For head coach Phillip Cocu, Friday morning training was all about the SC Cambuur - PSV match. Saturday night, PSV plays its third away game in the Eredivisie on the artificial turf in Leeuwarden. At sports complex De Herdgang, the coach looked ahead to the game from behind the desk. "We will of course go for the three points," Cocu said.
Adam Maher absent Saturday
Cocu had his squad back together Friday morning ahead of Saturday night's game. Long-term absentees Florian Jozefzoon, Jetro Willems and Menno Koch were not on the training pitch, as was Adam Maher, who Cocu said is not fit enough to travel to Leeuwarden. "Adam is not in the matchday squad. He has a slight injury and that is why he will not be there on Saturday. That has nothing to do with saving, he is simply not fit enough. We will see if he can make it to Tuesday's match," Cocu referred to the UEFA Champions League encounter with Manchester United.
'Not looking at Tuesday, Cambuur away most important at the moment'
The head coach emphasized afterward that at PSV the focus is far from being on that match. "In football, the next match is always the most important," Cocu said. "We must not be preoccupied with Tuesday's match, no matter how beautiful that poster is. We have to get three points against Cambuur. Of course we will go for that as well. It will not be easy and so we should certainly not look at Manchester United with a slanted eye." Cocu expects to face a motivated opponent in Leeuwarden. "We are now visiting as champions. They will want to go the extra mile. We will therefore have to be 100% focused to make a good sequel to the game against Feyenoord."