Press conference | 'Every game should feel like the most important game in their careers for the boys'

How was Guus at the club this past week?
"Same as usual. He was on time, fooling around with the guys, training as hard as ever. Nothing different from normal in that respect. But I did talk to him briefly. He's going through a down period right now, but he'll get out of that. I think it's good of him to discuss this."

How is it with Joey Veerman?
"Good, he's happy he was allowed to play. He needs to build up match rhythm now. You only get that by making minutes in matches and training hard."

FC Utrecht was the number two of the Eredivisie. Was the victory a statement?
"No, I don't think so. You have to win from everyone. That's what I always tell my boys. That's why I only look ahead to one match. Every match should feel to the boys like the most important match in their careers. But against FC Utrecht we did play a very good match, I'm proud of that."

How is the player group living towards the match against FC Twente match?
"The old level is back at training. That sharpness, fierceness. You need that to perform for a whole season. Earlier this year that wasn't there and I was very critical, but now that's back. As long as I see that, it's good. Then you're even allowed to lose once. Against FC Utrecht the level of training came back in the match, we want to see that against FC Twente as well."

FC Twente is the least passed team in the Eredivisie, apart from you. Is that also their strength?
"With FC Twente, I don't think about few goals against immediately, but mainly the footballing aspect. They have a lot of players with the ball, who can play football very well. I think they are a nice team to watch."

You play a lot of games until the winter break. Is everyone fresh?
"PSV is used to playing two games in a week, so in that respect there is nothing different than normal. So far we've managed that reasonably well, we need to keep that up."