Coach: No Dutch disharmony

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday played down striker Robin van Persie’s petulant reaction to being substituted during his side’s 2-1 win over Slovakia.

Van Persie was brought off with 10 minutes left of the last 16 World Cup clash and exchanged some angry words with his manager before taking his place on the bench.

Netherlands won thanks to goals from Arjen Robben – playing his first game of the World Cup after recovering from injury – and Wesley Sneijder, but van Persie did not take kindly to being replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.