• Premier League

RvP frustrated by Arsenal mistakes

ESPN staff
September 19, 2011
Robin van Persie believes Arsenal have to show their mettle © PA Photos
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Robin van Persie has spoken of his frustration at Arsenal's poor start to the Premier League season.

The Gunners are sat just one spot above the relegation places after five games of the season and were beaten 4-3 by Blackburn on Saturday - having twice held the lead.

The pressure is firmly on manager Arsene Wenger and his captain Van Persie has called on the players to find some consistency on the field.

"There is lots of time [left this season], but at some point you need to pick yourself up and prove what you are capable of," Van Persie told the club's official website. "We are not doing that at the moment and are not consistent enough.

"It just frustrates me, and it is happening too often. Every time we start positively we just keep making the same mistakes and that is surprising.

"It's very important [to get back on track]. Even before the game on Saturday I said to the boys, 'today is a big, big day'. We have to get back-to-back wins, and we just cannot do that at the moment. That is our aim for the next couple of games, we have to win them after each other.

"We just need a couple of good weeks in the Premier League where we get a lot of points, and hopefully we can start next week against Bolton."

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