Robin van Persie is the one player who has really stepped up to the plate this season and has come on in leaps and bounds. The rape allegations during the summer seem to have matured van Persie into a calmer player, thus honing his considerable talents to be channeled towards football and not other aspects such as his fiery temper.
With his partnership with Henry blossoming by every passing game I believe we can compare what Bergkamp offered to what Van Persie will offer in the years to come. What Van Persie must develop further is his distribution of the ball to his team mates which thus far is his one glaring weakness. He tends to be more an individual rather than a more complete player which I guess will come over time.
I think RVP will score more goals than Dennis on a per season average as he plays slightly more up front then DB did. RVP tends to be more left footed to DB’s two feet but then it might not matter as much.