in times, when Arsenal was frustrated with injuries which regularly affected Persie, Arsenal respected his talent. Tonight is a chance for Persie to redeem himself. To repay the faith that Arsenal have reaped on him.  To say no to a truckload of dollars from the oil country is going to be tough. But to earn the shouts of “Persie, Persie” at the Emirates is tougher.

            A chance to remain a good player. A chance to become a legend.

King Persie, Ball is in your court. Gooner Forever.