The former Real Madrid winger has confessed that he never carry defeats with him, though, he has admitted that it hurts not to succeed after getting extremely close to winning prizes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 in the 2010 World Cup final. In addition, he failed to taste
success in two UEFA Champions League finals while donning the jersey of Bayern Munich – the Bavarians lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in 2012.
However, the former Real Madrid attacker has confessed that these bitter experiences have only served him becoming a more composed player.
“You can make a big talking point out of it [losing in finals], but this is how the facts are. But if you do not play, you cannot lose them. I do not carry it with me, but it does obviously hurt if you do not succeed in the two largest prizes out there. I
was so close. The last one against Chelsea [2011-12 Champions League final] was absurd. The first big title that I'll win now or in the future will be 10 times sweeter”, Robben was quoted as saying to AD.nl.
The highly-rated winger, who is currently on national duty at Euro 2012, was part of Bert van Marwijk’s side that tasted a surprising and shocking 1-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 in their first group stage game on June 9.
Despite the Flying Dutchmen dominated proceedings at Metalist Kharkiv Stadium, they failed to find the back of the net until the full time whistle. To add more to their misery, the Oranje were denied a spot-kick in the closing moments of the game when Lars
Jacobsen clearly handled the ball inside the penalty area.
Robben revealed that if his side was awarded a penalty, Robin van Persie would have taken it.
“If we had been given one [a penalty], http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 would normally have taken it”, Robben concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in a must-win tie on June 13.
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