Robben Hood!
Arjen Robben had his way with the Serb-Montengrins, tieing up the the SMT defence in knots. I think Robben’s name was mentioned as much as everybody else’s name combined. But that was because he was everywhere. The busiest man on the field. The pass put up by Van Persie was a beauty and Robben finished it nicely. But you had to hold your breath when Robben had the ball. He was almost unstoppable.
The Dutch defence gave some anxious moments as the SMT attack bulit up in the second half. I think they really need to tighten up. Van Der Saar looked a bit shaky and went down a couple of times awkwardly. I was a bit surprised by the Van Bommel substitution, he was changing the point of attack very nicely. Sneijder was bit off with his feeds.
SMT really missed Nemanja Vidic at the back- I think he would have been much better at marking Robben. For some reason he was suspended before the game??
Group C is the toughest and I think the Dutch though they won this one and are even with Argentina would have loved to have another goal in the bag. I am really looking forward to the Argentina- Netherlands game on June 21. An Argentina- SMT draw/ loss could blow this group wide. It might come down to the last match between Ivory Coast and SMT.