Not even a contest, RvP
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I agree he was probably the last combative midfielder weāve had that wasnāt a complete void in creativity. Yes sometimes his positioning was a little suspect but I remember that period where he was putting them scooped through balls on a plate for RVP to smash home. He wasnāt a perfect midfielder but he was certainly enjoyable and akin to Partey for me. Iād take that style of player all day everyday over your dead end types like Elneny, Xhaka, Denilson and Coquelin.
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RVP was my favourite player since we moved to the Emirates so it has to be him.
But neither him or Aubameyang played in front of Ozil, Sanchez and Cazorla and thatās why we didnāt win the PL title.
As a club, we have had elite strikers like Smith, Wright, Anelka, Henry, RVP and Aubameyang, so to see us with Lacazette and Nketiah shows how far our standards have dropped.
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rank these names in terms of overall impact and Arsenal Legacy
Henry
Smith
RVP
Wright
Auba
Anelka
Fair?
You did not just put RvP ahead of Wright.
Wright stakes a claim to be no.1 on that list. Not 4th
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I do have recency bias, Wright def not my era
Iāll let you off (I think)
This really is your version of āfetchā 
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Iām trying it outā¦
Is it the best way to minimise goals scored against lesser opposition? I donāt think so
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Why is Smith second then? 
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Smith above Wright is just beyond outrageous, I didnāt even clock that at first lol
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RVP was a better pure striker but I think Iād go Auba over RVP if I was choosing a team because Persie was always fucking injured. Has Auba missed a game for us due to injury? Donāt think so, he was always available. If RVP had the sturdiness if Auba weād have been challenging much more during his time cuz he was that good.
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The question was at their best though. He obviously wasnāt at his best when injured.
I think Smith based on how he was rated when he was playing should be there.
Iāve consumed alot of media and heard stories about the Arsenal in the 80ās too
Well I said itās RVP because heās a more well rounded player. But in reality if you are building a team the injury thing would be a major factor. Iāll take the 100 goals in 150 matches guy whoās never injured all day over RVPās crocked ass.
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It really was a bad move for him. His career totally nose dived from then on. Check his record out its a complete waste.
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We donāt even need Nasri.
If the cunt was not injured the whole of 07/08, we would have won the league.
Heck if we even had Giroud instead of Persie at the time, we would have won, we just needed a competent striker.
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Van Cunt is easier on the eyes but ā¦was too injury prone, Auba has made 38+ app every season since 2010/11 as well as being able to play RW/LW/ST. His goalscoring record is also amazing if people take a look bro.
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We had one, just got his leg snapped.
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Although Wrightey is my second favourite as a legend youād argue Smudger contributed more in terms of title wins.
Taking the liking out of it, Iād rank my modern era forwards as
Henry
Bergkamp
Wright/Smith equal third
Van Purse strings (when fit)
Anelka
Kevin Campbell
Alexis
Oli G
Twatabuyour
Charlie Nickyourarse
Eduardo (before injury)
Sylvain Wiltord
Wankyou Kanu
Tony Woodencock
Auba (marked down a lot due to his new contract phase disaster and being my current hate figure)
Lacashitter
Theo Wallcoot
John Hartattackson
As they were wide players I havenāt included pires and Freddie in the mix.
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