Robben's celebration is a statement
The Dutch double down. I think Robben's celebration is a pointed reminder of how Real treats its Dutch contingent and how unsettled is its future.
The arrival of Kaka, Ronaldo, and Benzema is Real's 2.0 version of the Galacticos necessary to wrest the Liga back from Barca and put Real back as favourites to win the CL but we can also argue that it is a calculated move to undo the club's Dutch policy that has cost them a not insubstantial amount of €120m over three years to ransack players from one country - Van Nistelrooy, Van Der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Huntelaar, and Drenthe for very little gain.
Soccerblog @ Aug 21, 2009 2:57 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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