The league match between PSV and AZ on Saturday night also grew into the match of Joey Veerman. The midfielder scattered delicious passes as usual and was the key to three goals at the Philips Stadium.
The fourth goal came straight from Joey's feet. He also played a crucial role leading up to the first and third goals at Philips Stadium. In both cases, the midfielder provided a brilliant cross pass. It was no surprise that Joey received the MOTM award afterwards.
Golden formula
Joey notched a total of three key actions in the home game against AZ. He saw all of them rewarded with a goal.
Only two PSV players sent more passes against AZ, Jerdy Schouten and Olivier Boscagli. As a result, he played a crucial role in midfield against the number four of the Eredivisie. 54 passes left Joey's feet and 83% arrived at a teammate. Fifteen of these balls went into the enemy goal area. His insight into the game also resulted in one successful interception.
Duelmaster
During 94 minutes played, Joey dueled nine times. Four times he came out victorious in an offensive duel and a total of three times he did so defensively. Thus, he recaptured possession of the ball three times in a duel. Only Jordan Teze recorded more interceptions against AZ.
