Analysts such as Ronald Waterreus, Kenneth Perez and Kees Kwakman are surprised by PSV’s statement about the lack of Mohamed Ihattaren in the selection for Sunday’s match against Ajax (1-1). Shortly before kick-off, the club announced that Ihattaren did not seize attempts to support ‘the entire staff, group of players and management’. Trainer Roger Schmidt then announced that Ihattaren showed ‘little commitment and little team discipline’ around Thursday’s Europa League match against Olympiacos (2-1).
Waterreus, who was active as a goalkeeper at PSV between 1994 and 2004, finds PSV’s explanation quite unique. “I don’t remember that the PSV club management ever made such a clear statement. I don’t think that will be because Ihattaren has smelly feet or because he overslept once,” he told Monday. Veronica Inside. Waterreus read Monday the ‘roaring angry texts’ from agent Mino Raiola, who said that Schmidt has lost his way and that PSV lied, because not the entire group of players would support the statement.
“But trust me: PSV is really not going to issue such a statement to see if they can harm someone for a moment,” says Waterreus. “Should we accept all the behaviors of spoiled teenagers and power-hungry agents?” The former goalkeeper assumes that Ihattaren will join the training again this week and indicates that the attacking midfielder himself must ensure change. “If he scores three times in the near future, the boys will just hang him all around their necks again. Then he will soon be accepted again in grace.”
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Bee Football talk Kenneth Perez said Monday afternoon to be surprised by the fact that the players group was ‘involved’ in the statement. He chooses the statement as the ‘moment of the weekend’. “You really put Ihattaren in a corner in this way.” Perez wonders in the talk show whether PSV is smart to ‘make a statement like that about one of your talented players, which to me comes across as it is not five to twelve, but it is actually one past twelve. ‘ Table mate Kees Kwakman also does not understand why PSV published the statement. “If Schmidt had just said it before the game, wouldn’t everyone know that the ball is now with Ihattaren? It will now be even more difficult to renew his contract. ”
Ihattaren has a contract with PSV until mid-2022. Now that both parties are on a collision course, the chance of a transfer in the summer seems to be increasing. “It is also a message to other clubs that might be interested,” says Perez. “The message is: ‘We are dealing with a very unprofessional player here, with whom there is no country to sail. Would you like to get it for thirty million euros? ‘ I don’t understand the whole business idea behind it. If you bring it out in such a pontifical way, other clubs will think: Ihattaren will be available for little money. ”
In the talk show of Football International On YouTube, Guus Hiddink said on Monday that during the period with Ernest Faber as head coach, from December 2019 to the end of the 2019/20 season, he spoke regularly with Ihattaren. At the time, Hiddink was an advisor to the technical staff. “Everyone grows up differently. He has already been written up a lot, both internally and by the outside world. But you have to take into account how talent develops”, Hiddink says. “He sometimes had to take long breaks in matches. I’m not one to pull in all the data to see where you can improve, but his recovery after an action had to be faster. It shouldn’t take one or two minutes before you can make a new action again. I went through those aspects with him. “
Hiddink emphasizes that he does not know exactly what has happened internally in the past period. “But I do know that PSV understands that players can sometimes go overboard and that the club does everything it can to make players profit and play well,” emphasizes the former trainer, who himself will be at the helm in two periods. stood in Eindhoven. “I think they should take a break and get out of this impasse in a good way.” The former national coach of the Dutch does not hope that PSV will have to proceed with the sale. “I would really like to see him make a good restart. Then we will look at that, but not give it too much attention. I would try to bring him back in peace.”