The 2-0 victory over Heracles Almelo caused happy faces among the PSV players, who at the same time believe that football wise there are still steps to be taken. 'It's also going to come out.'
Those last words belonged to Steven Bergwijn, who signed for the 0-1 in his new role. Bergwijn cleverly turned himself free on the midfield, advanced toward the sixteen and struck devastatingly, resulting in the opening goal. "We are very happy. The game could have been better, but these are just difficult games," Bergwijn said, referring to Heracles' artificial turf and type of football. "Of those fighting duels. You have to compete in those. I have every confidence that good football will come out of it as well. We just have the qualities for that," he continued.
At times, PSV's new number ten made his mark on the attacking game, which he said could still be improved. "The role does take some getting used to. It's a different position, but you just have to deal with that. Before the game we also talked with the coach about what things could be improved. Putting others away is also part of that," Bergwijn said.
Rosario thinks PSV could have decided it earlier
Captain Pablo Rosario said to FOX Sports immediately after the match that his team should have put the game in the lock earlier. "I think we were in control in large parts of the match. Overall, this is a good match," the midfielder said after the match.
"They had chances, but that was mainly because they were able to play football too easily under our pressure," Rosario analyzed. "At halftime, we fixed the formation of the field and you saw that they couldn't create any more chances. We ourselves struck at times when we could, maybe we could have done it a little more often and certainly earlier. But the result is good."