In his tenth and final season at Bayern Munich the Dutchman talks about his extraordinary decade in Bavaria and burning desire to avenge Champions League traumas at Anfield
“‘Enjoy it, enjoy it,’ that’s what you say to young players.” Arjen Robben is wrestling with the question of whether, across two decades of dedication to his art, he has managed to practise what he preaches. “But then you ask yourself: ‘Are you also enjoying it?’ Maybe it’s good, also, for yourself to enjoy it.”
It comes to be a recurring theme during a lunchtime at Bayern Munich’s training ground that finds Robben in mellow, reflective mood. Outside, the snow is melting and the sky getting brighter but, with every lengthening day, the winter of his career with the German champions creeps in a little more. In June he will draw a line under 10 years’ service and he fully admits the scale of what he has achieved takes some working through.
Written by Nick Ames
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/16/arjen-robben-liverpool-bayern-munich-champions-league-preview under the title “Arjen Robben: ‘If you ask what is the worst stadium for me, it’s Liverpool’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
