Also taking off van bronckhorst was probably the managers biggest mistake, his experience was invaluable and braafheid was absolutley nowhere to be seen when inesta scored from that flank.
Robben lost holland the world cup, it's ironic that out of all the needless diving he's done throughout his career when he's being heavily pressured by two Spanish defenders and going to face the keeper he strangely feels compelled to stay on his feet. No doubt he could have been done for diving but if there's any player that could have made something out of that it was Robben.
Exactly. Plus all the goals he scored for Bayern to get them to the CL Final, but he couldn't score even 1 out of 2 great 1-on-1 chances to give Holland the lead.
Its quite different in the Arab world though. Algerians support France, Libyans are the biggest Azzurri fans ever. They trump the Italiens over here, roads got closed in Tripoli after the 2006 final.
People expected Spain to have more of the chances, Hollands chances were rare and what was really going to set the game alight, and I just happened to find Robben's decision not to dive to be strange.
People expected Spain to have more of the chances, Hollands chances were rare and what was really going to set the game alight, and I just happened to find Robben's decision not to dive to be strange.
I wouldn't call it a dive if he fell down, the contact was there, he was running at full speed and the contact made him lose his balance. Puyol would have been rightfully sent off.
Exactly. Plus all the goals he scored for Bayern to get them to the CL Final, but he couldn't score even 1 out of 2 great 1-on-1 chances to give Holland the lead.
