Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has strongly criticised the “scandalous” treatment in Germany of Arjen Robben, during the Oranje’s friendly match against his club Bayern Munich, who won 3-2.
“It’s scandalous the way in which Arjen was treated on Tuesday night in Munich.
“Arjen was really down about it but I hope that he will emerge stronger from the experience,” Van Marwijk told the Dutch news agency ANP.
Robben, who missed an extra-time penalty in the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday when the score was 1-1, was repeatedly booed by a section of the 33,000 fans who came to see the match.
Dutch team-mates, including former Bayern star Mark van Bommel, agreed that Robben was unfairly treated.
“It’s absolutely outrageous how the fans treated Arjen Robben,” Van Bommel told Voetbal International.
“You only have to look at what he has accomplished there. He scored a penalty against Real Madrid in the (Champions League) semi-finals.
“People seem to have forgotten that. They should be pleased to have such a player. A large part of the German crowd booed their own player. That cannot happen.
“If I was Arjen, I would start thinking about whether I still want to play football there, even if my contract has just been renewed.”
Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder even told ANP that Robben “could join Inter whenever he likes”.
Robben, however, only recently extended his contract at Bayern Munich until 2015.