The Dutch coach said, "He had some stomach problems, some intestinal problems, so it's better not to train then because you make it worse. Van Persie is our captain. So in that capacity alone he is very important. In principle my captain will always play but they have to be in good shape."
Argentinian soccer player Martin Demichelis was quoted as saying during a pre-match conference, "Because he doesn't like physical contact, you have to make him feel it. You have to get under his skin. We have to be aggressive, to make the Dutch feel the passion of the Argentine player, especially to Robben."
26 year-old Andrew Rector was present during the April 13 game when he had taken a nap during the widely televised match. ESPN, who had been broadcasting the match and had John Kruk and Dan Shulman providing commentary for the game, panned in on Rector who was clearly sleeping.
Citing its in-house legal analyst Kelly Phelps, CNN said the judge decided to give each of the prosecution and the defense time for them to review the transcript of the case, of which is believed to be as much as 4,000 pages long and covering a case that ran from March 3 to July 8, which is a total of 39 days.
