Group B

Robin van Persie, Netherlands (Arsenal)

The formerly injury-prone Van Persie showed the world what he is capable of when he finally managed to shake off his fitness worries this season; he managed to play in all 38 Premier League games for Arsenal and had an astonishing return of 30 goals, 9 assists and 10 shots that hit the woodwork.

Dangerous when leading the line and comfortable in dropping to the wings to create space in the middle, van Persie is a throwback to the versatile Total Football-esque style that the Oranje are famous for.

With quality team-mates like Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Arjen Robben alongside him, van Persie will be given more time and space to work with - a thought that can make the best defenders in the break out in a cold sweat.

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