Fred Rutten on Vitesse v PSV

Two days after the Cup tie with Feyenoord, Fred Rutten previewed Sunday’s Eredivisie game away against Vitesse. PSV´s head coach emphasised at the weekly press briefing that the players cannot take anything for granted against the Arnhem outfit. “It won’t be a walk in the park. Vitesse are dangerous opponents. We are looking for the right response of the players following the 3-0 loss to Feyenoord on Wednesday.”

Engelaar and Manolev
PSV head coach Rutten is again set to select from a near-full strength squad when he takes his side to Vitesse on Sunday afternoon, with a 14.30 kick-off. “Orlando Engelaar suffered a minor setback after he returned to action against Feyenoord, but nothing to worry about. We’ll take each day as it comes and make a decision later.” Both Engelaar and Stanislav Manolev trained individually on Friday morning, while the other players enjoyed a day away from football. Stijn Wuytens returned to full training on Thursday and Zakaria Labyad is recovering well.

Focus on the game in Arnhem
Vitesse are having a good run, realises Rutten. “They beat Heracles Almelo in their last league outing and will be hungry for more successes. “It won’t be a walk in the park. Vitesse are dangerous opponents”, said Rutten, who told the players not to dwell on the cup defeat against Feyenoord too much. “The result was not a fair reflection of the match, but the defeat hurt all the same. We suffered an emphatic defeat but we were not outclassed. We are looking for the right response of the players. Focusing on the game in Arnhem, we want to return to winning ways”, concluded Rutten. PSV will train at De Herdgang training centre on Saturday afternoon at 4pm before they hold a training camp to prepare for the game against Vitesse.