Roger Schmidt new trainer PSV | Football

sport">The fact that this has never been revealed until now has been at the basis of his yes to Schmidt. The conversations that had already taken place were only known by a very select group within the club. It gave Schmidt, who has signed a two-year contract, the feeling of being able to work in a familiar environment.

sport">Schmidt will take over from interim-trainer Ernest Faber next summer, who stepped in late last year after Mark van Bommel’s resignation.

“Nice feeling”

sport">“I had a good feeling with PSV from the first meeting,” says Schmidt on the club site. ,, Of course I knew the club professionally, but I had no specific knowledge of philosophy. During the many conversations with Toon Gerbrands and John de Jong, I got a good idea of ​​the way of working and I always realized that PSV’s vision of top football fits me. In addition, being able to trust each other is a great thing. None of our encounters came out until the signing of the signatures. I find that telling about the way they treat each other at PSV. For me, trust is the basis for working together. “

Dutch soccer

sport">Schmidt has followed PSV closely in recent months and was even present at Ajax in the Johan Cruijff ArenA. ,, The Eredivisie is part of the challenge I found at PSV. Dutch football has always pleased me and I am really looking forward to working in a completely new environment for me. PSV fully supports the way I play football. And I support PSV’s demand that the club always play for prizes. My teams play football to win, always. “

Dominant

sport">The dominant way of playing football that Schmidt engages in all his teams made him the best candidate for PSV. “At PSV we like a certain way of playing football,” says technical manager John de Jong. ,, We want to be the boss in the field. Roger thinks the same about that. In my time as a scout I have often seen his Red Bull Salzburg and Bayer Leverkusen play. That impressed me time and again. The energy with which those teams went looking for the goal of the opponent is really nice to see. Roger won the double with Red Bull Salzburg, the national cup in China, and with Bayer Leverkusen came third and fourth in the Bundesliga. He has experience in the Champions League, in short a very appealing resume. In addition, here at PSV we are very excited about working together. At PSV we want to help each other. That is also included in Roger’s method. “

Talents

sport">The German has proven to give room to talents in the past. “We invest a lot in training and in young players,” says De Jong. ,, It is important that the head coach takes the academy and the talents that we have seriously. Roger also has a nice track record in that respect. At Salzburg he made room for Sadio Mané, at Leverkusen he had Kai Havertz make his debut at the age of sixteen and other young German talents such as Henrichs, Tah and Brandt became international because he set them up as teenagers in the Bundesliga. Roger is in the same as PSV: good enough, old enough. Quality is leading, not age. “

Assistant

sport">Schmidt will not be presented to the media yet. He does not want to disturb Ernest Faber’s work. The German takes 44-year-old Jörn Wolf with him as an assistant. He previously worked with Bayer Leverkusen and Beijing Guoan, the Chinese club where he left in September.

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