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Real - Robben will be useful

Image: Robben: Five starts in five months

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has insisted it was not a mistake to sign Arjen Robben.

Mijatovic confident Dutchman will come good

Real Madrid sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has insisted it was not a mistake to sign Arjen Robben. The Dutch winger made a big-money move to the Bernabeu last summer but has only made five starts for Real. Robben has struggled for form and in particular fitness, with a number of niggling injuries severely restricting his impact. However, Mijatovic maintains that time is on Robben's side and is confident he can still play a major role for the club. "He is only 23 and he has a lot of quality," said the Real official. "This is not something that doesn't have a solution - we need him to relax a little, because it has not been easy mentally for him. "It is too soon to say that we have made a mistake. We need more time. Robben will be very useful."