PSV impressed on Thursday night. Head coach Ruud van Nistelrooij's team won over the, until recently, unbeaten Premier League leaders, leading to superlatives in the media. We do a round.
VI: 'PSV makes great impression '
According to Voetbal International, PSV made "a big impression" on Thursday night. The football medium had a particular eye for the performance of Luuk de Jong. PSV's captain scored a goal and provided an assist. 'Ten minutes after the break, De Jong screened the ball for Rob Holding and served Veerman, who scored with a diagonal shot into the right corner. After two disallowed goals, three proved to be the third time lucky for PSV. Shortly after the 1-0, De Jong headed home from a corner by Cody Gakpo," VI reported.
'Cody Gakpo delivers'
With goals and assists against Ajax (in the cup final and Johan Cruijff Schaal) and multiple starring roles against Feyenoord (Eredivisie), the perception that Cody Gakpo would not deliver in top games was already somewhat dubious, against Arsenal the striker was once again of great value for PSV in a top game, according to Voetbal International. 'With the timing of those runs by Gakpo, Arsenal struggled from the first minute. Because the left striker often seeks the depth immediately when winning the ball,' analyzes Pieter Zwart of VI. Against Arsenal, Gakpo saw two goals disallowed, but did provide an assist for De Jong's 2-0.
AD: 'Swinging PSV stunts'
The Algemeen Dagblad characterizes PSV's performance as 'swinging': 'Ruud van Nistelrooij's team owes the win over the Londoners mainly to an unleashed second half and a golden substitute from Luuk de Jong', the AD believes.
PSV impresses '
De Telegraaf also enjoyed the performance of Van Nistelrooij's team: 'For months PSV had to do without Luuk de Jong and trainer Ruud van Nistelrooy had to improvise to fill the striker's position during his absence. On his return, the experienced striker immediately showed how big the loss has been in recent games. With De Jong in a starring role, PSV recorded a handsome 2-0 win in the Europa League over Arsenal. Because the last remaining competitor, FK Bodø/Glimt, suffered a slip in the away match against FC Zürich (2-1), the victory meant that PSV secured at least second place in the group and thus overwintering in the Europa League intermediate round.'
NOS speaks of handsome victory
To conclude this overview, we take a look at the words of the NOS. According to the independent Dutch broadcaster, PSV's victory is handsome. 'PSV has secured wintering in the Europa League in impressive fashion. Arsenal, leaders in England, were beaten 2-0 in Eindhoven, making a spot in the Europa League intermediate round a reality anyway. Also thanks to FC Zurich.'