da supremo：
da bet nacional： Arsene Wenger has stated that Arsenal are not a one man team, and that his side do not overly rely on Robin van Persie.
The North London club’s revival has been led by the excellent form of the Netherlands international, resulting in the British media claiming that the Gunners would not be where they are without the ex-Feyenoord striker.
Despite praising his captain, the French coach believes it has been a concerted team effort that has saw the Emirates outfit turn the page after a shaky start to their campaign.
“Robin is an exceptional player who takes advantage of the team playing for him and working for him,” Wenger told Sky Sports.
“When you have a centre forward who doesn’t score people ask ‘why do you not buy a centre forward,’ then when a player scores lots people say are you too dependent on him.
“It is not so long ago that people asked me why I played him as a centre forward.
“He is scoring goals because the team works for him and he has an extraordinary talent to take those chances.
“He was out for a long time with injuries. Now he is back people have discovered he is a great player but I always thought he was exceptional. He has always scored goals,” he continued.
Despite Van Persie’s contract expiring in June 2013 and no progress on a new deal being made as yet, Wenger did not want to discuss the forward’s contractual arrangement, and preferred to praise his captaincy abilities.
“Money is not what you worry about, as long as they are at the club you want them to perform well.
“He is a good captain because of how he behaves on and off the pitch. He wants to do everything to make sure his team does well.
“Cesc [Fabregas] was a good captain as well. Everyone has their own personality. Robin has gradually learned the job because Cesc played only 20 games in the league last season,” he concluded.
Arsenal take on Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday night, and Wenger will hope Van Persie can continue his excellent form in front of goal.
By Gareth McKnight
[ad_pod id=’writer-1′ align=’right’]