Flops of Euro 2012

Robin van Persie: The Netherlands striker came into Euro 2012 on the back of an excellent season for Arsenal for whom he scored 37 goals in all competitions in the 2011-12 season. Van Persie was expected to be one of the stars of the tournament and lead the Dutch to their first title since 1988; but he was a pale shadow of himself as he missed chances galore and his failure in front of the goal was one of the main reasons for Netherlands' ... more 

Robin van Persie: The Netherlands striker came into Euro 2012 on the back of an excellent season for Arsenal for whom he scored 37 goals in all competitions in the 2011-12 season. Van Persie was expected to be one of the stars of the tournament and lead the Dutch to their first title since 1988; but he was a pale shadow of himself as he missed chances galore and his failure in front of the goal was one of the main reasons for Netherlands' disappointing outing. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/GettyImages) less