Robin van Persie insists he would have gone in goal had Jens Lehmann been sent off in Blackpool win

Dutchman would have taken over with gloves had German veteran been dismissed, and believes victory has given them a chance of catching Manchester United (Arsenal, Blackpool, English Premier League, Jens Lehmann, Robin van Persie)

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golden_cannon + 409d ago

That would've been VERY interesting to see, since he can't even stop his 5 year old son from getting past him (with an absolutely world class shot, mind you).

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GJ23 + 409d ago

Would have been good to watch. All blackpool would have needed to do was blitz him with shots from outside the box. A few would have gone in

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