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Robin Van Persie Made Me Weak in the KneesThe Mighty Arsenal defeated Charlton United yesterday courtesy of a brilliant brace from Robin Van Persie. His brilliance overshadowed what can only be described as a curious mixture of the sublime and the ugly that could have easily been 2-2 as 1-6. As it happens, thanks in part to van Persie and Charlton's own ineptitude, it was neither and the great Arsene was able to celebrate 10 years in charge with a win to haul the lads out of the mid-table ruck. As you can see here, the Dutchman's strike was technical perfection. Van Persie, arriving like a man late for work, had two options: manage a speculative header or go for the impossible by bringing the ball under control with a shoulder-high volley from short range. He went for the impossible and Scott Carson had no chance. To hit the ball that cleanly with that pace while flying through the air like Carl Lewis is an incredible skill, but to do so with such a supreme measure of accuracy and level of control is positively sublime.  Posted at October 1, 2006 5:51 PM Permalink • Filed under: Arsenal FC , Audio & Video , Football (Soccer) |
Comments (5): Robin Van Persie Made Me Weak in the Knees
Julius
October 1, 2006 6:50 PM
I'm just wonderin.. when DOESNT soccer make you weak in the knees? I think i could score a goal and make you feel it!
globke
October 1, 2006 7:16 PM
haha You might be on to somethin JJ
J Stewart
October 2, 2006 8:28 AM
That was a beauty.. I didn't know Van Persie had it in him!
Rocky
October 2, 2006 6:27 PM
lol I'm really just wondering how she dealt with her own goals... you talk about personal satisfaction.. I think Little Warner was all over it:)
Anthony
October 2, 2006 8:09 PM
Haha you guys are mean.
That was an amazing shot but the thing that really makes me struggle with soccer is that you'll see this guy diving and flopping all over the field. He's injured, he's not, he's injured again. And then all of a sudden, the same guy will come out with this amazing stuff like what happened in the video and 10 minutes later he's back on the field rolling around in agony again. If the flopping would stop, this would be great to watch all the time.