Joey Veerman was one of PSV's standouts in the win over Red Star Belgrade. The midfielder laid two corner kicks ready for the head of Luuk de Jong, but his field play could also count on compliments from head coach Peter Bosz.
Especially Joey's switching was much appreciated by the coach. And that was necessary: where in the first half the midfielder was still scattering good passes, in the second half he was mainly needed in the defensive game.
The statistics underline the Volendammer's contribution. He made two successful dribbles, cleared four balls from his own sixteen and made five tackles. Offensively, he tried his luck with two shots; one ended up on target, while the other went narrowly wide in the closing stages of the match. In standard situations, he was also the man. He took seven corners, from which all three goals came.
Passing
With 32 passes of which 27 arrived (84.38%), he showed that he was a reliable link in PSV's game. It was striking that 24 of his passes went forward (75%), a particularly high percentage for a midfielder. In addition, he managed to get the ball into the opponent's sixteen-meter area with two passes, one of which was a key pass.