
Robin van Persie said he did not sign a new contract with Arsenal as he disagreed with the club's direction and strategy. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesThe morning after Arsenal's captain and outstanding player, Robin van Persie, announced he will not renew his contract and criticised the club's strategy and ambition, the club's brooding, frustrated 30% owner Alisher Usmanov piled in. In an "open letter to the board of directors" the...