PSV hit hard over million-euro profit: 'I need to vomit'
1 min readKodai Sano decided himself not to act on behalf of NEC on Tuesday evening during the preliminary round match in the Champions League against Olympiakos (0-0) in order to be able to focus on his transfer to PSV. This does not go over well with Hans Nijland, the former director of FC Groningen.
In conversation with Algemeen Dagblad, Nijland tackles the midfielder hard. This is how the former director of Trots van het Noorden talks about refusal to work and cites a story he personally experienced as director of FC Groningen.
''Even stronger, that behavior makes me want to puke'', Nijland says about players who say they can't play because of an upcoming transfer.
In 2008 Bruno Silva moved from FC Groningen to Ajax, but the Groningers initially blocked this transfer. ''And from then on Bruno stopped. It is still my firm conviction that that was suggested to him, by the way. By Ajax or his management,'' the former director recalls.
In addition, Nijland also shares an anecdote about Filip Kostic, who will also be a future PSV player. ''Filip Kostic, such a player too. He came to my office. Stuttgart wanted him. Pushed his fist on the table ‘I have to think about my future’. That kind of language. I always then have a great urge to tell the finance man whether he doesn’t freeze the player’s salary for a little while as well. But then you immediately have the VVCS (players’ union, ed.) on your doorstep. As a club, you are completely out of luck. Bruno of course just went. But still without even one euro too few!'', said Nijland.
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Naah, i dont agree with the lineup balance. If the wing is doing all the work, the striker ends up isolated, and then its just hopeful crosses 🤡. Id rather see more support between the lines, even if it costs a bit of width.
When they mention the new set-piece focus, im here for it. If they can score even 1 or 2 more from corners and free kicks, thats title points guaranteed 🥇⚽
"We keep the ball longer" sounds nice, but against teams that drop in, i want more early combinations. If they wait too long, you just end up crossing into a brick wall 💀
🔥🔥🔥 also that assist pattern to the far side was pure football. If they keep that trigger, defenses cant breathe.
"PSV Inside" makes it sound like the plan is always perfect, but i saw moments where the press was late. Luuk maybe needs to be more decisive when the second ball drops, otherwise it stalls the whole attack.
Those wide rotations were the difference for me. Once they stretched the fullback, the chances came nonstop. Still, i worry the midfield duo gets caught too high, Ajax will punish that fast 👀
The article notes PSV's buildup looks calmer, but i dont buy it if the first pass to the fullback is always under pressure. That slows everything down and then the counter risk is huge 👀
"PSV Inside" saying the press is higher, ok but then they better be ready to suffer in transition. If the midfield two dont cover the half-spaces, its gonna be exposed all match 🔥
tbh i still think the left side is too predictable. When X just stays wide but never cuts inside, defenders can sit and it becomes recycling with no bite 😅
If PSV are really playing it "in possession but with direct triggers", thats exactly what Gakpo has needed. Let him turn at the right time and you get those vertical balls to the runners.
If PSV keep playing like that in possession, itll be exciting. But tbh the transitions looked a bit shaky at times, especially after losing the ball in midfield 😅