PSV will replace the turf in the Philips Stadium, reports it Eindhovens Dagblad† The playing field of the Eindhoven residents has suffered greatly from the weather conditions of the past week. Trainer Roger Schmidt spoke emphatically after the victory over sc Heerenveen (3-1) that he would count on a new mat. The club is now responding to that call. PSV will play its next home match against Heracles Almelo on March 6.
PSV watcher Rik Elfrink writes that the field will be replaced in the coming days. The club has called up several stewards for this. The mat is usually only replaced at the end of the season, after Guus Meeuwis has performed in the Philips Stadium. There is a chance that it will happen again this year. It is unknown how long the job will take. PSV will play three away games in a row against Maccabi Tel Aviv (Conference League), Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivisie) and Go Ahead Eagles (TOTO KNVB Cup).
“You often see that it is difficult at the end of the winter to get the fields back in good condition. For us it is important that there is a good mat, especially for the game in the small space,” said Schmidt last Sunday after the victory over Heerenveen. Mario Götze was also not happy with the poor condition of the field. “It was a difficult game, we had problems creating opportunities on this field. The field was not perfect. It was difficult to play on this field,” said the German. ESPN†
Ruud van Nistelrooy also recently spoke negatively about the state of the field. The trainer of Jong PSV called the field at De Herdgang training complex ‘unworthy of professional football’. “It’s tough, it’s impossible, it’s really unworthy of professional football,” he said ESPN on the turf. “It was a battlefield and I thought that also had to do with the tuber garden. I can’t call it a field. Playing football on this is impossible, but if it also becomes a danger for players, we have to look very closely at it. “
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