At the later years of his career combined with constantly struggling with injuries, Robben had a decision that was correctly assessed. The Netherlands could not win tickets to the 2018 World Cup or the like before EURO 2016, everything was like a drop of water overflowing, causing the "valley Ben" to make this decision.
Robben left a huge void that Dutch football workers still do not know how to fill. After the "Holland flying" generation in 1988, Robben's generation, including Van Persie, Sneijder, Van Nistelrooy... have all said their word since the DTQG, leaving only "nhay Ben" to stay with the desire to revive a whole football foundation that was on the decline, but everything still failed.
In the 2010 World Cup, the Netherlands reached the final ( lost to Spain). That achievement is very good, but with the practical playing style 7 years ago, the Netherlands was warned about a period of losing identity and brand. And now everything has become a reality.
Coach Van Marwijk then accepted to put aside the " whirlwind" identity of the national football team to pursue football that people considered the "poison spirit". Even with Robben himself at the 2010 World Cup, he had to gradually learn with "goosebumps" instead of comfortably dribbling and speeding like usual.
Then at EURO 2012, the Netherlands lost 3 group stage matches. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Netherlands also reached the semi-finals but they had to play alternately twice.
Another big football period, fans no longer see the image of a real " whirlwind", they are just practical, cluster-beating, accepting "ghost fighting" even though it is not their forte.
The Netherlands has changed many coaches before Advocaat, as a result, a team with unchanged players but a constantly changing playing style. When there is an imprecise footballing idea, failure is inevitable. Look at Germany with Joachim Loew, that is a model in ideological work for the whole football scene.
In the end, it is still the human factor. As Robben's generation passes, the Netherlands still cannot find a worthy replacement. The brightest star of the next generation, Robben, is only Depay - the " debtor" being held back by M.U. Ajax and PSV still issue dozens of promising names every year, but the prospect alone is not enough.
Football is in the period of integration, blending rather than dissolving. The Netherlands can still "cut nails, cut iron" when needed, but don't forget, they will always be associated with the image of a true tornado. Identity is something that cannot be abandoned because losing identity is losing yourself.
If we compare Robben's wind-breaking running steps with the image of a tornado, then unfortunately, a famous orange tornado has reached the end and then weakened into a occasional wind.
