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Given the profile, it’s not strange that PSV has come calling for him.
Max de KokAugust 31, 2026
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Given the profile, it’s not strange that PSV has come calling for him.

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Former PSV player Sam Lammers is about to return to PSV since the club management has reached an agreement with FC Twente about a definitive transfer. Lammers had at the Tukkers been relegated to third striker, partly due to the arrival of Wout Weghorst, and he was also medically examined in Eindhoven on Monday afternoon, as PSV watcher Rik Elfrink of Eindhovens Dagblad wrote.

PSV wanted to add a third striker to the squad since the Frenchman Alassane Pléa has been injured until the end of September. According to journalist Pieter Zwart of Voetbal International, it’s not strange that PSV has come out with Lammers.

That's what Zwart writes in VI. ''Given Sam Lammers' profile, it's not strange that PSV ended up with him,'' the journalist begins.

After that, the reporter goes further into the attacker’s footballing qualities. “Lammers is not a classic striker who lives for goals. He likes to play on the ball to be involved in the combination play and therefore sometimes isn’t in the penalty area to turn in crosses,” Zwart continues.

Also the positional play of Lammers ensures, according to a VI journalist, that the forward fits into the football of coach Peter Bosz. ''Lammers is of great value in the positional play. He is completely two-footed and has above-average game insight. The forward trained at PSV has a good eye for making runs for his teammates. Lammers fits well into Bosz's football, in which the idea is that midfielders with their faces toward goal are freed up under a passing striker'', the reporter says.

That also refers to midfielders Guus Til and Sven Mijnans. ''For Guus Til and Sven Mijnans, his arrival is therefore great news. They will be able to dive into the spaces that Lammers creates at the tip of the attack. For a deep-lying wing striker like Ruben van Bommel as well, a withdrawing striker is lovely. That is why Lammers is ideally suited to a team that plays dominantly on the opponent's half, as PSV does under Bosz. Then the emphasis is on his greatest quality: carrying the ball forward and putting his teammates into position'', writes the journalist.

The reporter therefore also concludes that Lammers is a logical option, also partly due to Pléa’s injury. ''He gives Peter Bosz access to a completely different type up front. With his two-footedness and ability to combine in small spaces, Lammers makes the players around him better. Last season, PSV experienced its best spell with Ismael Saibari alongside Guus Til. Although Lammers does not have Saibari’s qualities, he is nevertheless a player who, just like the Moroccan, can create spaces where Til can dive into them. Moreover, for UEFA competitions he is considered to be homegrown. With the arrival of Wout Weghorst and a expiring contract, Lammers suddenly became available for a good fee. That gives PSV the chance to sign a forward who is good enough for the Eredivisie and fits in with Bosz’s style of play'', Zwart concludes.

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Sven V.1 Sept, 00:22

Wie kijkt mee? maandag medisch gekeurd en dan direct in de kern. Als PSV in dominant voetbal zit, dan is een kaatsende spits inderdaad ideaal. Naah, ik ben benieuwd hoe snel hij automatismen pakt.

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MAX31 Aug, 22:34

Brengt Bosz een "totaal ander type" voor in de punt. Met zijn tweebenigheid en combinatievermogen in kleine ruimtes kan dit best een banger worden in Europese potjes. 💯⚽

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marieke_v31 Aug, 21:34

Voor Guus Til en Sven Mijnans is dit echt goed nieuws. Als hij de ruimtes creëert waar zij in kunnen duiken, dan kan PSV weer lekker druk zetten vanaf de helft van de tegenstander. W, dit gaat snelheid geven in combinaties. 🚀

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Rik Elfrink31 Aug, 21:19

"Lammers is geen klassieke spits die leeft voor doelpunten"... precies wat PSV soms duur komt te staan, als de ruimtes wel ontstaan maar de afwerking net niet. Hopelijk zorgt hij vooral voor Til en Mijnans, want die moeten dan wel echt vroeg in de actie staan. 🤬

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pieter198531 Aug, 19:49

Ik snap het positiespel-verhaal, maar ik blijf toch twijfelen of Lammers genoeg scorend vermogen geeft als hij wat minder in het strafschopgebied komt. Zwart zegt "geen klassieke spits", oké, maar Bosz wil toch ook goals uit combinaties. 👀

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PSV_Sven31 Aug, 19:35

Die move voor een derde spits klinkt logisch, tbh. Als Pléa tot eind september weg is en Bosz toch al wil domineren, dan is zo iemand die meedoet in het combinatiespel precies wat je nodig hebt. 🔥