At Least Some Good Came from Arsenal's Draw with Spurs—Robin van Persie's Play

Robin van Persie was fantastic against Tottenham—he got involved, set up two goals, and scored one, not to mention the fact his first touch and running of the ball were brilliant, and you can't help but feel that this is going to be his breakthrough season.

While van Persie has struggled in recent seasons with injury, he has shown Arsenal and the footballing world how much of a threat he can be to defences with his stunning, powerful left foot.

He has the ability to be one of the world's best strikers; he is blessed with superb balance, which makes him a huge threat, and he can not only hit a ball so powerfully it's scary, he can also curl the ball magnificently.

He has reached the 50 mark in goals for Arsenal and it comes from 96 starting appearances and 33 substitute appearances. He scored 10 in his debut season, which was a 2004-05 campaign in which he was hampered by injury. In 2005-06 he scored 11, again playing through lots of injury problems. In 2006-07 he was Arsenal's top scorer with 13 goals despite missing half the season. Last year he only managed nine with yet again an annoying run of injuries.

This season he has worked incredibly well with his striking partner, Emmanuel Adebayor; both look very comfortable up front playing together, and they are both in-form players, having notched up 17 between them. Adebayor gives Arsenal a sensational aerial threat whilst van Persie brings balance, power, creativity, and an amazing free kick.

van Persie also looked extremely comfortable with injured Croatian striker Eduardo da Silva, who both suffered through injuries last season but still scored many useful goals. van Persie works very well with da Silva's speed by putting in some lovely through balls. Both are very calm in front of the net and possess exceptional talent.

As you can see, van Persie can score goals and set them up, but he has to stay injury-free; once he does that, the sky is the limit.