PSV does not start the 22nd round as a leader of the Eredivisie and that takes some getting used to. After a year and a half of absolute dominance, Ajax has taken over from the Eindhoven club for now. PSV is very changeable in 2025 and the trainer tries to get that out of his team. “You also need time for that, but it is not there.”
Whether Peter Bosz is getting nervous about the fact that Ajax is above PSV? “No dude, why should I,” the trainer responded. “It’s great that they are now above us, but there is no reason to get nervous of them. If I have to get nervous about something, it’s my own team. I have an influence on that.”
At that time, the trainer did not yet take into account a subsequent comment from an ESPN reporter. He suggested that I might put Ivan Perisic at the center in the back. “Now I get nervous,” the trainer laughed the illogical question away.
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It indicates that the trainer is still just relaxed even though it has been a little less at PSV in the last few weeks. On Tuesday, the team lost 2-1 to Juventus. Despite the defeat, that match gave the necessary confidence.
But PSV was also very changeable in that match. “And that has to be done,” said Bosz. “And you need time for that, but we don’t have that. We have to perform now and put that pressure on ourselves. Then it is important that the players find their shape again.”
“Jerdy Schouten played with injections.”
One of those players who starts to find his shape is Jerdy Schouten. The midfielder was injured at the start of the season. Returned, but soon became injured again. “Only with that second injury did he play with injections. As a result, he did not get into the rhythm. But now he has the upward trend.”
Finally, it was also about the game against FC Utrecht on Saturday afternoon. Because if you say changeable, you also say FC Utrecht. “Then it will be a boring competition,” Bosz threw out again. “No, they have a bit of the same shape as us. Only I mainly want to look at ourselves. I really have the feeling that the volatility with us will quickly disappear. We train really well. I am happy about that. Then it is it. Also a matter of time that we start playing better … something that is always lacking. “