Belgian international candid about the appointment of Mark van Bommel
1 min readMark van Bommel was officially presented as the new national team coach of Belgium over the weekend. As a result, the PSV icon returns to the world of football after being absent for two years.
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been an international player for De Rode Duivels since 2011 and has been active at four different World Cups, said that after the World Cup he would like to take some time away from the national team. In an interview with the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, the Real Madrid stopper for the first time comments on the appointment of Van Bommel.
''A good choice, I think. I don't know him personally, but everyone knows his story at Antwerp. In addition, he also built a magnificent career as a player at big clubs and the Netherlands national team. So I'm definitely looking forward to a conversation,'' so says Courtois.
With these words, then, the goalie is not completely ruling out the possibility of simply continuing to keep goal for the Belgian team. Now Courtois has to wait and see how the newly appointed national team coach views his plans to take a year-long sabbatical.
If it were up to the closing player himself, there will in any case be a conversation between him and Van Bommel. From that, it must become clear which knots the PSV icon has to cut.
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"PSV Inside" should have highlighted the pattern: the wide overloads work when the #8 moves early into the half-space. Otherwise it just turns into crosses with no end product. 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3, same issue if the timing is off. 🔥
Goal!! PSV look dangerous when they switch play quick, that is the whole recipe. Just please stop giving the ball away in midfield positions, that is instant pressure on defense. 🚀⚽
Lol watching you guys talk tactics like you have it all figured out. If you cant win the second ball in midfield, the back line will keep sweating. Dont be surprised if teams target the space behind your fullbacks.
"PSV Inside" calling this the perfect balance, but imo the right side looked too passive. Tillman needs to demand the ball earlier, and Sangare should step into the gaps faster.
tbh i love the PSV mentality, but that rotation risk is real. If the fullbacks get caught high too often, the counter is waiting. Need smarter spacing, not just more running.
If PSV really went with that press intensity from minute one, i love it. But if the buildup is still this clunky then we will get punished on counters... especially vs teams with pace. Need the midfield to be braver on the ball.
Wie kijkt mee? 👀
If PSV want to control games, the midfield has to actually win those second balls. When they pause on the press, teams just walk through the half-spaces. Give me intensity from minute 1, not after conceding.