Valentijn Driessen sees three potential internationals at PSV alone: “Ruben van Bommel is unreliable”

Valentijn Driessen watched the Ajax - PSV match with some surprise and, after the game between the two clubs, couldn’t help but point to national team coach Xavi. According to Valentijn Driessen, Xavi was shocked by the top match because of a supposed deplorable level.

'His first live introduction to the Eredivisie will not have gone down well for the new national team coach of the Netherlands. Admittedly, Xavi Hernandez was entertained in the first half, but at the same time he will have been shocked by the level of the top clash between Ajax and PSV', Driessen begins his analysis of PSV - Ajax.

'For the entertainment value of a match, it’s nice when, in one half, twelve fairly divided chances are played out together and three goals are scored. But that doesn’t automatically mean it’s good. Especially not when it’s a Dutch top clash. Then you can expect more than an open house like the one in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. When the chances and goals failed to materialize in the second half, the match slid to a deplorable level. Both clubs couldn’t escape it, although PSV compounded Ajax’s pain in the dying moments by extending the 2-1 halftime score to 3-1', Driessen said before he directed his critical arrows at Ruben van Bommel and two other potential internationals who are under contract at PSV.

'Within ninety minutes, in Xavi’s booklet under the heading candidate-internationals for Oranje there will be at most three names: Ruben van Bommel, Lutsharel Geertruida and Guus Til. The three PSV players didn’t reach their best level, but they were involved in the champion’s goals,' Driessen said, who was pleased with Geertruida’s play.

What does Valentijn Driessen say about the action by Ruben van Bommel? The critic for De Telegraaf was certainly not exactly gentle about Van Bommel.

'It would be fair if some people were called in front of the coach by their club. Or certainly by the trainers Bosz and Sanchez, although the Spaniard let himself go far too much. Anyone who cannot show discipline on or alongside the pitch will, in the end, cost his team dearly'

'Van Bommel has developed since his return from a serious knee injury like a comet and also remained constantly threatening in the big clash. However, his short fuse won’t suit Xavi. It will be at the expense of his reliability, and if the Spaniard selects him then that winger will undoubtedly rub it under his nose. Of course Van Bommel may fight back because he has to put up with a lot, but he doesn’t need to go over the line to bring out the best in himself', Valentijn Driessen said about Ruben van Bommel.