A change of the guard would not be a bad idea | 'He is the real captain'

No, you can’t blame Mauro Junior for not speaking to the media right away after matches like a real captain.

Where exactly it lies is difficult to pinpoint and hard to describe, but let’s not pretend it’s not the case that a captain of a top club like PSV should certainly be able to speak the Dutch language. Especially after almost 10 years living in the Netherlands. Yes, he gets Dutch lessons, yes, it’s getting better all the time, but the further, still outstanding and never wavering Mauro Junior simply doesn’t say much after matches.

Guus Til receives and still has to process a great deal of criticism whenever his name appears on the match report, but that is of course completely unjust. In the absence of Jerdy Schouten, Mauro Junior is the designated captain, but of course Til should be. After all, Til has now also been guaranteed a starting place in every match, speaks extremely highly of himself, and is seen as a strong personality who knows how to represent the club perfectly and carry its values forward.

Guus Til is in fact the only real captain of Peter Bosz's squad, bearing in mind that the other captains do not have a command of the Dutch language. At the same time, Til performs every week. Even on Sunday afternoon in Enschede, Til once again made his contribution to a PSV side that plays well from time to time, yet still lost. There are still PSV fans who do not rate Til. Meanwhile, national team coach Xavi has changed his mind as well, because the PSV player has still been called up for Oranje, after Kluivert had to say so.

Peter Bosz did not mince his words either on Friday afternoon when he was asked about it. Bosz said he did not understand that Til did not even get a call from Xavi or from his assistants. A call to why he was not selected for Oranje.

Since his arrival in 2022 at PSV, Til has also been an important piece for PSV. Last season, the midfielder made a name for himself mainly as an emergency forward, and as a result then national team coach Ronald Koeman decided to include the PSV player in the Netherlands squad for the World Cup.

The Netherlands national team may have a new national coach, but that doesn’t take away the fact that no criticism is being delivered. Buckets of criticism, even, after a lack of a call toward Guus Til. Til was taken by Koeman into the World Cup squad for the global tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but coach Xavi then precisely did not select him again.

A major setback....After the match between FC Twente and PSV, Guus Til responded extremely professionally and wittily when he was asked about the Netherlands national team. On Sunday evening, the news still came through that he has, in fact, been selected. It has been entrusted to the only real acting captain.