Aad de Mos does not understand the criticism of Pablo Rosario. There is unjustified negative sentiment around the midfielder of PSV, the analyst notes. Rosario again had a base place against Willem II (3-0 win) on Sunday and was important by providing a nice assist to Philipp Max with the second goal. “He’s just a great player,” says De Mos in conversation with Rik Elfrink in an entry for it Eindhovens Dagblad.

De Mos also calls Rosario a ‘complete midfielder who can take a ball’. “He doesn’t have to deliver scoring power, because at PSV you have so many diamonds in the front that can score a goal.” Rosario is indeed not known for his many goals: the 23-year-old midfielder is on 2 goals after 78 Eredivisie duels. Rosario recently returned from a corona infection and immediately regained confidence from trainer Roger Schmidt. De Mos understands that. “It would be the first one on the board for me. It is not always the best eleven who play, in the eyes of the audience, but you have to ensure balance, so that other players like Cody Gakpo, Mario Götze. , Donyell Malen and Eran Zahavi can function. He is an important link in that. “

De Mos also discusses the return of captain Denzel Dumfries, who also returned from a corona infection against Willem II. “It was of course a gift for Schmidt and the whole of PSV that Dumfries was there again. What I missed in this team is a leader. Someone who once said to goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo ‘that will not happen anymore’, and gets angry. Dumfries is the type who will also get angry, that is accepted by the rest of the group. You also need them. To become a champion you not only need good footballers, but also one or two leaders. Ajax has that now. It is with Davy Klaassen, Dusan Tadic and Daley Blind. They are boys in the ashes, PSV must also create that. If things don’t work out, that people really tell each other the truth in the field. “

According to De Mos, PSV has an excellent selection this season. The team that Schmidt fielded against Willem II on Sunday is expected by the analyst to be the basis. In it Gakpo and Götze are the attacking midfielders and Mohamed Ihattaren is sitting on the bench. “All his purchases are in it, except for Adrian Fein. And you are as strong as your bank. With Ihattaren, Fein, Nick Viergever, Noni Madueke and you name it you have a very strong bank. Then you have to play for the title, and they are going to do that too. “

Finally, De Mos praises Götze. “I think he is a bit of a coach in the field. He goes to the side of the field for the first ten minutes to see where the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent lie. When he has analyzed that, he comes to the middle and he goes. Then he lets others play better too. I think they will get on to him. Not only during the match, also during training sessions and in conversations with him. I understand that he is a very pleasant boy in the group. “