Robin van Persie. According to Dutch naming tradition, his name means Robin from Persie. Persie also means Persian. So Robin is of Persian descent. Like a coin, he is always divided and never seems to stop. You see him as a villain, we see him as a hero.

Van Persie, who started his career at Feyenoord, has been at Arsenal since 2004. He is a project player for Arsene Wenger, who has tried to develop him to his full potential. He has struggled with injuries and has struggled since his arrival at the club, which has led to Arsene Wenger providing him with full protection.

He is known for his agile play, precise shots and good positioning. But his injury problem is a big one. A big one. In between, he played for Arsenal for 8 seasons until 2012, scoring 96 goals in 194 games.

Although not at the top of his game, he was more than capable. If it weren’t for the injury problems, he would have done a lot more. But he was constantly struggling with injuries, and Arsenal were also far from success at that time, with new stadium projects, players leaving one after another, and a generation of young players leaving one after another.

In 2012, he moved to Manchester United at the instigation of Sir Alex Ferguson. United and Arsenal had a fierce rivalry for a while, but they were not really rivals in England. The Roy Keane-Vieira era, the Van Nistelrooy affair, the 50-game unbeaten run, the referee’s decisions, During the Fabregas era, Sir Alex Ferguson was surrounded by pizza. These were all in the same era, but traditionally, United's biggest rivals were Liverpool and Arsenal's rivals were London clubs.

However, Arsenal fans were not happy with Van Persie because he moved to a team they had been competing with for a long time. It would be worse in Myanmar than in England. Remember the times when United and Arsenal were at their peak and competing. Although Van Persie's transfer included Danny Welbeck, a young United player, fans could not see this. Because of Van Persie's performance, who had risen to prominence at United, there was a perception that a player they had been nurturing for a long time had finally arrived at Manchester United when it was time to really shine.

In addition, Van Persie has revealed in interviews that Arsenal did not have a good contract offer for him, so he listened to the transfer and wanted to take him, and that in addition to United, Chelsea and the then rising Manchester City were also interested. So Van Persie chose United with Sir Alex Ferguson's advice. He did not choose a London rival like Chelsea, nor did he choose Manchester City, which had brought in many great players such as Adebayor, Clichy, Nasri.

Another thing is that when he arrived at United, he was definitely injured, and it was difficult. However, according to Patrice Evra's interviews, it can be said that Sir Alex used Van Persie well. He did not let him go to training, but only trained separately with the fitness coach and only trained with the team for two days a week. In addition, Van Persie was beaten harshly in training, It is forbidden to destroy. When he arrived, players like Wayne Rooney called the beginning and said that if he scored and won the 20th English league title, he would win it, and everyone else who couldn't do that would have to sit on the bench. That would have reduced the number of injuries.

The worst thing was that when they met Arsenal again, they didn't win, but when they started burning their shirts, Van Persie scored and celebrated. Also, winning the Premier League with United, and when Arsenal players came to the stadium to applaud them when they won, that was like pouring oil on the fire.

There is a traitor in the Bible. Take Judas, who took money and led Christ to the hands of the Roman soldiers. He was one of the original examples. He came out of the flesh. Similarly, when the Roman emperor Julius Caesar went against the wishes of his Senate and did things he wanted to do, the Roman Senate custom was to execute such a king by stabbing him with a sword. Among those who were stabbed was Caesar's most trusted friend, Brutus. Brutus, it can be thought, was afraid that Caesar's actions would bring trouble to Rome.
Van Persie was neither a Judas nor a Brutus. He simply chose what was best for him as a professional. This decision led to his Premier League title. To Arsenal fans, the wages and achievements at United will be seen as Roman coins in Judas' pocket, while the celebrations, applause and accolades will be seen as Brutus's stab in the back.

Van Persie's name will remain in the football world, like a coin with two sides, the hatred of Arsenal fans and the love of United fans.

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