'It can happen to any man at any time and can lead to terrible consequences. Why would you be embarrassed about it?' he said. 'It's good to talk about it and put it out in the public domain. Injury and a testicular cancer scare delayed his Chelsea debut until 23 October 2004.'Manchester United could buy his signed shirt for that amount, nothing more,' he said. Was courted by Manchester United during his second PSV campaign, though a move was refused, with club president Harry van Raiij unimpressed by the Red Devils' offer.Their double act earned the nickname 'Batman and Robben' among Dutch fans. Won the 2002/03 Dutch title in his first term at PSV, yet had to share the league's young player of the season award with strike partner Mateja Kežman.Groningen's young player of the 2000/01 season, his first senior campaign, he switched to PSV after his second but retains strong connections with his first club. He is not, however, sold on the idea of coaching them one day, aiming for something less stressful after retiring.Born in nearby Bedum, Robben came through the ranks at Groningen, where the Coerver Method – a coaching style pioneered by Wiel Coerver, geared towards perfecting individual skills – helped him graduate to the first team quickly.Robben during his time at PSV ©Getty Images When he next came to the touchline I told him: 'Now go for a tenth.' Of course, he got it.' Barend Beltman, former Groningen youth coachįinal tally International: 96 appearances, 37 goals UEFA club competition: 114 appearances, 32 goals Domestic competition: 490 appearances, 177 goals That exemplified his true character: a sweet, nice boy and a team player. By half-time had scored six or seven and he said to me: 'Coach, I've never scored ten in a game.' I told him: 'Go ahead and do it.' After he'd scored his ninth, he zipped past a couple of players, and headed for goal, but all of a sudden passed to a player who had almost never scored.

'I vividly remember a game in Enschede, played on. Arjen is a great player and a very nice guy.' Robert Lewandowski, Bayern forward We only need to look at each other to know what the other is going to do. 'Things were a bit difficult between me and Robben at first, but look at how things are now. Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski ©Getty Images

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