At the post-Ajax - PSV press conference, a proud Phillip Cocu said he had enjoyed his team. "We showed that we are a close and good team," the coach thought at the ArenA.
Phillip Cocu: Group is behind Maxime
Cocu initially returned to the absence of Maxime Lestienne at the press conference, who was absent for the topper due to sad circumstances. "The group has shown that they are behind Maxime," the head coach felt. "We showed that we are a real team." Of course, he then also spoke proud words about the game itself. Knowing that PSV had made a somewhat lesser impression at times in recent weeks, Cocu gave his team a big compliment for the way PSV dominated against Ajax. "I have been critical of the team lately, but when something is good you have to name it. I'm doing that here, because I enjoyed it immensely." The way of playing football was still most to the satisfaction of the head coach. "With a lot of movement in front which gave us a lot of variation in the game," Cocu spoke. "We achieved an excellent victory."
Frank De Boer: Not been in the match for a moment
"I enjoyed it less," Ajax coach Frank de Boer began at the press conference with a cynical laugh. "PSV won deservedly, with good play moreover. With us there was no confidence, we weren't really in the game for one moment. Of course you can say that Fischer had the 2-1 on his shoes, but that really wouldn't have been deserved. We weren't able to win the duels. We reacted instead of reacted. We really had an offday," he felt.