Although PSV was 7-2 too strong for Galatasaray over two games, Wesley Sneijder is not yet fully convinced of the strength of Roger Schmidt’s selection. After the 1-2 victory in Istanbul, captain Marco van Ginkel indicated that PSV has a ‘very good bench’, but Sneijder does not agree with that: it is precisely in breadth that the club has to lose out against competitor Ajax, the judges. analyst of RTL7.
Van Ginkel was asked whether PSV in his opinion needs reinforcements. In the field of incoming transfers, PSV has already done business with the arrival of Davy Pröpper, Phillipp Mwene, André Ramalho, Joël Drommel and Van Ginkel, but players like Pablo Rosario and Donyell Malen have left, while Denzel Dumfries seems to be on his way to the exit. and Mohamed Ihattaren weighs his options. “I think we have a very good bench, but maybe there are certain positions that are not very well occupied yet. We also don’t know what will happen to some players yet, so we’ll see,” said Van Ginkel.
“I don’t think they have such a good bank at all,” Sneijder responded in the studio. “In terms of experience, Davy Pröpper is the only one who can easily come in. When you see Mauro Júnior come in, how he actually gives the goal away because he is easily kicked off the ball … That is not a player you will soon see in the Champions League can use very well. It is simply too short. And there are still plenty. If you really want to mean something, if you want to compete with Ajax, then you definitely have to add something,” says the former midfielder. “Such a Mauro Júnior will not make PSV any wiser, something else will really have to be done for that. In breadth, it is by no means equal to Ajax.”
The final chord of the evening was for Mbaye Diagne, who saved the Turkish honor with a nice goal: 1-2 ?? PSV will take on Celtic or FC Midtjylland next week! ??#UCL #GALPSV pic.twitter.com/KeQuTlhAw3
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Fellow analyst Ron Vlaar is in any case pleased with Van Ginkel’s contribution as a player. The former defender has suffered from injuries in his career, just like Van Ginkel; the midfielder had to rehabilitate for a long time after a knee injury and is now completely back. “I can enjoy it. I have been in that boat a bit myself, although he has had it much worse. When he came in last season, that also did something to me, I must say. experience a very important player for PSV.”