PSV - sc Heerenveen was a match with two different faces, according to Mark van Bommel. Before halftime, the coach enjoyed his player's reaction. 'But after halftime it was completely gone.'
Eight
That's what PSV's head coach said Sunday afternoon in the catacomb of the Philips Stadium. He began by complimenting his selection. "I thought the first half was very good. I think we got eight very good chances," Van Bommel said, then addressed the lesser second. "In that we got a goal against out of nowhere and suddenly it was completely gone. Then it's struggling."
Pinch
Van Bommel explained afterwards why things stopped running for PSV after the 2-1. "When all those balls fall the wrong way, it hits your legs. You feel it as a player. Whether I pinched it? Of course. Lars fortunately picks up a number of balls. You still try to steer, put it down differently, but it doesn't work. It is very difficult to reach all those guys. It is also not easy to maintain the good level of the first half, it almost never works."
'Having shit'
What PSV lacked in recent weeks, Steven Bergwijn proved. With two goals match-winner, even though he saw that things were not going well after halftime. "It was just too weak. We didn't put enough pressure, but in this phase you just have to give a shit about that. Winning, that's what counts now," the striker responded.
Physical
Bergwijn was pulled to the side by Van Bommel after about an hour of play. Bergwijn understood that. "Physically things are going well. I played a good hour without any complaints. I knew I wasn't going to play a whole game yet. I wanted to continue for a while, but it was better to go off. I've had something before, so I have to be economical," said Bergwijn, who was happy to help PSV again. "Especially because you saw it wasn't going. You want to be able to do something then, but I could only watch. I'm happy to be back, was also comfortable."