Ruud van Nistelrooij also hopes to have Fábio Silva next season. The PSV coach confirms this after the victory over Sparta Rotterdam (0-1). Silva played an important role in that game by leading the attack that resulted in the winning goal. “He fills it in great,” said Van Nistelrooij at the press conference.
With just over 73 minutes on the clock, Silva Adil Auassar snatched the ball, after which the PSV player dribbled into the hostile penalty area. There Sparta goalie Nick Olij Silva’s cross tapped at the feet of Anwar El Ghazi, who shot in the liberating 0-1. That was a deserved goal, Van Nistelrooij judged.
“I found the first half less, but still stable”, the PSV coach analyzed at the press conference. According to him, his team pressed on in the second company. “Then it hangs in the air. At a certain point you make it and you deserve to win, I think.” In theory, PSV still has a chance of winning the national title. “If you win this one, you have two home games. You know that. You still have to show it, but in principle we have to take those games in this form and with the realization of what this group has. We have that realization and then go see what’s possible.”
That substitute Silva had such a large share in the victory, Van Nistelrooij calls ‘great’. “And not just him. Every time I get questions: he doesn’t play, he doesn’t play. We just have several basic players and they also make the difference, whoever it is. That’s just a great team effort, we need everyone. He (Silva, ed.) Also fills in great when he makes his minutes, so kudos to him. We always want to keep the best players, but you know where he is under contract and what that price tag should be. We go in Enjoy him at least three more games.”