A Quote by Ryan Babel

For a 20 year old the gap from Holland to England is massive. That's a fact. Not all players are able to settle in directly from day one. I remember even Van Persie needed two, three years but he became Van Persie.

Ryan Babel

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Ryan Babel
Dutch - Athlete
Born: December 19, 1986

I look for players who do not just score goals but provide an attacking point, linking with other players and able to see the third man as well. Van Persie is one of the best strikers around at that.

Louis van Gaal

Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.

Patrice Evra

Michu and Van Persie are similar. They look alike. They are both tall, left-footed players. They are not fast, but they know when to make the runs.

Michael Laudrup

I can play with everyone, also with Robin van Persie.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Robin Van Persie is a sensational striker and one of the best in Europe.

Shinji Kagawa

There is no club in Europe that wouldn't want Van Persie at centre-forward.

David Moyes

I joined Arsenal to play with Robin van persie - not replace him

Olivier Giroud

Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie are two of the best strikers in the league and the reason I came to the Premier League was to play against people like them.

Jan Vertonghen

I know Robin van Persie very well and he is a great person and I have a lot of contact with him over the phone and text messages.

Ryan Babel

I want to move to one of Europe's best clubs if I leave Rotterdam, just like Robin van Persie and Kuyt did before.

Georginio Wijnaldum

I think a player like Van Persie can play for every team because he's a top player.

Roberto Mancini

Instead of speaking about Real Madrid, Mr Wenger should speak about Arsenal and explain how he lost 2-0 against a team in the Champions League for the first time [Braga]. The history about the young kids is getting old now. Sagna, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Song, Nasri, Van Persie, Arshavin are not kids. They are all top players.

Jose Mourinho

It's special - when you start playing, you are aware of names like Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie; you have seen them playing and know what great players they are. So it's fantastic to have a chance to line up with them. I'm really pleased with how that understanding has started off.

Angel Di Maria

The Hillary team is driving around in a van. Sometimes people get those gag bumper stickers put on their van. Hillary has one on her van, and it says, 'If this van's rockin', I'm deleting emails.'