Marciano Vink points at PSV player: "Then you have to go earn your spot"

PSV had a difficult start at home on Sunday evening against Sparta Rotterdam, partly due to an enormous blunder by goalkeeper Matej Kovar. Peter Bosz's side, who had made changes to his lineup in attack, got things back under control and ultimately won 4-1.

With three goals by Sven Mijnans and a goal by Kodai Sano, PSV ultimately took the top spot on goal difference at the expense of AZ. The program Dit was het Weekend on ESPN also looks back extensively on the PSV match.

Moreover, analyst and former PSV player Marciano Vink has praise for Mijnans. In particular, Vink highlights the newcomer’s third goal, the 4-1.

''He has such a good instinct for it. The call was actually already good and then he sweeps it in beautifully with the inside of his left foot into the intersection. This is Mijnans at its very best,'' says the analyst.

Last summer Mijnans came over from AZ, but over the past few weeks he has mostly been dealing with substitute appearances. ''You come from AZ, where practically all attacks ran through you. Then you end up at a club where perhaps better players can move into that position. Then you have to start earning your spot'', Vink says.

According to the former PSV player, coach Peter Bosz has a new luxury problem and Vink also expected that striker Ricardo Pepi will ultimately become the victim. ''I think Bosz now has a fairly decent problem on top of it and is thinking: 'How am I going to tell Pepi that I'm going to play with Mijnans and Til?''', Vink concludes.