PSV had a week to quickly forget. They also failed to win against AZ. Always and everywhere people write about PSV, so we list the most important messages for you.
'Powerless' PSV
A limited PSV squad lost to AZ yesterday. Robin Jongmans of De Telegraaf speaks of "powerlessness" at PSV. "Van Bommel may have a lot of options up front, but you can never adequately replace your three best players all at once. With the qualities of his forward players, you don't notice the level difference when you have to replace one or two. You do when it involves the three most exceptional attackers," said the journalist. "PSV was attackingly powerless after Ryan Thomas' red card midway through the first half. But even then, PSV have a wealth of players on the pitch who should at least be able to drag a 0-0 into halftime."
Injury wave, red cards and lack of development
PSV club watcher Rik Elfrink saw PSV get punished by AZ yesterday. However, he does not blame everything on sporting mistakes, bad luck also played a part. "An injury wave, red cards and a lack of footballing development crippled the Eindhoven players in a week of sporting horror," Elfrink said. "Not to mention at home, PSV was shrugged off. A place where in recent years the Eindhoveners were almost always untouchable in the premier league and almost everyone left with their tails between their legs." AZ ended PSV's 53 unbeaten home games.
Rosario: 'This was not PSV-worthy '
After the match, Pablo Rosario spoke to Voetbal International. He did not have much good to say about the performance: "Today was below par. In one week you lose twice by big numbers. This was not PSV-worthy." It is also notable that PSV received three red cards in two games. Rosario finds that hard to explain: "They don't do it on purpose, Ryan didn't this time either. But you have to deal with it. We held on well for twenty minutes but then we got two big blows just before halftime."
Reon Boeringa: 'That's how you get a completely different team '
PSV missed five important players against AZ. Mohamed Ihattaren, Donyell Malen and Steven Bergwijn were struggling with injuries while Nick Viergever and Jorrit Hendrix were serving suspensions. "With any Eredivisie team, if you take away the three most important players you get a completely different team," said Reon Boeringa of Voetbal International. "There is a clear dip in the results but there is something to be said for everything. The league hasn't been decided yet, the season is still long. But what you leave here is costly."
Gerbrands ambitious
Managing director Toon Gerbrands saw PSV lose to his old club AZ this weekend. In the NRC, he talks about the differences between the clubs and his time at PSV. Despite the disappointing results, he remains positive. He wants to join the top-32 of Europe with PSV: "Our strength in the Netherlands lies in the training of players. Top clubs operate in a buyers' market and need good players as soon as possible. We can provide those. In terms of training, we are the Champions League in the Netherlands."