The numbers that PSV Eindhoven are putting up in the Netherlands League, the Eredivisie, are impeccable: with ten wins in ten games, 35 goals for and only six againsthis performance is unparalleled in the major European leagues.
The team led by Peter Bosz travels to Amsterdam this Saturday to play one of the great matches that the Eredivisie has to offer, their clash against Ajax at the Cruyff Arena; first against second. Whatever happens, the Eindhoven team will continue to be the outstanding leader, because it has a margin of 8 points with respect to the ‘Ajacied’ team, which has one game less.
It will be a very demanding appetizer for PSV’s next European commitment, which will host Girona on Tuesday. And it will do so urgently, since the Philips team has not yet won in the Champions League and is currently out of the positions that give access to the next round.
PSV coach Peter Bosz faces the duel against Ajax with several casualties. Jerdy Schouten, Joey Veerman, Hirving Lozano, Sergiño Dest and Adamo Nagalo fall due to injury. “Last year we also had numerous absences in the match against Ajax,” recalled Bosz, “and even though Ajax was not at its best, the match ended 1-1. These types of matches are special, matches of the maximum level”.
PSV, on the other hand, will have the advantage of having been able to rest during the week, unlike their rival, who had to play the great classic of Dutch football, against Feyenoord in Rotterdam. Ajax solved the classic with a resounding victory, 0-2, with goals from Taylor and Hato.
“For us it is clear that it is an advantage: we will be able to prepare much better for the game against Ajax,” admitted Bosz.
Farioli admits that PSV is the big favorite
For his part, Francesco Farioli, Ajax coach, admitted without reservation that the Amsterdam team is a favorite. “Last year they already deserved the League title very clearly. But the fact that they come out as favorites in this match does not have to affect the result.”
The Italian coach also regretted his team’s limited margin of recovery after beating Feyenoord. “It seems incredible to me that we have to face two of the theoretical candidates to fight for the League so often. For us, the most important thing now is to recover well after the game in Rotterdam, but that means training for at most 45 minutes; They, on the other hand, have had a clean week.
