Robin van Persie was left enthused with his two-goal return for Holland in a 2-1 friendly win against Mexico in Germany last night, although it was later revealed he suffered tightness in his hamstrings. The 26-year-old Arsenal striker had not played for Holland since rupturing ankle ligaments in a friendly against Italy in November.
Van Persie only returned for Arsenal at the end of last season, but his double last night showed he should be fit and firing for the World Cup. Both goals came during a dominant first-half display, and while Van Persie was indebted to a pair of defence-splitting assists by midfield duo Rafael van der Vaart and Ibrahim Afellay, he converted both chances with unerring confidence.
"The assists of Van der Vaart and Afellay were both amazing," Van Persie said. "It wasn't too much of a problem to find the net after their great passes. This Dutch team really is of very high quality.
"We were quite impressive for the majority of the first half and we have shown what we're capable of. I've seen some very good attacks before the break. We were unable to keep up our good form after the interval, but that isn't too much of a problem. It was our first exhibition game so we are satisfied.
"We have trained very hard in the past couple of days and that showed in the second half."
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