Even retired, Robin van Persie is still merciless with the defenders. The former Arsenal and Manchester United trigger has delivered a fairly harsh tackle to David Luiz, deep in the hole since his catastrophic performance against Manchester City.
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“With David Luiz, if he was 24 or 25, you would say he is potentially world class, said the former Dutch international, consultant for BT Sport. But he is not. He is 33 years old “He also has all the skills because he is confident on the ball, he can pass, he can dribble. He can defend but he makes just too many silly mistakes, which is enough for the opponents.”
“If I played against him, I would try to intimidate him”
“If I played against him, I would go towards him, I would almost try to intimidate him, to establish physical contact with him, to move around and try to tease him a little because he is vulnerable . The first job you have to do is defend, be strong and trustworthy. If you can do more, you can dribble, make great perfect passes but he has to focus on his job. “
David Luiz returned to competition this weekend in the English Cup quarter-finals. He started after serving his two suspension games after his exclusion from Manchester City in a catastrophic match. He was replaced before play time due to an injury. David Luiz joined Arsenal in 2019 from Chelsea. Despite his poor performance, he recently extended his contract by one year.
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