PSV travels to Overijssel on Saturday for round eleven of the Eredivisie. Heracles Almelo is the opponent. Head coach Peter Bosz looks ahead to a match that for him is all about old acquaintances.
Bosz will not have a fully fit squad at his disposal against Heracles Almelo. The game at the weekend will come too soon for those known to be injured. "Armando Obispo and Mauro Júnior are still not available, Armel Bella-Kotchap is out of action for longer. Noa Lang is training for himself, but not as a group," the coach said. Olivier Boscagli The coach, who gave up playing on artificial turf last season, will be there.
Choices at ten
Peter Bosz has a wide selection and rotates a lot at the No. 10 position. For example, Guus Til, Isaac Babadi, Ismael Saibari and Malik Tillman can all perform at the spot. It is not made easy for the Head Coach, he says. "I can't point to one that has done badly so far. They are four different types of players, so we have to look at their form and the opponent. So not only how they play, but also who we are going to play against."
Familiar ground
The Erve Asito, home stadium of Heracles Almelo, is familiar ground for Peter Bosz. He was active as the club's head coach for five years, spread over two periods. Two former colleagues and friends of Bosz, John Lammers and Hendrie Krüzen, currently front the Almelo team as head coach and assistant coach, respectively. It makes Bosz follow the club with great interest. "They started there together last year and immediately promoted to the Eredivisie, I enjoyed that. They also started well this season."
Nevertheless, the Apeldoorn native is focused on getting the maximum result against his old club. "Because the trainers are aware of my vision, we have to perform our tasks very well. This of course applies to every match; we could see in the previous game that you can get tough if you don't."