Rutten: “Ooijer ready to make his comeback”

Fred Rutten: “Ooijer is ready to make his comeback”

André Ooijer and Danny Koevermans

Rutten hopes the players will stay injury free during Sunday’s game against Heracles Almelo and collect all three points. André Ooijer, who has been training well the past week, is ready to make a comeback. “Danny Koevermans skipped two training sessions, but trained well today”, said Rutten. “We will assess his situation tomorrow.” Funso Ojo has picked up a minor injury, while Reimond Manco and Jan Kromkamp are stepping up their rehabilitation programme. “Kromkamp looks well on the way back to full fitness”, said the PSV head coach.

‘Heracles are one of the most stable teams’

Rutten has no selection headaches. “We have the luxury of being able to select from a near-full strength squad this week.” Rutten thinks that Heracles Almelo are of the most stable teams in the league. “They are well-organised and concede only few goals. Their coach Gertjan Verbeek deserves credit for assembling a strong team. It’s up to us to carve open holes in Heracles´ defence and extend our winning streak”, concluded Rutten.