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Peter Bosz disagrees: ‘The fans are laughing at you mercilessly.’
RJAMay 9, 2026
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Peter Bosz disagrees: ‘The fans are laughing at you mercilessly.’

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Peter Bosz has been downright delighted with the four matches in the Champions League semi-finals. In an in-depth interview with ESPN, Bosz was, among other things, asked about the attacking playing styles of in particular FC Bayern and Paris Saint - Germain.

Peter Bosz therefore doesn’t even agree with Valentijn Driessen. The journalist from De Telegraaf expressed criticism of the European powerhouses after the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, due to the lack of defending, but Bosz doesn’t want to hear any of that.

Driessen was asked on Wednesday evening on Vandaag Inside about the matches in the Champions League semi-finals.  The football editor of De Telegraaf had enjoyed the matches, but after seeing the match he also put forward a few reservations. “You may also defend, you know. That isn’t forbidden,” Driessen replied.

Kenneth Perez brings up the match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern in the interview with Peter Bosz and goes back to the words of Driessen. "If you watch a match like that on Tuesday, where everyone enjoyed it. There are a few who then say: they aren't defending. But those forwards are so incredibly good...", Perez points to Driessen.

Bosz, who also fully enjoyed the clash between both European teams, understands nothing of the words of, among others, Valentijn Driessen, and lashes out. "If someone still dares to say that, then he’s going to be talking about defending. Then you make that person laugh their head off, and you can never take them seriously again in their life?", as a clear Peter Bosz said.

On the question of whether a Dutch club could ever match the level of a Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain, Bosz is clear. "We will never be able to build a team, the way Luis Enrique has been doing for years with Paris Saint-Germain. That you really still look for a top player in a number of positions. With us, the best players leave after a good year, so we have to start over every year", said Peter Bosz, who last week did say he would like to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League with PSV.

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Sarah6 min ago

Ik vind het te kort door de bocht om Driessen zo weg te zetten. Bayern en PSG zijn aanvallend ja, maar defensief waren er echt momenten waarin het best georganiseerd was.

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Mike1 h ago

Bosz is echt on-brand hier. Als iemand na PSG-Bayern nog gaat roepen dat ze niet verdedigen, dan snap ik die reactie wel.

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Jess2 h ago

PSV moet niet doen alsof we PSG of Bayern zo maar kopiëren. Bosz heeft gelijk dat die "topspeelsters erbij zoeken" mentaliteit anders is. Maar toch, misschien moeten wij juist structureel beter worden in die tussenfase, niet alleen in aanvallen.

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Tom2 h ago

Valentijn Driessen die zegt

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Sarah2 h ago

Ik ben het deels met Perez eens, aanvallers waren echt ongelofelijk scherp. Maar Bosz klinkt alsof het om verdediging alleen maar een soort bijzaak is, en dat deel ik niet. Je ziet bij grote teams ook dat pressing en omschakeling verdedigend is.

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Mike2 h ago

Bosz gaat echt lekker los. Die ene quote over dat je die persoon dan maar hard moet uitlachen, slaat wel nergens op, maar ik snap z'n punt. Bij PSG-Bayern zag je toch genoeg momenten van gedisciplineerd verdedigen naast al dat aanvallende geweld.