PSV will visit Heracles during the mental health weekend without Anass Salah-Eddine. He is not fit enough, trainer Peter Bosz said on Friday. The coach attaches great importance to mental health. “It is important that the boys are understood and that they feel room to fail.”
In Almelo, PSV will play against the bottom of the table on Saturday, but PSV has already lost points against numbers fifteen to seventeen this season. “That’s exactly what I told them. If we manage to beat all the clubs higher in the rankings, then you also have to beat the team player below,” says Bosz.
Heracles currently carries the red lantern. Peter Bosz worked for the club from Almelo for years and makes no secret of his warm feelings about the club. “I hope that at the end of the season they will no longer be in 18th place. They have played three systems recently. First 4-4-2, then 5-4-1 and now 5-3-2, so we are preparing for all systems.”
No Salah-Eddine, Pepi is in basic fitness
PSV will have to make do without Salah-Eddine on Saturday, the Eindhoven team’s coach said. “He’s not fit enough, but that won’t last very long.”
PSV talent extends contract
18-year-old Noah Fernandez extended his contract this week until 2030. A good choice, Bosz thinks. “I think that in many cases players leave too early for other clubs. This is really a very good player, who still has a lot of development points. We would really like to help him with that. He is still so young, it is good that he has signed. I say that out of his own interest, but also for him.”
Ricardo Pepi returned from a broken arm last week, but had to make do with a substitute appearance. According to Bosz he is fit enough to start.
Mental health
The Eredivisie will pay extra attention to mental health this weekend. A point that also applies to PSV. “Mental health is a big concept. I think it is important that my players are free in their heads. I demand a lot from them. We have a lot of young players who have a lot of demands on them. So we think that is very important within PSV.
That is why PSV works with a sports psychologist. “He also sits in my office. It is important that the boys are understood and that they feel room to fail.”
‘Part of our profession’
Bosz compares it a bit with school: “We shouldn’t be too dramatic about it, because it is part of our profession. At school you get an exam at the end, but we have an exam every week. Players receive grades from the media and the public immediately lets us know what they think.
