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the perfect start
By: j |PSV started the defense of their title with a resounding, never-in-doubt 5-1 humiliation of FC Utrecht on the strength of Ibrahim Afelley and Danny Koevermans both scoring twice with Nordin Amrabat adding another.
Hubb Steven’s squad controlled the match start to finish, executing passes and dictating play without virtually any opposition. In defense of FC Utrecht, [...]
week 1 FC Utrecht match preview
By: j |With the opening match of the Eredivisie I’d like to briefly step outside the “match preview” theme and for a moment mention to you to get out and support FC Utrecht.
From those who read my blogs here or outside of here, it is no secret my true motivation of talking of this beautiful game. The [...]
PSV Champions League draw results
By: j |Huub Stevens will lead PSV into the Champions League Group D, which includes Olympique de Marseille of France’s Ligue One, Liverpool of England’s Premier League and Atlético Madrid of Spain’s La Liga.
Matchday One – Sep 16
PSV Eindhoven – Atlético Madrid
Matchday Two – Oct 1
Liverpool FC – PSV Eindhoven
Matchday Three – Oct 22
PSV Eindhoven – Olympique [...]
Groningen striker Stef Nijland to PSV
By: j |PSV has just announced they have come to terms with FC Groningen to bring their highly promising twenty year-old striker Stef Nijland to the Eindhoven club. The fee is reputedly in the €4m range and he is expected to be called into duty quite quickly as Huub Stevens deals with the troubling injury situation.
PSV wins Johan Cruijff Schaal XIII
By: j |Hubb Stevens started his reign at PSV right with a 2-0 victory over Feyenoord in the Johan Cruijff Schaal on the strength of goals by Danko Lazovic and Dirk Marcellis.
PSV dominated the match from start to finish with crisp passing and good movement. Ibrahim Afellay, Nordin Amrabat, Danko Lazović, Edison Méndez and Nordin Amrabat [...]
Johan Cruijff Schaal – Dutch Super Cup update
By: j |Further to my original report, I felt it important to note that Hubb Stevens, in his morning press conference, emphasized that a “trophy is at stake” and gave every indication that PSV will be going one-hundred per-cent in the match and definitely not treating it as a friendly. PSV comes in with a full squad, [...]
Johan Cruijff Schaal – Dutch Super Cup
By: j |With the Johan Cruijff Schaal (Dutch Super Cup) match against KNVB cup winner Feyenoord only a few days away, PSV is looking to reverse their losing trend of three consecutive losses to Ajax in the big match. Hubb Steven is adamant of reversing the trend and starting the season with a new entry into the [...]
Real Mallorca match review
By: j |Thanks to the world of the internet where virtually every match is streamed, I was able to catch the PSV v Real Mallorca in beautiful Palma, which PSV won in a match decided on penalties. In the final friendly of the pre-season, both squads showed a reasonable amount of creativity in the midfield, displaying good [...]
Carlos Salcido and Francisco Javier Rodríguez named to El Tri
By: j |Just released, Sven-Göran Eriksson has chosen back-line mates Carlos Salcido and Francisco Javier Rodríguez for El Tri’s World Cup qualifying bid that begins next week against Honduras at Estadio Azteca in México City. This is a great honour for both of them and all PSV supporters will be very proud to see Carlos and Maza [...]
you think this is easy?
By: j |Sure the lush palm trees make it look like a perfect little paradise but behind those starry nights, crystal clear waters and perfect sandy beaches it is…well, ok, Palma de Mallorca is a paradise and no-wonder Footballers love to play there. So PSV jettisoned off this morning for a little fun-in-the-sun match tomorrow against Real [...]






