Dutch team hopes to see fast recovery of Robben

It seems the Dutch soccer team is not going to have to miss master striker Robben from Bayern Munich after all. Arjen Robben, who was voted as best player of the German Bundesliga collapsed in the match from The Netherlands against Hungary after making what seemed like a innocent move. Robben, who is known for his sensitivity to injuries, plays a leading role in the Dutch national soccer team. In the game against Hungary, won by the Dutch with a stunning 6-1, Robben scored two great goals.

Robben is part of what the Dutch call “the big four,” which further include Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder and Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. These 4 players are considered the key players of the Netherlands on the upcoming World Championship in South Africa. When Arjen Robben got injured, the hopes of the Dutch nation to become the World Champions 2010 went up in smoke so it seemed. A poll in the biggest Dutch newspaper showed that the Dutch people see Arjen Robben as the key to success in the African country.

Holland has very bad memories when it comes to injuries of their key players. In the past, striker Marco van Basten  even had to give up his soccer career because of a ankle injury, caused by the many attacks on the ankle of the Dutchman. Like Marco van Basten, Arjen Robben is sometimes subject to foul attacks from the defense of the opponent. Van Basten had a great teacher in Johan Cruijff, who was a master in avoiding foul attacks on his legs and seemed to have a pair of eyes in the back of his head. Yet, when you have the quality of Marco van Basten or Robben, in the game of soccer these days, this is not enough apparently. Intangible for the defense the opponents seem to have no other choice than to foul incredible players like Robben.

When Arjen Robben recovers in time and is able to excel in South Africa (scans made in a hospital in Rotterdam brought to light he had a smaller injury of the hamstring then first assumed), the defense of the opponent will use all necessary means to stop Robben from leading the Dutch to victory. Let’s hope (for the game’s sake) they don’t succeed in injuring him that badly, he will not be able to show the audience his incredible skills.

Players like Arjen Robben, Lionel Messi from Argentina and Christiano Ronaldo from Portugal are the ones that people visit a stadium for. Since another exceptional striker of world fame is already absent in South Africa (Didier Drogba from Ivory Coast), it would be more than unfortunate for all soccer fans to miss out on another exceptional soccer talent. But in the beginning of June, most soccer fans seem to have only one thing in their minds: Let the games begin! With the injury of Arjen Robben however, the Dutch wouldn’t mind postponing it a week or two.

But whatever will happen, one thing is inevitable: the coming four weeks the country of South Africa will be the center of the Earth.