Can't disagree more. The talent is without question - he's an amazing footballer. But he is a cheat. He was a total arse at Chelsea and he's been the same for Bayern and Holland too. That ridiculous toothy grimace he brings out when he dives is just ridiculous. A lot of the time he doesn't get the free kicks he might deserve because he cheats so much. A simple example of the boy who cried wolf. Sadly many officials are fooled by his ballet dramatics. If he cut out the flopping about I'd be a huge fan but I find blatant cheating hard to get past.jack white wrote:well i for one am firmly in robbens corner - & wish there were more like him.
It doesn't have to be like this. I don't recall Pele falling about like Robben does, and Messi doesn't either, and both were/are massively superior footballers. So it isn't essential to cheat. Depressingly cheating seems to be the way so many players view the game nowadays.