PSV Eindhoven 2012/2013=The Red/White Army

Nice goal by Depay! Got lucky bounces, but his dribbling and finishing were well-taken. I was surprised that he subbed in before Wijnaldum (who eventually came into the game for last few minutes). Glad that Depay responded well to the call. I thought Strootman had a solid game, too. Very active and had a lot of appetites in going forward. It will be interesting to see his progress now that Van Bommel is playing alongside and mentoring him.

 

Why in god's name did PSV buy Narsingh is what I wonder about.

 

I think it's 12. Set by Guy Ramos last season. He already has 2 yellows and a red this season as well. Van Bommel got screwed with his yellow btw. But let's just call that karma.

 

How so?

 

They already had plenty of quality forwards and now even Advocaat prefers Depay over him.

 

Of course, it's way too early to tell, but from what I've seen in the last 2 PSV matches, Narsingh looks pretty ineffective without an obvious target man like Dost. Lens and Mertens seemed to drift too much to the side, creating a large hole in central position. Matavz might be a better choice for crossing targets, but he's slow and somewhat stiff. Hopefully it's just a matter of developing chemistry and understanding for LN to make an impact.

 

I am not sure. Narsingh came in for Matavz and Lens probably moved to striker position. This is weird as Narsingh needs exactly a striker like Matvz to deliver his assists on. So this is weird on Advocaat's behalf. Then Dapay came in for Mertens on the right. This looks like a competing duo. Depay even said that he didn't thought his competitors were any better than him. Looks like Depay with an ego bigger then the Big Ben is turning on the heat. Then Wijnaldum came on for Lens. Was Ola put in striker position and Wijnaldum on 10? That's my guess, have not see the second half. People can drop by and shed some light.

So yeah, Advocaat has a top sport climate in attack and can keep everybody sharp. Last season second half we saw PSV players that did well in the first half drop significantly in quality. The solution for this problem is to let players know they will be dropped the moment they start to relax or even implode. I think PSV wants to win the championship really bad and a way to do this, is having more options on the bench. Advocaat's job is to keep them hungry and engaged, rather than becoming careless and cynical. If anybody has the ability to read eye's, then people would have seen Narsingh was beyond angry. Let's watch him reacting to this situation and how he deals with it.

 

Yup, these are all correct. When Narsingh came on, Lens moved to the center. Narsingh had a couple nice runs, nutmegged his defender to the by line, but he didn't have outlet to deliver his crosses, and forced to retreat. Then, Depay subbed in for Mertens, who was limping off. Like I said previously, I was surprised Depay came on (and not Wijnaldum). Wijnaldum came in the dying minutes for Lens, and he seemed to play in wherever space allowed him to play. He had a half-chance opportunity, which he should have at least made the keeper works, but instead his shot went high (not too far, though).

I hope PSV would cash in on Ola this summer. This will be best scenario for Wijnaldum. He can slot in playing as an attacking midfielder (instead of fighting for a spot playing as winger).

 

If they wanted to win the league really bad they would have invested in defenders. Signing Narsingh seems to me very much a chest beating exercise directed at the likes of Ajax. While I have nothing but respect for Advocaat who's a quality coach I very much have my doubts about the people in control of PSV right now. And I also think Narsingh would've been better off staying at Heerenveen.

 

There's no way in hell they can even begin to afford Ola John.. The Portuguese have slapped a massive minimum transfer fee on him as part of his contract.

 

We can both agree on that maybe, but it doesn't mean that them taking another route means they don't really want to win the league and exploring the max of that path. I can only read their moves in the way I painted the picture. This year PSV múst win the league and their route to do that is by equipping the coach with multiple attacking options for reasons I have given. If they don't sell Matavz to Benfica then it would even drive the point home even more IMO. However we will see that soon enough.

 

To follow up on that last point of mine. I would love PSV to sell Matavz and give Locadia a chance.

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I meant, PSV to sell Ola Toivonen to give ways to Wijnaldum (and other Dutch youngsters). Nothing to do with the other Ola.. Ola John.

EDIT: Oops, just saw a response from DBR, too, on this.

 

Psv.netwerk.to

Same goes for ajax and feyenoord.

 

Ajaxtalk.nl probably more convenient for Sean. It's where Orange14, Aveslacker, Blind3, Kowalczyk, cdnajaxfan etc. hang out.