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Persistent criticism completely unjustified | Much criticism after an earlier call failed to arrive from Zeist
Max de KokSeptember 21, 2026
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Persistent criticism completely unjustified | Much criticism after an earlier call failed to arrive from Zeist

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Guus Til continues to receive and still has to process a lot of criticism when his name appears on the match report.

That can now be called quite scandalous. Til, in fact, always delivers everywhere and at all times. Even on Sunday afternoon in Enschede, Til once again provided his contribution to a PSV that was playing well now and then, which nevertheless lost. There are still PSV fans who don't rate Til. In the meantime, national team coach Xavi has had second thoughts, because the PSV player has still been called up for Oranje, after Kluivert was asked to say so.

Peter Bosz didn’t mince his words either on Friday afternoon when he was asked about it. Bosz said he couldn’t understand that Til didn’t even get a call from Xavi or from his assistants—just a call about why he wasn’t selected for Orange. On Sunday evening, the news came after all that he is in fact selected.

The ongoing criticisms of Guus Til are therefore unjustified. Fortunately, Til also received some good news last week. Britt Stefels, Til’s girlfriend, announced on Instagram that she is expecting their first child.
The couple has been together since 2019, but they share virtually nothing about their private lives on social media. The midfielder himself focuses on Instagram mainly on his career as a professional footballer, and Stefels also often chooses to share as few personal moments as possible with the outside world.

Besides the partner of the PSV player, Stefels' sister is also pregnant and as a result the sisters are heading into a special phase of their lives. ''Being this close to each other is one thing, but being pregnant together is...'', she wrote earlier this week on her Instagram story.

Now Stefels has also shared a video on Instagram with the caption 'Defenitely the biggest project so far', followed by an emoji of a baby head. So for the couple, a lovely period is on the way, provided everything goes well and remains healthy.

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 occasional striker, and as a result former national team coach Ronald Koeman decided to include the PSV player in the World Cup squad of the Netherlands national team.

The Netherlands national team may have a new national coach, but that doesn’t mean no criticism is being delivered. Even plenty of criticism, after no call was made to Guus Til. Til was included by Koeman in the World Cup squad for the global tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but coach Xavi, instead, did not select him. A major setback....

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PSV_Sarah J21 Sept, 12:19

Wat ik dan weer knap vind is dat hij naast al die kritiek gewoon presteert. En dan ook nog het nieuws over Stefels die zwanger is, gun het ze echt, dat is toch mooi. Wat mij betreft is Til gewoon een vaste waarde, kritiek is vaak te kort door de bocht. 👏

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Sven V.21 Sept, 11:35

Bosz zei dus letterlijk dat hij niet begreep dat Til geen belletje kreeg... en dan zondag alsnog geselecteerd. Zo komt het wel over alsof het puur chaos is bij Oranje. 🔥

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pieter198521 Sept, 09:22

Bosz zei: "dat hij het niet begreep" en dat is gewoon normaal als je Til eerst niet belt en later wel selecteert. Til doet z'n werk, dus kritiek op hem is meestal alleen emotie en halve info. Wat een karwei, jongens.

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Sven V.21 Sept, 08:35

Britt Stefels zwanger, dat is echt prachtig nieuws voor hem. Defenitely the biggest project so far, babyhoofdje erbij... gun het ze echt. Hopelijk helpt het hem ook mentaal in de wedstrijden. 👶😍

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ajax_fan_6921 Sept, 08:13

Leuk hoor dat hij alsnog is geselecteerd, maar ik vraag me gewoon af hoe zo'n communicatie kan falen. PSV fans of niet, dit soort gedoe moet je gewoon beter doen. (En Bosz heeft gelijk.)

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pieter198521 Sept, 08:09

Echt zonde dat Til weer dat gedoe over zich heen krijgt, terwijl hij gewoon altijd nuttig is. Tbh snap ik Bosz zijn punt ook wel, dat belletje uit Zeist is echt niet netjes.

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FREDDY21 Sept, 08:06

🔥 Til is niet kapot te krijgen. Mensen kijken alleen naar de fouten, maar vergeten zijn arbeid en timing. Met Enschede er weer bij, echt onterecht.

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marieke_v21 Sept, 08:05

Ik snap Peter Bosz wel. Als je als bondscoach iemand op z'n wedstrijdformulier zo weinig ziet en je belt niet eens, dan voelt dat gewoon verkeerd. Gelukkig is Til alsnog opgeroepen ❤️

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PSV_Sven21 Sept, 08:05

Tbh die kritiek op Guus Til is echt nonsense. Hij levert bijna altijd, ook als PSV rommelig is. En dan weer geen belletje, bruh...