Confusion among PSV’s promising talent about the upcoming transfer: “Why?”
1 min readSam Lammers was medically assessed on Monday afternoon in Eindhoven and the expectation is that the striker will be allowed to call himself a PSV player again soon. Lammers, partly due to the arrival of Wout Weghorst at FC Twente, ended up on the sidelines and is now, most likely, returning to PSV.
It had already become clear for some time that PSV was aiming for the arrival of a third striker, since Alassane Pléa is sidelined until the end of September with an injury and Peter Bosz currently has only Ricardo Pepi at his disposal. As a result, the club’s management came to former youth player Lammers.
PSV icon Willy van de Kerkhof, however, is of the opinion that at this moment PSV has no need at all for the forward. Van de Kerkhof tells it in the Willy & René PSV Podcast by Omroep Brabant.
The born Helmond native thinks PSV has a squad that is broad enough. ''No, why? I genuinely want it for him and everyone would like to play for PSV right now, let’s be honest. But we don’t need him. Maybe strange, but PSV plays better without a real striker. You can very well put Guus Til up front instead of Pepi. For example, you could also place Perisic there. No, I wouldn’t have signed Lammers,'' says Willy.
Brother René, however, thinks differently. ''Right now you only have Pepi as a real striker, so I understand why they’re bringing in Lammers'', says René.
Both brothers also saw PSV win 1-6 away at FC Utrecht last Sunday despite a sluggish start, and Willy is especially full of praise for the PSV midfield consisting of Guus Til, Kodai Sano and Noah Fernandez. ''I already predicted it: Joey Veerman did great, but without him there is much more pace and depth, especially thanks to Sano and Fernandez'', Willy says.
René is a bit more cautious. ''Everything is working well in midfield now, including with Fernandez, even though I hadn't expected that. But one swallow does not make a summer. On Saturday we play against Ajax and then we'll know where we stand'', said René.
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We keep saying the system is flexible, but i think the same problem keeps returning. The striker needs to move against the marker, otherwise the wingers get isolated and the chances dry up. 🤡
Eens. If those midfield duels are won like the article suggests, the front three will look scary all night. But if not, its gonna be stress-ball stuff. W ⚽🚀
"preserve the lead" is all good, but does it mean we sit too deep again? Because against faster teams that invites pressure, and then you rely on luck and individual saves. We need composure plus control, not just damage control. 💀
Defence looked a bit shaky in transition, ngl. If we concede after losing the second ball, it means the midfield line is too high.
"Inside PSV" usually sounds like vibes, but today's takeaway is clear: the wide areas are where it's won. I want the fullback to overlap early, not wait until the ball is already dead.
🔥🔥🔥 That quote about being brave on the ball is exactly what we need, but we better not invite pressure straight into the middle. Play it simple first, then accelerate.
I like the intention, but I dont trust the fullbacks to stay calm when the winger cuts inside. If the article is hinting at more width, we better have a clear plan for the overlapping runs. Otherwise it turns into free chaos in our box. 🙄
Bro if PSV really want to press like this, midfield needs to cover the half-spaces better or we'll get cooked on transitions. Saying that, that setup could be a banger if we win the second ball early. 🔥👀
Loving the idea of more control in midfield, but tbh the spacing has to be perfect. If one of the 8s gets lazy, the build-up turns into turnovers.
If PSV are actually going for that high press again, i hope it starts on the front foot. When they dont win the first 2 duels, the counter pressure looks scary.