PSV cruise past FC Eindhoven 3–0 in Lichtstadderby
Your team closed out pre-season the right way. PSV beat FC Eindhoven 3–0 on Tuesday in the Lichtstadderby, the final friendly before the Johan Cruijff Schaal (1) (2). Stijn Schaars was on the touchline as caretaker, with Peter Bosz away, and the young lineup delivered. Amir Bouhamdi, Guus Til, and Sami Bouhoudane all scored (4). A first trophy of sorts, too, with the Lichtstad Cup handed over after the match (4).
Bouhamdi shines, then limps off
Amir Bouhamdi is 17 and he ran the show. The winger scored, tormented defenders, and had fans calling him a baller on fire (13). But he left the pitch with an injury before full time (3). No word yet on how serious it is. Eredivisie kicks off Saturday week, and you want him fit.
Til: 'A bit like Donald Duck and his nephews'
Guus Til scored and then summed up the mood perfectly. Looking around at the teenage-heavy lineup, he laughed: a bit like Donald Duck and his nephews (6). Til also made his future clear after the match: staying at PSV has always been his plan (7). He spoke honestly about his World Cup too. A great experience, but the result was not what he wanted (5) (11).
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Bosz tore into the squad after Villarreal
Til confirmed what fans suspected after the 1–3 loss to Villarreal. Peter Bosz gave the dressing room a hard talking-to (12). 'He really put things on edge,' Til said. Whatever was said, the response against FC Eindhoven suggests it landed.
Schaars wants the top job one day
Stijn Schaars did not hide his ambition after stepping in. 'Everyone knows I have that ambition,' he said about becoming a head coach someday (9) (10). He handled the derby with ease and the players responded. A name to file away.
Fan-reaktioner
Supporters are buzzing about Bouhamdi, with clips and praise flooding the subreddit after the derby. The mood is optimistic heading into the new season, though one fan got a strange shirt printing mix-up, Mijnans 12 instead of 21, and the Kostic links have people talking about the left flank. See the match thread
