Mohamed Ihattaren has to ‘come to his senses’, Kenneth Perez advises him in the program This was the Weekend from ESPN. The nineteen-year-old attacking midfielder was not part of PSV’s match selection for the home game with Ajax (1-1) on Sunday. PSV and Roger Schmidt communicated that this was due to a lack of discipline at Ihattaren.
“I don’t think Ihattaren and Schmidt like each other that much,” Perez begins his analysis. “Schmidt’s magic word is hard work. Ihattaren is by nature not a hard worker, rather a stylist. That said, the ball is at Ihattaren, because the train is rumbling on. He has a good agent, so he will be fine. Then he has to show it there, at AC Milan for example. The question is whether he gets around to playing there. The PSV train rumbles on. ”
PSV responds on Instagram to the ban of Mohamed Ihattaren
View PSV’s full response to the lack of Ihattaren in the selection here.
“This trainer is a huge fan of Rosario and Sangaré, because they work hard,” the Danish analyst continues. Presenter Jan Joost van Gangelen points out that Schmidt is a fan of Mario Götze, in his words a ‘stylist’ just like Ihattaren. “I don’t think Götze works much harder, but he looks better. So he doesn’t have to work that hard, he sees where he needs to be and is smarter. Ihattaren is nineteen and Götze is thirty, who has already been through everything. You cannot compare Ihattaren with him. ”
“When it comes to football, Ihattaren has a lot more than these guys, only this trainer thinks hard work is very important and it is. That is why Ihattaren benefits from coming to their senses and learning. Because he does not have to learn how to play football, but he does have to learn what it is like to be a professional. Don’t you think you have to work hard at all the big clubs he dreams of? ”, Perez concludes. Schmidt discussed the absence of Ihattaren at the press conference after the match with Ajax.
“Today and last Thursday you were able to see well what you have to bring as a midfielder of PSV,” Schmidt said. It is still unclear for how long Ihattaren has been removed from PSV’s A-selection. “If he shows so much commitment and plays like Mario Gotze, Ryan Thomas, Cody Gakpo, Noni Madueke or Mauro Júnior, then maybe he can play again. Otherwise certainly not. ”