Phillip Cocu was far from satisfied with his team's performance in Friesland afterwards. According to the head coach, his team failed to put sc Heerenveen under pressure in the way he envisioned. At the same time, he questioned Hirving Lozano's red card . "He just slips, then Dumfries goes off quite a bit."
'No red card'
Lozano received a red card five minutes before halftime from referee Kevin Blom, who ruled that the Mexican came in too hard. TV footage showed afterwards that Lozano barely touched Dumfries. "It was definitely not a red card in my opinion," Cocu assessed.
Far from satisfied
At that point, his team was already trailing 2-0 against Heerenveen. "That was because we couldn't execute the pressure we wanted to execute. A number of players have to learn to perform the tasks first. We didn't execute pressure as a team. Some guys also have to learn to anticipate during a match by doing what a match needs. We are far from satisfied with the performance today. Against Feyenoord we have to act on a different level," Cocu said.
Penalty
Finally, the coach, who congratulated Heerenveen on what he felt was a deserved win, reflected on Blom's decision to award Heerenveen a penalty and PSV none. "That penalty was justified, but I think we should have got a penalty as well. If you give it to one side, you should also put it on the spot at the other side," Cocu referred to the foul on Luuk de Jong in the closing stages of the game. "A moment like that can suddenly turn a game around."