Robin van Persie has considered making his comeback after his retirement as a professional football player. The former attacker put an end to his active career last year, but a few months later he played in Manchester in the farewell match of Vincent Kompany and that almost changed his mind. “There I played with Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick and that went really well,” Van Persie told the TV program on Friday. Tiki Taka Touzani.

“Everything on the right foot, those guys just get it. I took part in the entire match and scored a nice goal. ” The next morning Van Persie received a phone call from Kompany, who was a player / trainer at Anderlecht last season and is now head coach of the Brussels club. “Vincent said he thought I played well, and I had a good feeling about it myself. I had cramps all over, but it felt good. Back then, it took a few hours in my head. ”

“I discussed it at home with my wife and she thought I shouldn’t want it anymore. But of course she left me free in my choice ”, emphasized Van Persie. “The day after, so the second day after the race, it didn’t feel so good in my body when I woke up. Then I decided not to do it. ” After all, being fit is not the same as being football fit. “I mix things up, and that is not convenient for a footballer, he has to focus on football.”

“I play padel, tennis, boxing, sit in the gym and do bridges in Rotterdam twice a week. I am ‘healthy fit’, but I no longer have a football body. ” On May 12, 2019, Van Persie played his last game as a professional football player against ADO Den Haag (0-2). Three days later he decided not to travel to the final away match at Fortuna Sittard, also because this match was no longer important to Feyenoord.