Mario Been enjoys Joey Veerman’s performances in the PSV shirt every week. The analyst even thinks that the midfielder would not look out of place in the current Dutch team. Been is particularly pleased with the attacking intentions of Veerman, one of the standouts in coach Peter Bosz’s team during the resounding 4-0 victory over NEC on Saturday evening.
“Every time I look at Veerman, I see things that I see with few midfielders in Dutch football,” Been opens his praise for the PSV player on Sunday. Good morning Eredivisie by ESPN. “Yes, with Frenkie de Jong, but he plays for Barcelona. But for me that boy is by far the most important player at PSV at the moment. In everything.” Been then shifts attention to the Dutch national team, for which Veerman has now played twice.
“The discussion is often in Dutch football: should Reijnders be next to Frenkie de Jong, or should he be next to him? But Veerman could also be next to that against B-countries. If you think you have more of the ball than the opponent. Veerman can briefly play, but also put someone away over forty meters. That is an extra quality,” said the former coach of Feyenoord, among others.
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The 24-year-old Veerman is currently in the Dutch shirt for 27 minutes. National coach Ronald Koeman let him play for 13 minutes against Italy in June in the battle for third place in the Nations League. Earlier this month, 14 minutes followed in the 3-0 European Championship qualifier against Greece. In the most recent international match, the hard-fought 1-2 victory against Ireland, Veerman remained on the bench for the entire match.