Last week they said that the light towers were the only bright spots at PSV, but this week the brothers of the Kerkhof are a lot more positive. “It was really a gala show against PEC Zwolle,” says Willy. “Joey Veerman was the man of the game and at Saibari you can finally see the fun again.”
Nevertheless, the Helmonds Club icons also remain critical in the Willy and René Podcast from Omroep Brabant. “You shouldn’t put Jerdy Schouten in the back against better teams,” says Willy. “He tries to solve it too often, while you have to think like a defender. If that ball is in the sixteen -meter area then you just have to go away!”
Brother René also has a critical note to crack. “I expected that Robin van Duiven would get some playing time,” says PSV’s former right winger. “At one point you have to give those young boys some playing time in the first and in the last minutes against PEC Zwolle that could have been. I found that red card for PEC Zwolle very badly punished. But we had easily played that game against eleven men.”
According to the brothers, the large victory over PEC and the deserving draw against Bayer Leverkusen offer a lot of perspective. “If we keep playing like now, few teams can win from us,” says Willy firmly.
“Let Heitinga stay a Ajax trainer.”
The brothers agree that Feyenoord is the most dangerous competitor for PSV this season. “Van Persie is doing well at Feyenoord,” says Willy, who at the same time records for the troubled trainer of Ajax, John Heitinga. “He has not yet lost a match in the competition and also took a point with us, although that was more to PSV. Why does the trainer have to leave?”
René also believes that Heitinga should stay, but mainly because he hopes that Ajax will continue to lose points. “Let him stay nice trainer,” he grins. “If you see Ajax playing …. I’m glad we don’t make a podcast about Ajax, because then we would be in a minor every Monday.”
“I definitely don’t have to see that match against Malta, you know.”
At PSV they are now a week off because of the upcoming international matches. René is not really on the break wait. “If I am asked out for dinner, I will go out for dinner, I definitely don’t have to see that match against Malta, you know.” Willy is a bit loyal to the Orange than his brother and will watch the competitions. He also goes to the match against Finland: “As a former international you will be invited and then you get a business seat. The KNVB does that very nicely.”
Willy and René do agree on the sporting side of the story: both games will be won. “Because we just have to stand in America next year,” says Willy. “At least if that Trump finds it approval.”
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