Phillip Cocu showed himself a satisfied man after the match against Manchester United, from which PSV gained a point.
Differences are small
"It was very important to take at least a point, especially given Wolfsburg's win earlier in the day. Otherwise it would be very difficult for us to qualify," Cocu said at the press conference. "All the matches in the group have shown that the difference between the teams is not great. You have to I perform well every match and fight. You also saw that in our home game against Manchester United."
Happy with the result
Naturally, Cocu was happy with the "won" point. "I'm happy with the result. It was a fantastic team performance, but we are not there yet," Cocu immediately looked ahead to the final round of games in the group stage. Cocu was a little worried, though, after Luciano Narsingh's early exit. "Because the plan was to play with speed from the right. To create chances from that right side with Lucianio's crosses to Luuk de Jong. It was a difficult moment for a while, but Pereiro did an excellent job as his replacement."
Louis van Gaal after the game at the press conference | © PSV Media
Reaction Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal was saddened by the points loss at home. "It was a very disappointing result. I still have the feeling that we could have decided it tonight. We played well in the first half, after halftime it didn't get better despite my substitutions. Nevertheless, we gave away only one chance after halftime. It's disappointing because now we have to win in Wolfsburg. And that is also a difficult match. But fortunately our average in away games is now better than last season," Van Gaal said at the press conference.