PSV had little control over Borussia Dortmund's attacking play in the first half. Nevertheless, Joey Veerman is more disappointed with the second half in Signal Iduna Park. PSV then played a lot better and had the necessary chances, but it was not enough to reach the quarter-finals in the Champions League.

“I don't think it was due to the first half. It was mainly due to the second half,” sighs the disappointed Veerman afterwards. RTL7. We completely outplayed them in the second half.”

“I don't know what to say, but this is really terrible. We played so well in the second half. But I also don't know what was wrong with that first half. It was very restless and we are recovering well,” said Veerman. , who was substituted after 82 minutes.

Veerman saw PSV's battle plan fail miserably in the first half. “In the first thirty minutes we were one man short in midfield. When we made some changes at the back, you saw that Dortmund was no longer involved. We executed the plan well, but it didn't work. the beginning. After the conversion we had control.”

The fit Veerman saw PSV create opportunities from control, but the much-desired equalizer failed to materialize. It's just quality that we miss those opportunities. It's all well and good that you make seven in the Eredivisie, but now you can also score four times,” said the disappointed PSV player

So Veerman lasted more than eighty minutes, longer than originally expected. “The plan was actually to play sixty minutes, but I suppressed that. Maybe that's not so smart, but I could just keep playing.”

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