PSV cannot yet call on Steven Bergwijn and Donyell Malen on Sunday. The duo, who have been sidelined for some time, have not recovered for the game with Willem II either.
Missing
PSV will have to turn the current situation around without the two attacking forces. They have not won since the last international period. In most matches, the team could not dispose of Malen and Bergwijn. "They are good players and we miss them," Mark van Bommel explained yesterday after the loss against LASK. "There are explainable reasons why we didn't win a few times. Injuries, red cards, a few players not being there. That's true, but you have to be realistic. If you don't win five times as PSV, for whatever reason, it won't settle down."
New competition
After arriving in Eindhoven, he elaborated on the current situation. "It is clear that we are in a very difficult phase. Not winning five times in a row does not belong to a top club. The great thing about football is that there is always a new match. A match in which you get the chance to redeem yourself. It's not as easy as I say now, of course. I can give all kinds of reflections, but that makes little sense. We have to get a result. We are going to Tilburg to win. That's the starting point."
Thomas not, Hendrix doubt
PSV also cannot call on Ryan Thomas against Willen II, who has one match suspension remaining after his red card against AZ. The play of Jorrit Hendrix, who is back from suspension, is still uncertain. Nick Viergever does return from suspension.