Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger has clarified
remarks last week when describing Robin van
Persie's qualities.
The story got out of hand when some reports suggested that
Wenger thought Van Persie was effectively an amalgam of Thierry
Henry and Dennis Bergkamp, arguably the two finest players to wear
an Arsenal shirt.
"They [the media] asked me 'what kind of player is Van Persie?'"
he explained to arsenal.com.
"I said it is difficult to say because he is a little bit a
mixture of the characteristics of Thierry Henry and of Dennis
Bergkamp.
"He is not purely a target player or a runner of the ball like
Thierry, but he can play up front. And he is not a Bergkamp, not
purely a final ball-giver like Dennis.
"Robin is a bit of both, but that is why he is Van Persie. I did
not say he is Henry plus Bergkamp like some papers made it!
"They were two world-class players, and Robin is a world-class
player but a different type. He is a mixture of a target man and of
a supportive striker."