Pepi, Tillman and Dest - all games PBP thread

As an aside, this announcer is horrid. But he's got a British accent so he must be more qualified than any American

 

Duh

 

Good match from Tillman, and you can't ask for more out of Pepi than that in short minutes.

 

game done, points are shared. Dest wasn't great on either side of the pitch, Tillman was very impactful, and Pepi... well, Pepi honestly did change the way PSV looked up-top once he came in. At the very least, de Jong must feel him breathing down his neck.

 

Tillman is very good in close quarters. This is the second time he is getting a PK.

 

Yep, they can go 80 mins, no goals, Pepi comes in, just puts Tillman in on goal, and then grabs a reputation/semi-legit foul on Ramos, and 2 goals, from kinda Pepi more or less. Excellent, sometimes just being there when good things happen helps to move the needle in terms of playing time and he was more than just "there".

 

PSV take the field needing a result to retake first place. starting Dest and Tillman. Pepi as Luuk backup. Agustin Anello on the Sparta Rotterdam bench as well. Dest presumably at left back given the personnel, Tillman more likely as one of the 8s in a 4-3-3, though the TV seems to expect him to play in front of Veerman and Schouten. Attacking squad.

 

Early turnover pass from Tillman, and Sparta on the front foot early.

 

Great tight space passing Bakayoko-Malik-Luuk-Malik for a one time shot pushed wide of the near post. Great stuff.
On the ensuing corner Lang blasts one off the crossbar, and PSV have asserted dominance.

 

PSV ran a set play off a corner designed for Dest, but the pass isn't perfectly placed and Dest is heavily shouldered off the ball in the box.

First time I remember Dest doing anything but being the emergency defender on a corner kick recently, so kudos to the coaching staff for trying a play for him.

 

That combo is why i watch. That is the beautiful game!

 

Dest and Lang more showtime down the left flank. Nightmare to have to defend those guys.

 

The 2 man interchange between Dest and Lang on the left hand side is like poetry.

 

Tillman takes a pretty hard foul from behind after a change in possession that pissed him off.

 

Malik with the steal and draws a foul along the touchline, and upset about all of the fouls.

The Lang-Dest show may be ruined as Lang might comeoff as a precaution due to a hamstring, good chance it'll be Lozano if he does.

 

Tillman with a couple of lose touches but also playing defense with an harassment and take away.

 

Come on, Malik, the next one past the keeper.

 

Waved off because earlier Tillman foul?

 

Great headed goal by de Jong called back because Tillman and one of the Sparta Defenders were grappling earlier in the play and Malik threw his man to the ground while the ref had his back turned. The defender recovered and was marking Tillman when the goal was scored, but I'm not surprised by the call. It's a shame because it was a great goal. Still 0-0.

 

Halftime.
Tillman would be an elite player if he had a better motor. At times, he looks like he is sleep-walking. His brain is all offense, he knows where to be, but he needs to also do the dirty work and help out his mids more.

 

Goal for Malik Tillman.

 

Malik goal!

 

And Tillman with the score. Took an extra touch (a cool customer) to put it away on the bottom left of the goal.

 

Tillman taken off at minute 72.
At Rangers, thay got him to play at a faster tempo. Looks like at PSV is no longer a requirement.