Robin van Persie is good but is still short of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's class
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In the 2010-2011 season, the Dutchman scored 23 of his 24 goals for club and country after New Year. Between August and the end of December, he scored just once in ten matches.
That stuttering form was a result of Van Persie’s traditional Achilles heel (and knee… and ankle…): his susceptibility to injury.
The second question raised by Arteta’s glowing report is: “How long can he keep it up?” The jury is still out on that.
Thirdly, how to compare their achievements in two very different leagues? Messi has the advantage of playing with the best midfielders in the world, and in a team that is streets ahead of all but one other team in the league, a sort of rich man’s Henrik Larsson.
In my opinion, Ronaldo has, at time
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