WORLD CUP 2014 SEMI FINALS, WILL ARGENTINA BE ABLE TO STOP THE RED HOT SUPERSTAR, ARJEN ROBBEN ?? The Argentine national team have so far made fairly steady progress through the World Cup, but there have been some bumps along the way. The side captained by Lionel Messi suffered more than they should have in disposing of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iran in the group stage. They also came within a post-width of penalties against Switzerland. But overall, and including a much-improved performance to take down Belgium 1-0 in the quarters, recording a second consecutive clean sheet in the process, the Albiceleste are on the right track. If a place in the World Cup final is far from inevitable, it is a definite possibility at this stage. The thousands of Argentine fans who have followed their team faithfully across Brazil should not relax yet, however. In the shape of Arjen Robben, the Netherlands possess a formidable obstacle to the Albicelestes route to the Maracana Stadium and Sundays final. With three goals and one assist, Robben has been directly involved in four of the Oranjes 12 strikes so far in the tournament. He has broken into the area an astonishing 26 times with the ball, and 94 percent of his shots have been on target. Even against Costa Rica, without a doubt the poorest match of his World Cup so far, the Bayern star passed with an accuracy of over 80 percent and beat his man on seven out of 10 attempts over the 120 minutes. If all else fails, he is also prepared to turn to the darker arts of the beautiful game. Just ask Mexican fans, who are still incensed over his tumble in the last minute of the last 16 that helped Netherlands grab an agonising 2-1 win just before the physical punishment of extra time.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:39:20 +0000
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