Probably go for van Persie just because his best was better than anyone else’s there and he willed us to a top 4 finish literally by himself, who knows if the Europa League decline wouldn’t’ve begun before it did without him.
Can make good cases for Cazorla, Alexis, and Koscielny though.
Santi’s first year was great when he scored and assisted for fun. When he got moved to the wing it wasn’t so great. His freekick gave us our first Trophy in X number of years.
Then he had a new lease of life when moved to the DLP role. And most fans couldn’t see how good he was until he got injured
As much as I love Santi I think the lopsided votes towards him are more due to sentimental reasons how likeable he was rather than being the standout performer onfield.
In the 6 seasons he spent here 3 of them he spent injured. 13/14 season he was on the wing and only just decent. 12/13 season he was fantastic and 14/15 he was awesome when he moved to CM.