{"id":285698,"date":"2011-03-01T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/01\/robin-van-persie-is-goal-com-uks-player-of-the-month-for-february\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T14:03:00","slug":"robin-van-persie-is-goal-com-uks-player-of-the-month-for-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/01\/robin-van-persie-is-goal-com-uks-player-of-the-month-for-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin van Persie is Goal.com UK&#8217;s Player of the Month for February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4>1 Mar 2011 14:03:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"66.5886986301\">\n<div readability=\"14.3900414938\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CL, Arsenal and Barcelona, Robin van Persie (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/baa1c8b0124185_news.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>CL, Arsenal and Barcelona, Robin van Persie (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"26.7681105302\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/94\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> striker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/netherlands\/2841\/robin-van-persie\">Robin van Persie<\/a> has won a majority of votes from <strong>Goal.com UK<\/strong>&#8216;s staff to be crowned Player of the Month for February.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Goal.com UK<\/strong> team put forward their views as to which  player put in the best performances during the course of the month, and the Dutchman garnered twice as many votes as his nearest competitor, Daniel Sturridge.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old scored six goals in five games though the month of February, continuing his fine form since returning from injury. Among them were some important strikes too, including important cup levellers against Barcelona and Birmingham City.<\/p>\n<p>The former Feyenoord man has been in strong form, drawing praise from several quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-England striker Gary Lineker said of Van Persie: &#8220;When he&#8217;s hot, he&#8217;s devastating. On their current form I&#8217;d take him above [Fernando] Torres, [Didier] Drogba and [Wayne] Rooney every day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s about elegance and sharp instincts. Outside the box he&#8217;s a strong  finisher and inside the area he&#8217;s got that calmness all strikers need.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I say, he&#8217;s probably the best striker in the Premier League at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div readability=\"18.5\"><span>Honourable mentions<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"32\"><span>Daniel Sturridge (Bolton Wanderers)<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4f12609023315_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/><br \/>The youngster&#8217;s temporary move from Chelsea to Bolton has been a very positive one, scoring in all four appearances since heading north.<\/p>\n<p><span>Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4e79ef4a12977_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>The young midfielder has come into his own during the course of the month, putting in strong performances that have seen him win plenty of praise. His showing against Barcelona proved that he can step up and leave his mark on the biggest games<\/p>\n<p><span>Nikola Zigic (Birmingham City)<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e6db4c0964648_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>After receiving criticism owing to a poor goal return, the towering forward managed to temporarily silence his naysayers by scoring four goals in five games in February. He also bagged the opening goal in the League Cup final against Arsenal, which his side eventually went on to win.<\/p>\n<p><span>Demba Ba (West Ham United)<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/198ac4b325190_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>The 25-year-old has scored three goals in four appearances since his move from Hoffenheim, including a strike in the shock 3-1 win over Liverpool, which has given the Hammers a much-needed push in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><span><br \/>Kris Commons (Celtic)<\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ca08cb7c25191_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>The former Derby County man has had an excellent start to his career at Parkhead, scoring twice against arch-rivals Rangers since his switch last month \u2013 goals that have seen him endear himself to the Hoops faithful already.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Lowe (Bury)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/523f721d25193_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"80\" \/>The experienced forward scored six goals in as many games for Bury during the course of the month to equal a club record for notching seven goals in consecutive games        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/baa1c8b0124185_news-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/01\/2374239\/robin-van-persie-is-goalcom-uks-player-of-the-month-for\" title=\"Robin van Persie is Goal.com UK's Player of the Month for February\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robin van Persie is Goal.com UK&#8217;s Player of the Month for February<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 Mar 2011 14:03:00 CL, Arsenal and Barcelona, Robin van Persie (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has won a majority of votes from Goal.com UK &#8216;s staff to be crowned Player of the Month for February. 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