Getting annoyed by the Costa Rican coach. He accuses Robben already of schwalbes before the game even started. Robben is an easy target because he, unlike all other football players, admitted to have done these. We know everybody do these schwalbes to get a free kick. We know Robben does it as well. But he hasn't done any schwalbe yet that won the game for the Dutch. Unlike Hulk yesterday, falling readily and getting the freekick that gave the Brazilians their 2nd goal. But you don't hear anybody about that.
This coach is singeling Robben out because he's afraid. Apart from already creating an excuse for loosing, he's trying to get more room for his defenders to attack Robben hard. He wants the referee to be more suspicious of Robben, so he will allow the defenders to do more harm to Robben. I find this despicable, even more than the occasional schwalbe.
This coach is singeling Robben out because he's afraid. Apart from already creating an excuse for loosing, he's trying to get more room for his defenders to attack Robben hard. He wants the referee to be more suspicious of Robben, so he will allow the defenders to do more harm to Robben. I find this despicable, even more than the occasional schwalbe.