Dutch coach confident that Van Persie will shine

(GSM) – Bert van Marwijk is expecting Robin van Persie to finally show his true capabilities in Netherlands World Cup final clash with Spain at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Van Persie, 26, has scored just one goal in six matches for Holland and failed to impress at this summer’s tournament so far, but Dutch coach Van Marwijk believes he will come good against Spain.

“Robin has really improved during the last few matches and I still have a lot of confidence in him,” said Van Marwijk.

“He will show his best football in the coming match.”

Arsenal ace Van Persie has also received support from his team-mate Dirk Kuyt: “Robin is a quality player.”

“We saw some things against Uruguay [in the semi-final] but in this World Cup it is very difficult for strikers to score goals, get some space and create chances.

“But one thing Robin does is work really hard. He is a team player. It is just difficult to create chances. People expected him to score five or six goals. He hasn’t done that but the way he is playing he is still very important for us,” said Kuyt.