Premier League side Arsenal haven’t won a single trophy in the past six years and highly rated attacker Robin van Persie still awaits his first trophy with the Gunners. <\/p>\n
They appeared to be on their way to winning the League Cup back in February when Van Persie equalised in the final against Birmingham City. However, Arsenal were unable to complete a comeback and were eventually beaten 2-1. <\/p>\n
In the following weeks, the London giants were also eliminated from both the Champions League and the FA Cup, much to the disappointment of Van Persie.<\/p>\n
“It felt really good when we were 2-1 up against Barcelona, but it was all the more painful that we were eventually eliminated. However, this is football and it’s still a great sport. I don’t feel like our loss was an injustice. These kinds of things are all part of the game,” said Van Persie to Goal.com.<\/p>\n
“Birmingham beat us in the final, but then lost the following four league games. The Premier League has been absolutely crazy this year. I hope that we learned something from the lost final, but you never know whether you actually did. When something goes wrong the first time, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it will go better the next time.”<\/p>\n
The former Feyenoord star then made it clear that the Gunners are now fully focused on winning the Premier League.<\/p>\n
“It’s a real blow that we threw away three trophies within the space of only three weeks. However, we still have another big objective and that’s winning the Premier League title<\/p>\n
“We’re five points behind Manchester United, but have a game in hand, so we can narrow the gap to two points. It’s actually an advantage that we’re no longer active in other competitions, so we won’t get distracted. We still have everything in our own hands and will do our utmost to win the league title, even though we have been dealt a few big blows in recent weeks.”<\/p>\n
Van Persie is currently away on international duty with the Netherlands and the attacker is eagerly anticipating the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Hungary.<\/p>\n
“We beat them 6-1 last time, but we shouldn’t use that game as the standard. We were preparing for the World Cup back then, while they were basically on holiday already. They’re a good team and shouldn’t be underestimated. However, if we beat them twice in the coming days, we’ve all but secured qualification for Euro 2012.”<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old is widely expected to be part of the starting XI on Friday because of the absence of first choice striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, but Van Persie isn’t sure yet that he’ll start.<\/p>\n
“Everybody has a chance to prove his worth and we’re all hoping to get playing time. We’ll have to wait and see who will play on Friday. Even the absolute star players have to prove their worth again and again.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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