Robin van Persie can do no wrong. He was recently given the offer to switch his jersey number and wear the #9 kit for Manchester United next season, but he has turned it down. Why?
He told the United Review:
“I don’t want to be harsh on the fans who have number 20 on their kit. I don’t want them to have to buy a new shirt.”
Kudos to RVP for thinking of the fans first!
Old habits are hard to break, and Robin van Persie spent eight seasons forming this one.
The former Arsenal striker returned to the Emirates for the first time since he left the Gunners for Manchester United last summer. When he arrived at the stadium, he made sure to greet the Arsenal staff members standing outside the locker rooms before he entered.
After his final hello, he makes a move for the locker room — but it’s the home one, not away.
Embarrassed, RvP gives himself a little “d’oh!” tap on the forehead before quickly redirecting toward the correct locker room. Seems like the usually calm, cool and collected striker had a small case of the butterflies upon returning to his old club.
Once he got on the pitch though, he was able to get it together and remember which side he was on. He was awarded a penalty kick after Sagna took him down in the box. The United striker buried it in the back of the net, much to the dismay of the home crowd.
(Image via BBC News)
In a classic case of misidentity, thousands of Manchester United fans who wished to congratulate Robin Van Persie on his hat trick and first Premier League title over the weekend sent their flattering messages to the twitter account of @rvp.
Only problem: @rvp belongs to 52-year old Indian IT consultant Ravi Visvesvaraya Sharada Prasad, or in other words, definitely not Robin van Persie.
The mix-up makes sense given that a majority of fans know Van Persie by his initials, RVP. However, to Prasad it has become a nuisance. He attempted to make his plight known with a message to the masses a month ago:
Unfortunately, the tweet backfired. What was meant to detract tweeters from his account instead spurred fans to retweet his tweets and jokingly praise him for his “contributions” to Manchester United’s season. All in all, Prasad says he has had over 10,000 mentions in the 24-hour span after United clinched the title.
Only makes us wonder: why hasn’t he changed his account name? Does he secretly like the attention? He certainly has gained popularity, having amassed over 3,600 followers. Not bad for an IT consultant in India!
By the way, Robin van Persie’s correct Twitter handle is @Persie_Official
Robin van Persie, take a bow.
His second goal in Manchester United’s match against Aston Villa on Monday was out-of-this-world good. A superb pass from Wayne Rooney set up his perfect volley that Villa keeper Brad Guzan had no chance of stopping.
Our viewing recommendation: Press play, watch, repeat.
Check out this the Robin Van Persie interview as seen on Goals on Sunday, where he shares his thoughts on playing for United!
Today’s goal of the day is brought to you by Robin Van Persie! The Dutchman shows all his class with a nice trap, move and finish with the right foot. How sick does it make you feel knowing that Van Persie’s weak foot is still ten times better than your strong foot?
New year, same RVP.
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