Robin van Persie has revealed that a confrontational game as a youngster helped him gets his move to the Premier League.
The Dutchman signed for Arsenal in 2004, but there were doubts over whether he had the mentality for the big occasion before they pursued the move.
Van Persie was playing in a youth game for Feyenoord against rivals Ajax with scouts present.
Things took a turn for the worse as fans assaulted him after the contest despite the Amsterdam outfit winning 3-1.
A then 20-year-old Van Persie scored his side's goal and he claims that the attritional nature of the occasions proved he had the appetite when things weren't going his way.
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