PSV will play an important game in the group stage of the Europa League against Sporting CP. There has been plenty written in the media about the encounter. We pick out the most important reports for you. We also look at other interesting reports that have appeared in the media.
Sporting coach: 'We know PSV is a strong team '
Sporting Lisbon had a difficult start to the league. They have since climbed to fourth place in recent weeks. The Portuguese can secure overwintering tonight against PSV, but they realize it is not an easy task. ''We know that PSV is a strong team, the only one we have lost to. We are playing at home and I think we can win. The support of the fans will be decisive," said Silas, coach of Sporting Lisbon. PSV kicked off the Europa League group stage with a 3-2 victory at home against the Portuguese.
Mitchell van der Gaag: 'Defense of Sporting does not make a best impression '
Former PSV player Mitchell van der Gaag has spent many years as a player and trainer in Portugal. In the Eindhovens Dagblad he discusses his old club's chances: "Sporting's defense is not always making the best impression this year and with the speed of Donyell Malen and Steven Bergwijn there are then automatically chances. At the same time, with Bruno Fernandes, Sporting obviously has an absolute top player in house. This week his contract was upgraded and that has taken a while. It remains to be seen what effect it has on him."
Director Ihattaren
Steven Verseput of the NRC wrote an article about Mohamed Ihattaren. Specifically about his football style and qualities. The journalist speaks highly of the technical midfielder's development. "He roams the field, looking for space. He is a playmaker, but not in the classic sense of the word. He doesn't seem to have a fixed position - child of modern football. One moment he comes from the left, then he is on the outside right, and the next he plays as a false center striker," Verseput writes. "Ihattaren is the director, without adhering to a fixed position."
Rob McDonald still follows PSV
In 1985, PSV used the services of English football player Rob McDonald. After six months in Eindhoven, he made a move on a rental basis to Sporting Lisbon. The former striker still follows PSV closely, he told the Eindhovens Dagblad. "PSV is going to have a tough time against Sporting," McDonald believes. But the strikers can make the difference, according to him. "Ihattaren is a juggernaut, just like Bergwijn and Malen. I think Malen is going to go very far." Farther than McDonald himself, he adds with a laugh.
Lars Putters ambitious
Lars Putters of PSV O17 spoke to Dtv News about his career. The 15-year-old plays alongside players a year older. "Last year I did well and that's why I moved up to Under 17," he says. The talented midfielder's ambitions are clear: "I want to advance to the first team anyway and then play a few years at PSV and become champions. My ultimate goal is to win the Premier League with Liverpool and play European Championships and World Cups with the Dutch national team."
Putters on the ball on behalf of PSV
The goal of Aron van Lare
Aron van Lare of PSV O17 was also in the media. Omroep Zeeland talked to him about his career and the competition at Oranje O17. But the goal of the goalkeeper is clear: "I am going to do everything I can to be the first goalkeeper of Oranje under 17 in six months, during the European Championship in Estonia. And then we only have one goal: to become European champions for the third time in a row." His coach, Adil Ramzi, praises Van Lare: "Aron is a winner. He's physically strong, good on the line and mentally he's fine."
Dribbling lesson from Arjen Robben
Twelve-year-old Tobias will soon be playing football at a sports club for children and young people with physical or mental disabilities or chronic illnesses. Before he starts here, he really wants to learn how to dribble. For this, Zappsport enlisted the help of former PSV player Arjen Robben, who came to teach Tobias the tricks of the trade at PSV Campus De Herdgang. According to Robben, Tobias dribbled like a natural.