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Robin van Persie admits he is unlikely to ever become a 'real killer' in front of goal, like Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres.

The Arsenal striker has been in electrifying form this season after being reverted to a central role by Arsene Wenger.

Free from the shackles of the past, the Dutchman has led the Gunners line in style, notching seven Premier League goals and laying on just as many for his team-mates.

The 26-year-old is finally getting the recognition he deserves, with favourable comparisons drawn to his fellow countryman, and former Arsenal star, Dennis Bergkamp.

Van Persie is delighted with the way his 2009/10 campaign has gone so far, but he accepts that he will never be regarded as a fearsome frontman in the same mould as some of his Premier League rivals.

"I don't see myself as a true out-and-out striker. Guys likes Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba, they are real killers," Van Persie told Dutch magazine Voetbal International.

Combination

"I try to bring my own dimension to the forward position.

"I feel I play between a target striker and a shadow striker. I am a combination of both and that's just fine.

"In the league I have now contributed seven assists and I am just as proud of these as the seven goals I have scored.

"I find it crucial to be effective in both spheres for the team."

Van Persie added: "The coach (Wenger) is particularly keen that I add something to the tactical play of the team, both offensively and creatively, that I use and combine with the players around me.

"It is my main intention to help others play. I am also free to make myself more dangerous. It took a while before I had found the balance."