Van Persie's form hasn't been catastrophic, of course

The contrast between Van Persie's 2012/13 and 2014/15 seasons make for predictably unflattering reading. Under Ferguson, Van Persie averaged 47 touches, 3.4 shots and 1.9 shots on target per 90 minutes played. For this season those statistics are reduced to 35 touches, 2.6 shots and 1.4 shots on target, a drop of 26%, 24% and 26% respectively. Van Persie has become a quarter less involved in play in two years. The nagging thought is that Van Persie is not just out of form, but starting an irrevocable wane. 'Once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed' may be a sugary inspirational quote, but is nonsensical in footballing terms. At 31, Van Persie is United's second oldest appearance maker this season. Van Persie's issue is exacerbated by his environment. While he ages, the Premier League increasingly becomes a younger man's game. Of the 21 players with eight or more goals this season, the Dutchman is the oldest by two years at least. Of the top 18 PL scorers this season, 12 are at least half a decade younger than Van Persie. To adapt the proverb, inside every old footballer is a young player wondering what happened. When did he become a veteran? There is something incredibly melancholy about watching any footballer on the wane, desperate to match past achievements but with an irretrievably weaker hand. To watch as the leaves fall during the autumn of a career is to see something symbolic and sad, but uncontrollable. Time and tide wait for no man. A declining striker raises more sympathy than most. Even a 5% loss of attributes and influence can convert the world-class to also-ran. Like an old singer still belting out the classics in an off-key croak, it is deeply uncomfortable to witness.
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