Ibrahim Afellay played half an hour longer against GVVV than he had hoped for when he entered the field around the 60th minute. His team needed an extension to deal with GVVV. 'We are through and that's all there is to it,' the captain said afterwards to FOX Sports.
Shame
Afellay answered in the affirmative when asked if he was ashamed that PSV needed thirty extra minutes against the amateurs from Veenendaal. "This is a non-performance. The only positive thing is that we are through," he said.
Turbulent
Naturally, the team had a number of turbulent days after the dismissal of Mark van Bommel. And also the series of two games that included two wins has not done PSV's confidence any good. But why the team has struggled so much in recent weeks, Afellay said he doesn't know either. "It's hard to put your finger on it," the midfielder spoke. "Everyone is doing everything they can, but it's not working. I experience it every day, everyone works rock and hard but it's just not good enough. Everything is against us. We have to forget this match quickly. Saturday we have to do better and then we have to get everything on track for the second half of the season."