Sam Lammers is ready to make his comeback for PSV. The 22-year-old striker is fit and, like incidentally Kosta Mitroglou, joins for NAC Breda - PSV. 'They are indeed in the selection tomorrow.'
Eager
That is what Ernest Faber said Wednesday afternoon at De Herdgang. According to the interim coach, Lammers looks eager. "He is well fit and must now slowly start making minutes again. At training you don't see anything about him, which is nice to see. The prospects are positive. Now it is up to him to confirm in practice," Faber said.
Strongest team
Whereas PSV have occasionally opted for a slightly different lineup during cup matches in the past, Faber is not expected to do so in Breda. "We are going to start with our strongest possible eleven. The cup is a very important tournament for us," he said. "We want to win it."
Adversity
Back for a moment to the resumption of the season. On Sunday, PSV played the familiar 1-1 draw against VVV-Venlo. There was more to come, especially before halftime, but the opening goal did not materialize. Then the team got bogged down in old patterns. The question is how to turn that around. Faber: "We come back to it every meeting and guide the boys with images. The trick is to play according to the agreements when the going gets tough. Because when it does go along in scoring, we do it too."
Outdoors
In addition, PSV shows a different face away from home than at Philips Stadium. "We shouldn't make that bigger than it is," Faber said. "If we fulfill the same agreements away from home as we do at home, we will also manage to get results. We get enough chances every game. You can throw all kinds of theories at it, but given our qualities we can score enough goals."