Friday, September 10, 2021 at 2:23 PM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 15:17

Roger Schmidt still has a lot to do in the run-up to PSV’s away match against AZ on Saturday evening. The German coach declares on Friday afternoon that Davy Pröpper is not yet fit enough to travel to Alkmaar. The recently recruited Carlos Vinícius has not yet received his work permit and can therefore not be used in the AFAS Stadium. Cody Gakpo and Ibrahim Sangaré were still in doubt at PSV a day before the meeting with AZ.

Sangaré was carried off the field by stretcher on Monday a few minutes before half-time of the World Cup qualifier between Ivory Coast and Cameroon. However, he then returned to the field and also at the start of the second half he was ‘just’ within the lines. Despite this, there is a question mark behind his name for AZ-out. Gakpo was injured during the Netherlands-Montenegro (4-0) on Saturday and finally dropped out of the Dutch national team on Monday. The 6-1 victory over Turkey passed him by.

During the press moment on Friday afternoon prior to the resumption in the Eredivisie, Schmidt’s contract situation was also discussed. The PSV coach will soon meet with the management of the Eindhoven club to discuss the future. Schmidt is “in no rush and does not feel the pressure to make a decision quickly”. Schmidt, who was appointed by the PSV leadership last year, has started his last contract year in the Philips Stadium.

“We’re going to talk about it in a few weeks. It’s good to see the development again,” Schmidt was quoted as saying at the press conference. Eindhovens Dagblad. “We are not under pressure and the relationship with the management is very good. I myself do not look too far into the future and am focused on the here and now. I need all the energy now to guide the team well for the coming weeks If the contract lasts another year, you always have to find a good time to talk about it,” said Schmidt, who says he has a good working relationship with technical director John de Jong and general manager Toon Gerbrands.

Schmidt admits that Mario Götze and Noni Madueke have already signed a new contract with PSV. “That is especially a good sign for PSV. The players feel that they are in the right place here. But for me it is not a guarantee, it is not the case that they will stay for at least five years”, the PSV coach concludes his story. .