Robin van Persie hails Wenger influence

ROBIN VAN PERSIE hailed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for helping him become one of the world’s best.
The Dutch hitman’s 11 goals in 11 games this season has made him the Premier League’s top scorer.
And his strike in the Gunners’ 3-0 home win over West Brom was his 29th goal in 28 league games this calendar year.
But the Arsenal captain, 28, insists his red-hot form has much to do with Emirates chief Wenger.
Van Persie said: “I’m so thankful I met him. When I was 20 he asked me, ‘Why are you not a top player yet?’
“I said ‘Because of this, this and this.’ He told me to think about the reasons why and a couple of years later asked me again, ‘Are you a top player?’
“I again said, ‘No, I don’t think so.’ And he said, ‘Why not? Think about it.’
“It was then I started to realise. He gave me a little bit of advice on certain things I was doing.
“He told me to think more about my actions. It was a conversation which lasted a year. Every couple of weeks he would refer to that conversation we had.

“He was giving me proof as well so I could go on and find my answer and I was finding answers all the time. He helped me big time.”
Van Persie has now scored 108 goals in 246 games for the North Londoners since joining from Feyenoord for £2.75million in May 2004.
However, the converted winger is under no illusions as to how tough it will be to maintain his scoring streak.
He added: “For people on the outside it might look as if I’m going to score because I’ve been scoring the last couple of weeks. But for me I’m in a different vibe.
“I still have to do it. I have to find the solution to score which is completely different and quite hard. But when you’re in the vibe and only need one or two chances to score, that’s the best feeling that a footballer can have.”
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