Willem van Hanegem is critical of PSV coach Roger Schmidt for his implemented tactics in the 0-4 loss against Feyenoord. In his column for the General Newspaper from the former international, among other things, his incomprehension about the change of Cody Gakpo. Van Hanegem saw Feyenoord ‘not even reach the very highest level’ and nevertheless win with big numbers in Eindhoven. He therefore thinks that PSV will not make it difficult for Ajax in the battle for the national title. “I already said that after the 0-4 on the Johan Cruijff Scale,” said the curve.
“Everyone sees that Roger Schmidt is changing his own team out of the game. Only in Eindhoven do they all find it logical what he does, I understood. Or they just say it so as not to hit the trainer in the head,” writes Van Hanegem in his column. He refers, among other things, to the early substitution of Gakpo. The the Dutch-international was substituted after an hour of play on Sunday. Schmidt substituted Mario Götze, Eran Zahavi and Davy Pröpper after 45 minutes, leaving Noni Madueke to start on the bench.
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“But look at it soberly. PSV likes to make a lot of changes and also early in the game to keep everyone nice and fresh. Only the team made a worn out impression against Feyenoord. Isn’t that strange?”, says Van Hanegem. “We are only in September and we played against Real Sociedad on Thursday. So what? Nice team, those Basques, but not even sub-top in Europe. You can’t tell me that you can’t go all the way a few days later. Those guys are all being talked into by those scribes.”
Van Hanegem thinks it is logical that Schmidt was whistled by the supporters when he replaced Gakpo. “Because they’re not crazy, are they? PSV now wants to really participate after being sixteen points behind Ajax last season. They have brought in all kinds of expensive players, but in a top match in the Eredivisie, the trainer acts as if he is still playing a practice match in preparation,” he continues. rosy proposals.”
Particularly in defensive terms, Van Hanegem saw two PSV players out of the picture. “I also thought Ramalho was bad and there are people in Eindhoven who think that Obispo is the new Sergio Ramos, but I still wonder why. Furthermore, they are all already on the benches when Götze takes a kick-off or a throw-in, but that is an insult to that boy. Yes, if you’ve decided on a World Cup final, you can do more than the average player in the Eredivisie. So stop that polonaise every time he takes a nice ball.”
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“No, PSV will not make it very difficult for Ajax”, emphasizes Van Hanegem, who said the same words after PSV’s 0-4 victory over Ajax in the battle for the Johan Cruijff Scale at the start of this season. “They just don’t play well enough and have to rely purely on the switch. Feyenoord did not offer them that opportunity and that is great,” said Van Hanegem, who calls Feyenoord defender Gernot Trauner “a revelation” and is also full of praise for Marcus Pedersen, who, according to him, adds “something extra” to the game of the Rotterdam team. .