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Threatening quarantine duty
Seven minutes before the plane was to leave for Cyprus, Eran Zahavi and Jordan Teze had to disembark, writes the Eindhovens Dagblad. If PSV had taken the duo, the entire PSV squad would have faced a ten-day quarantine on the island, the daily reported. The Cypriot authorities threatened this quarantine obligation, which would automatically mean a loss for PSV. From both the KNVB and UEFA, Teze and Zahavi had permission to be in action against Omonia Nicosia.
Gerbrands: We are quite opposed
"We immediately called UEFA. They proved us right on all points, after all we always and everywhere act according to the guidelines," is what General Director Toon Gerbrands told De Telegraaf about the incident. The player lists had been known to the relevant authorities for a long time, yet PSV was only informed about the regulations in Cyprus on Tuesday. "We're talking about fair play, complying with all the rules set by the league, but we're being quite thwarted by the authorities here," Gerbrands said.
Schmidt's call on international football
As Head Coach Roger Schmidt struggles with a headache regarding the size of his squad, he has a clear message: "Put a line through the November international period." Schmidt questions the wisdom of flying players to other countries, with the chance that the virus could spread further, writes Voetbal International. The PSV coach insists that health comes first. Whether he thinks club football should also be shut down, he does not know. "I think football is important for people, but we have to constantly rethink everything," Schmidt said.
VI PRO provides interim balance sheet PSV
VI PRO made an analysis of the duels played so far by PSV. "It is waiting for the typical Schmidt football," thinks VI journalist Marco Timmer. As a side note, he writes that due to the number of corona injuries and a number of newcomers, it was not really possible to work on solidity. "If PSV strengthen defensively and the players grow towards each other, Schmidt has everything to play the 'full throttle football' he promised beforehand." Cody Gakpo, the duo of Donyell Malen-Eran Zahavi and Mario Götze are key players in Schmidt's 4-2-2-2 system, according to Timmer.
De Jong goldcrest
Luuk de Jong was again the celebrated man at his club Sevilla on Wednesday night. In the game with Stade Rennes, the former PSV player scored the only goal of the match. With a clever volley he outsmarted the goalkeeper of the French club. For De Jong, it was his first Champions League goal for Sevilla. In the past, the striker scored six times on behalf of PSV in the highest European main tournament.