Afterthought: High praise for 'shadow striker' Thomas

Afterthought: High praise for 'shadow striker' Thomas
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Every day, the media report extensively on the ups and downs of PSV. The analyses of upcoming and played matches or funniest interviews that have appeared are collected and you can read them on PSV.nl.

New eye-catchers Lammers and Thomas
Sam Lammers and Ryan Thomas both scored goals in the 0-3 win over ADO Den Haag. What both players also have in common is that they are returning from a serious injury. According to the Eindhovens Dagblad, Lammers and Thomas are fresh faces to give PSV some sparkle again. 'With a number of new eye-catchers, PSV is trying to find the way up again in the Eredivisie. The first steps have been convincingly climbed for now, but PSV'ers feel that even two swallows do not yet make a summer," writes the ED. "We should be very happy with this victory, if you look where we came from," Lammers said after the game in The Hague.

Important role Thomas
Not only by the ED was Thomas praised for his performance. Voetbal International also saw that the "shadow striker" fulfilled an important role. Thomas managed to score again, just like the previous game against Willem II. But the New Zealander was also important in possession. 'All the passes he sent reached their destination. That made Thomas logically the most passable player on the field. No coincidence, because also against Willem II he had already been the PSV player with the most arrived passes.'

'Successful experiment'
FOX Sports analyst Mario Been also praised Thomas' play. "Apart from the fact that he had 100 percent passing accuracy, he was also constantly to be found in the sixteen-meter area. He is a running prodigy who provides depth. An experiment that has been successful for the time being."

More goals
The other goal scorer in The Hague was Cody Gakpo. With a hard shot from close range, he outsmarted goalkeeper Luuk Koopmans. "I'm happy with it," Gakpo spoke to the ED afterwards. The striker stands at five goals in the Eredivisie after the weekend. Despite the 0-3, the score should have been higher, Gakpo believes. In addition, it was a while ago that PSV could calmly play out an away game with a large lead. "It's nice to get more space in the final stages, but there could have been more goals," Gakpo said.

Trust
Daniël Schwaab played his 100th game in the Eredivisie against ADO. Despite the second win in a row, the German is not blowing his hopes too high. "You can see that we have a little more confidence again. It is important that we took the next step, away on artificial turf is always difficult. But we put up a fight. If we always bring this, we also have the footballing qualities to make the difference," Schwaab stated to the ED.

'Anderlecht definitely wants to acquire Luckassen '
Derrick Luckassen is having a good season with Anderlecht. The Belgian club is renting it this season, with an option to buy. 'There is a good chance that the Belgians will exercise that option. In doing so, the defender has been officially approached by the league of Ghana. An international career beckons for the PSV mercenary,' reports VI.