World Cup 2010: Netherlands Hopeful As Arjen Robben Injury Not As Bad As First Feared

Dutch winger to be given every chance of making the finals...



The 26-year-old Bayern Munich star picked up a hamstring injury in the 6-1 friendly win over Hungary, sparking fears that he would miss the entire tournament but van Marwijk has declared that he will not replace Robben in the 23-man squad, giving him the opportunity to rejoin the squad when he recovers.



"I won't replace Arjen at this time, because I want to give him the chance to come back with the group," van Marwijk is quoted as saying by Goal.com Netherlands.



Medical assessments this weekend showed that Robben has a slight tear in his left hamstring but the player has revealed that he is planning an intensive period of recovery in a bid to overcome the injury and fly to South Africa later to link up with the team.



"The last 24 hours I have had so much support from all the people around me and that has had a positive effect on me. After the injury I went to the locker room for a first diagnosis which was very difficult. But it was clear that it wasn't good because I had a lot of pain. Today I had the scan and it's just a small tear in my left hamstring. It's the first time I have had an injury on that part of my leg. The last 3 years I have had no muscular injury," the winger revealed to Studio Voetbal.



"It happened because I made too big a step. They told me that if Dirk Kuyt had made a step like that he would have the same injury. If I just let it heal than I'm back on the field in 4-6 weeks, but we don't have so much time. Dick van Toorn is going to help me. Tomorrow morning at 0730 I'll meet him and were going to work incredibly hard. I'm going to fight till I drop."



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Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is hoping injured winger Arjen Robben can recover in time to play some part for the Oranje at the World Cup finals after tests over the weekend showed the injury was not as bad as first feared.The 26-year-old Bayern Munich star picked up a hamstring injury in the 6-1 friendly win over Hungary, sparking fears that he would miss the entire tournament but van Marwijk has declared that he will not replace Robben in the 23-man squad, giving him the opportunity to rejoin the squad when he recovers."I won't replace Arjen at this time, because I want to give him the chance to come back with the group," van Marwijk is quoted as saying byMedical assessments this weekend showed that Robben has a slight tear in his left hamstring but the player has revealed that he is planning an intensive period of recovery in a bid to overcome the injury and fly to South Africa later to link up with the team."The last 24 hours I have had so much support from all the people around me and that has had a positive effect on me. After the injury I went to the locker room for a first diagnosis which was very difficult. But it was clear that it wasn't good because I had a lot of pain. Today I had the scan and it's just a small tear in my left hamstring. It's the first time I have had an injury on that part of my leg. The last 3 years I have had no muscular injury," the winger revealed to Studio Voetbal."It happened because I made too big a step. They told me that if Dirk Kuyt had made a step like that he would have the same injury. If I just let it heal than I'm back on the field in 4-6 weeks, but we don't have so much time. Dick van Toorn is going to help me. Tomorrow morning at 0730 I'll meet him and were going to work incredibly hard. I'm going to fight till I drop."Become a fan of Goal.com International on Facebook! Just click onto Facebook.com/Goal to join the beautiful game's leading fan community...