Rafael van der Vaart celebrated his birthday by posting one of his favourite goals – against Arsenal.The 36-year-old retired footballer spent two years at the Gunners’ north London rivals Tottenham where, despite his short stay, is considered a White Hart Lane legend by many.
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2View this post on Instagram Thank you to everyone for all the birthday messages. Heres one of my favourite goals, against Arsenal!! Glad @championsleague is back this week with my clubs @afcajax @realmadrid and @spursofficial all in action. Wondering whos playing Thursdays? A post shared by Rafael van der Vaart (@rafaelvdvaart) onAsked about his goals against Arsenal in an interview with FourFourTwo once, he admitted he never had anything against the club, he just loved Spurs.“When I joined I tried to learn about the clubs traditions and I soon found out about the magnitude of the match. I always try to immerse myself in the emotions of the fans, and in the derbies against Arsenal I tried to give Spurs fans a little bit of their pride back.“I wanted them to have something to cheer about at work the next morning.” When he retired in 2018, he revealed how much he loved his time at White Hart Lane.That was my two very best years, two years of top performance, many competitions.I played in a great team with fantastic players, like[Gareth] Baleand[Luka] Modric, which was a pleasure.
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BATE Borisov v Arsenal is live on talkSPORT 2 at 17:55 on Thursday 14 FebruaryRafael van der Vaart issued a special birthday message on Monday evening and had a dig at Arsenal in the process. The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder wrote on Twitter that he was looking forward to seeing former clubs Ajax, Real Madrid and Spurs in the Champions League this week. And, while posting a goal he scored for Hamburg against
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Not once, but twice Spurs favourite Rafael van der Vaart nutmegged Jack Wilshere during a barnstorming north London derby in April 2011. In his two years at White Hart Lane, the Dutchman was a huge hit with fans and Van der Vaart has gone as far to say leaving the club was a mistake.
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/Rafael van der Vaart celebrated his birthday by posting one of his favourite goals - against Arsenal. The 36-year-old retired footballer spent two years at the Gunners ' north London rivals Tottenham where, despite his short stay, is considered a White Hart Lane legend by many.
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