Some people are missin he point. Ignore that other thread now, the point being made is that I feel he is overated. He was a fantastic player but the hype and hysteria surrounding him sometimes -for me- goes a little too far, and I think nostalgia often influences people opinions on him.
As an overall player how could you argue he is better than Van Persie? Van Persie now hitting his prime scored close to 40 goals after his injury free season last time round. Something Bergkamp, an attacker, got no where near. Granted they are different players. However even the things people claim Bergkamp excelled at and is superior to Van Persie at -I.e technical brilliance- Van Persie is absolutely top draw and world class at. Yet the movement, goal scoring, influence and over all threat; Van Persie wins hands down.
Yet Van Persie as of now is nowhere close to being mentioned in people's top 25, even for the 17 year olds.
Maybe he will be in the future...