robben has and is an annoying cheat. however he is great to watch and arguably the most effective forward of the lot of them. folk who criticise the dutch for their performance in the last world cup should also be able to remember how good they have been to watch in previous (and this) tournaments. a lot of average teams in the tournament have struggled to beat other average teams - so a lot like mudcat then. not many of us have the incisive attack of robben and co so that predictable, defensive, conservative and cynical views can chunder on, boring the rest of us progressives into 'who cares' submission. i can't even be bothered to take penalties once the game (argument)has run its course and is exhausted