PSV has one leg in the next round of the Europa League at halftime. The team of trainer Roger Schmidt has taken a 2-0 lead against Olympiacos thanks to two goals from Eran Zahavi. Kenneth Perez praised Schmidt’s choice to move Olivier Boscagli from defense to midfield. The first leg also ended in a 4-2 victory for the Greeks.
The team from Eindhoven seemed to be playing with five defenders again, but Boscagli has been transformed into a midfielder. The Frenchman replaces the suspended Ibrahim Sangaré and does so properly, according to Perez. “Why is it going well? An open door, but a football player instead of an executioner in midfield,” Perez smiles. “Well, how you turn it or turn it around: Boscagli adds a little more. At the second goal, he is also the one who dribbles in and tries to create something.” PSV decorated a corner with that, which eventually led to a striking header from Zahavi.
WHAT A GOAL! Eran Zahavi is the big man at PSV tonight. The Israeli shoots a phenomenal free kick in for Roger Schmidt’s team. If it stays that way, the Eindhoven team will be through to the next round! # RTL7 #psvoly #UEL pic.twitter.com/4CuY9WtqhN
– VTBL? (@vtbl) February 25, 2021
Perez names Boscagli’s good points. “He is good in his passing. I stick with it: how you turn or turn it, you also just need football in midfield, someone to speed up the game or just give that pass, just that one pass that makes the striker just that little bit. gets more time. Boscagli has football intelligence and Sangaré, who is normally there, does not. “
Ronald de Boer saw PSV start carefully in the first half. “I had the feeling that Olympiacos had to make up for two goals. After that, PSV came in well. Two very good goals. A great free kick. Zahavi shows again what he came for.” The second goal was of great beauty. In addition, Zahavi kicked a free kick from the edge of the box hard into the intersection.
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