René van der Gijp has clearly shown that he was not impressed by Carlos Vinícius’ game. The Brazilian was preferred to Eran Zahavi at PSV in the lost Europa League match with AS Monaco (1-2), but the decision by trainer Roger Schmidt did not turn out well. At the same time, Kenneth Perez also falls ESPN a very critical assessment of the striker’s performance.
After the match, Marco van Ginkel will be in front of the camera of Veronica asked for his opinion on the collaboration with Vinicius. “Well, of course it’s the first time he’s in the starting lineup,” the captain starts doubting. “But I think he tried very hard at times… Strong on the ball. It is a slightly different type than Eran: he is a bit more ball-resistant. You can make more use of it every now and then. But I think he did well,” concluded Van Ginkel.
The words of the PSV midfielder about Vinicius led to a lot of hilarity, especially at Van der Gijp. “I really liked the first thing he said the best,” the analyst says. “When the question came about that striker, I really loved the answer: ‘He did his best.’ I thought that was very good, but really he should have left it at that. Only then did he also say that the striker played well and that he occasionally held a ball, but then it became unbelievable,” said a laughing Van der Gijp. “That was really deadly, yes”, that’s how presenter Hélène Hendriks also assesses Van Ginkel’s answer.
“At a certain point you are at the forefront with Bruma, Vinícius and Vertessen,” says Pierre van Hooijdonk at ESPNinsinuating that that vanguard isn’t good enough. Kenneth Perez knows what’s wrong. “With those three you miss some overview?”, he responds with a laugh and cynically. “Stevie Wonder had to be added. In terms of overview, there are just three very limited football players. That is difficult. Then you really have to hope that it will go well.”
According to Van Hooijdonk, this is not impossible. “Vertessen is an opportunist and today you saw the opportunity he got. I think Mwene withdrew the ball and Vertessen was able to keep the ball with him with a bit of luck and come to a finish. But the way he finishes … It is always wild in his finishing. I never see him finishing with the inside, or making the keeper move the wrong way with a body feint. It’s always just on strength. With some luck you’ll shoot them in the intersection, but with a little unlucky you don’t score for two months.”