Arsenal start might be "be careful what you wish for." The Gunners have nothing to play for, and PSV is home, so they should be fired up, but after last game, Pepi could go begging. Tho it is a low-rish, high-reward start. While PSV fans will be desperate for revenge, deep down, few will expect too much from the team. It's one game where fans won't be too disappointed in a goalless showing.
Nobody will be expecting anything from him in the game. To me it is a low risk start totally so that is a good opportunity. Agree with you there.
PSV should go for the full 3-points for a win coefficient gain. As usual Dutch clubs will be raided in the summer by the money loaded clubs, so PSV has a couple of players, Bakayoko for instance, who might be gone this summer. If so and the club then only gets into spot 3 at the end of next season and this match is the one that costed us the points, we needed to get/stay ahead of France for 5th in the ranking, it could cost PSV at least 60 million in revenue for the Eredivisie not having the 5th position in the ranking.
Pepi even sounds a bit Tolkienish ( ie Pippin), but he's much too tall for a Hobbit. Maybe he had some of that Entwash from the (Fangorn) forest. Ok, back to soccer! I hope Pepi finds his form ,we need a striker so bad in our system and are totally deficient there. Hopefully Pepi can be that guy. One thing I noticed, after not watching him play for a while, is that he seems much lighter on his feet and hungry. He has a menace to his game; he's there to make a difference. PSV definitely know what they're doing with him and they seem to be on an epic heroic season. It must be rare for a team to run the table in any league. how rare is it? Can it be done?
:Looks to be 2 teams fielding less that their conceived best today. C'mon Boys. I'm expecting a wide open game where anything can and probably will happen.
The assist. MALIK TILLMAN ➡️ RICARDO PEPI ➡️ YORBE VERTESSENFirst #UCL goal for the 22-year-old. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/gsVlI90uce— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 12, 2023
https://voetbalflitsen.nl/nieuws/pf...nlijke-ontwikkeling-bij-psv-lijkt-soms-oorlog use google translate if interested. Culture shock It took some getting used to, he admits. The new environment and difference in working have also made him the person and above all a footballer he is today. "When I first came here, I knew he was a good player. I can see the difference, because I've become a better player. The intensity and the training here, it sometimes seems like a war. That mentality is very good, I really like that."
https://voetbalflitsen.nl/nieuws/9h...lspeler-accepteert-dat-hij-nog-veel-kan-leren Ricardo Pepi has to make do with substitutes this season, but according to Bosz, that also has to do with his predecessor. "Luuk performs so well, but is also a good colleague for him and therefore Pepi accepts that he can still learn a lot from him. The moments he gets, I see, he grabs with both hands. He does that by working hard, scoring and I thought he played a great game against Arsenal as well," emphasizes the coach.
for a kid who's still not even old enough to drink, this is a great situation he's found himself in. on a team that's flying, doing well in a league renowned for youth development, learning from a deeply experienced vet in your same position...one of the best youth situations anyone could hope for, really.
On the bench: Presenting your PSV squad for today's trip to Alkmaar 👇Jerdy, Joey & Chucky back in the squad 😏#AZPSV https://t.co/2ujlgJrKlv pic.twitter.com/NiCdM1pPeX— PSV (@PSV) December 17, 2023 Match is on ESPN+.
On the pitch: ➡️ Ramalho, Pepi & Vertessen⬅️ Schouten, De Jong & TillmanShow them! 🔥#AZPSV— PSV (@PSV) December 17, 2023
Top 10 U21 forwards: Ricardo Pepi 🇺🇸 is in the Top 10 most promising U21 centre forwards, per @CIES_Football ⭐️📈 pic.twitter.com/sg8v6Ey39f— 🇺🇸USMNTvsHaters (@USMNTvsHaters) December 28, 2023
Last club to have a perfect regular season in Europe (won all league games, including playoffs) was Dresdner (abolished by the Communists after the war, the club had certain Nazi sympathies --their fans became the neo-Nazi wing of Hertha) in 1943. They won all 18 games in their regional league (Gauliga) and went on to win the five playoff games in the German Championship to win the title. Since they had members who were high in the party, it's not out of the question that their rivals just didn't want to win that much.