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Robin van Persie is right about Arsenal return

It did make me smile when I read what Robin van Persie had to say about the possibility of returning to Arsenal one day in a coaching capacity.

“I think that door is closed,” he said. “You never know in football, but that is my assessment.” 

I think it’s safe to say that assessment is correct, Robin. That door is most certainly closed.

Strange things do happen in football. But Van Persie returning to Arsenal at some point in the future would be one of the strangest. 

That ship has sailed. 

Van Persie made his decision back in 2012. Ultimately for him, it was the correct one. He went to United and he won the title. So you can’t really question it from a football point of view.

But it still left a sour taste in the mouth for most people connected with Arsenal. Fans haven’t forgotten his decision to leave and how he went about it and time hasn’t really healed those wounds.

Some might have forgiven him and accepted his reasons for forcing his way out, but plenty haven’t and they never will.