Robben favours substance over style

ARJEN ROBBEN would be delighted to win ugly in the World Cup final tomorrow night.

Robben favours substance over style

The present Dutch squad is generally regarded as the least attractive of the three that have reached the game’s greatest stage.

Their first attempt came in the ‘Total Football’ era of Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff, and, as will be the case this weekend, also featured an English referee in Jack Taylor.

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