Xavi Simons you look fierce when PSV Eindhoven silence Arsenal in the Europa League. The 19-year-old player managed to ruffle the London Cannon’s defense.
Conductor of PSV Eindhoven Arsenal from match day fifth Europa League, Thursday (27/10) evening WIB. PSV secured all three points with a 2-0 win.
Two PSV goals were scored by Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong. PSV continues to hope to overtake Arsenal at the top of Group A Europa League to finish first and immediately qualify for the round of 16.
Xavi Simons he didn’t score in that match. However, Xavi can turn into a capable center forward which is not his original position!
Xavi was able to dismantle the Arsenal defense. He made two shots on goal, had scored a goal but was disallowed for offside.
He played until the 80th minute and was replaced by Noni Madueke. PSV manager Ruud van Nistelrooy was so excited about the appearance of the 19-year-old Dutch player.
“You can play him in many positions. I played him today because I could change positions with El Ghazi, depending on how Arsenal play,” he said, as reported by the official UEFA website.
“It’s really versatile, you can play it 10, 9, 7, 11 or 6,” he added.
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Xavi Simons (Photo: Getty Images)
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Xavi Simons recruited for free PSV Eindhoven from PSG in the summer of 2022. Xavi only defended the PSG Academy team, Xavi also studied at the Barcelona Academy.
Originally, Xavi played as an attacking midfielder. But as Nistelrooy said, Xavi can operate on various fronts.
From 11 appearances in the Eredivisie (Dutch League) this season, Xavi is really good at scoring eight goals and four assists!
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