Mauro Junior looks back critically but also not critically
1 min readEven captain Mauro Junior saw that PSV had a hard time in the Johan Cruijff Shield against AZ after the early red card. In the end, PSV lost 0-4 to the Alkmaarders and as a result, Peter Bosz’s side left with empty hands after the final whistle.
Mauro spoke after the match to the camera of ESPN also about the red card that Veerman received. According to the captain, it was a fair decision. Footballers who, after a defeat, say that they gave it their all—that’s a thing. What is meant exactly? Mauro Junior looks back critically but also not critically on the match against AZ.
''It can happen. Unfortunately, he hits the head of an AZ player. And if you hit the head of a player, it’s a red card. For us, of course, with a man down it wasn’t an easy match,'' the Brazilian said after the match.
After halftime, AZ went on to 0-4 after a 0-1 halftime score. ''I think we did our best. And now we have to focus on the next match. As a competitive team and player, you of course want to win the game. With a man less we still had chances, and those were very crucial. We didn’t manage it. They also changed things and brought in fresh forces. They were better today,'' continues the versatile footballer.
For the captain, the important thing now is to forget the match against AZ and to focus fully on the first Eredivisie match of 2026/2027 this coming Saturday against Fortuna Sittard. ''We need to learn from this and make sure that during the next match we don't play with one man less. There are always things to learn, but we have to keep our heads up and stay positive'', said Mauro.
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"We moeten hiervan leren" oké, maar idk hoe je dat praktish gaat doen als de rest gewoon niet kompakt genoeg stond. Fortuna will be a different game, maar defense has to be solid from minute 1. 🔥
"We moeten hiervan leren" ja maar hoe dan, keep it simple: eerste helft foutje, tweede helft kapot gespeeld. Fortuna uit is al lastig genoeg, dus balverlies en standaards moeten echt beter. 🔥
Mauro saying "we did our best" is fair, maar je kunt ook zien dat AZ na die kaart compleet controle kreeg. Met one man less kansen creëren is nice, but we needed to punish them at least once.
tbh Veerman rood was gewoon puur pech+regel, bal tegen hoofd = klaar. Maar 0-4 is toch echt pijnlijk hoor, vooral na die 0-1 rust.
"Met een man minder hadden we nog kansen" klopt wel, maar 0-4 zegt ook genoeg. Die ruststand 0-1 was nog te doen, daarna sloegen ze AZ helemaal open. Hopelijk leren we snel en gaat Mauro niet dezelfde fout in de duels missen.
Tbh Mauro is wel volwassen voor zijn rol, maar ik snap die "het kan gebeuren" houding niet helemaal. Met 10 man maak je het jezelf echt onmogelijk, zeker als AZ snel uitloopt. Toch: Veerman rood, als je hoofd raakt is het gewoon rood.