After several painful weeks, PSV got to add three points again last round of play after the win over sc Heerenveen. There was a lot of talk in the media about the match. Here are the most important messages.
Rosario realistic
Missing the captain's armband doesn't seem to hurt Pablo Rosario. In conversation with the Eindhovens Dagblad, he talks about the situation. He heartily wishes it to his teammate Denzel Dumfries. "We have had enough time to talk about the situation. In that, it turned out that it would be best for the team and for me if I was no longer captain," the midfielder says. "Being captain gave me no extra pressure, the media was more concerned about it than I was. But this is the best for our team. Dumfries is proud to be captain. He is someone who is naturally good in the group, it is nice that he will take on this role."
Bergwijn Player of the Week
After his strong performance against sc Heerenveen, Steven Bergwijn has been named Player of the Week by Voetbal International. Two fine goals earned 'the Neymar of PSV' the rating of 8. Bergwijn found it difficult to watch from the sidelines how things were not going well at PSV, he tells the magazine. "Anyway when you are injured it is already difficult. If then you also don't see that it's not going well you want to contribute," he says. Lars Unnerstall also did well in the standings. With a 7.5 he managed to secure a place in the top 5 Eredivisie players of this round of play.
Dumfries' first toss
Denzel Dumfries was on the field against his old club for the first time as captain. The right-back therefore briefly asked referee Bas Nijhuis to explain the toss properly. The referee agreed to that, who then took his time to show what was happening. "Well done the first time," Nijhuis said afterwards.
Ihattaren: 'I've seen crazier catch-ups '
Mohamed Ihattaren played a fine game against sc Heerenveen. Despite the poor results in recent weeks, he did not lose self-confidence. "You just keep your self-confidence. If you lose the match it shouldn't be that you lose confidence as well," he told Voetbal International's cameras. First place in the Eredivisie seems far out of sight, but the midfielder is not giving up hope: "I've seen crazier catch-ups. The confidence remains and we are going for it."
Rik Elfrink: 'PSV is not there yet '
PSV club watcher Rik Elfrink saw how PSV took three points against sc Heerenveen through a good first half. But the match itself was not perfect. "PSV is not there yet," he concluded. "If you don't win six games you have to break through the barrier. Now just hope it gives PSV enough confidence to do better next time." Elfrink further looked ahead to PSV's upcoming matches, especially the away game against FC Emmen. "You shouldn't make Emmen bigger than it is, but also not smaller. They can make things difficult for PSV."