It looks like the PSV manager Ruud van Nistelroy is not feeling very confident ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League tie against Arsenal tomorrow.
Although a much-changed Arsenal side only won 1-0 over the Dutch giants last Thursday, van Nistelroy feels like it was an easy game for the Gunners, and the loss must have given them a lack of confidence, as they followed that up on Sunday with a 4-2 defeat to Groningen, who are third bottom of the Eredivisie.
Three of those goals came in just 6 minutes before the halftime whistele, and van Nistelroy doesn’t believe that his team can cave in so easily tomorrow night. “I’m confident that something like this won’t happen again against Arsenal,” he told a press conference.
“I evaluated those six minutes as an incident. There were several individual faults in a row. It shouldn’t happen, but it happens. You also have to score five goals and you score two. That’s the simple conclusion for me.”
Right now Arsenal only need a point to top the Group, and if PSV lose or draw tonight, then they have to try and get a win in Norway against Bodo Glimt, who play bottom of the group Zurich tomorrow, next Thursday.
“In all likelihood it is (decided then),” said Van Nistelrooy.
“But we’re going for a miracle. If you win yourself and Bodo doesn’t win, then you’ll be there tomorrow.
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Silly and plain wrong use of language by VAN CHEATLEROY to say he needs a miracle . He needs to beat a probably understrength Arsenal side by a goal or possibly two to get his aim. That needs their players to play well but in no way a “miracle”.
Stupid language hype, as so often when football is discussed Sigh!
@Jon
Hmmmm. Even if they beat Arsenal and Bodo win in Zurich, PSV STILL need to win or draw in Norway to get to the knockouts
Pat, do you actually know what a miracle is!
Sometimes I have to seriously wonder how an educated man can not know, or more likely not CARE, about what words actually mean!
I accept you have a right to report VN’s wrong use of English.
But to now know yourself, well that IS worrying!
Must everything be about use of English to u…….. Whatever Miracle means to u, to Ruud it means luck.
The man is just playing mind games. He wants Arsenal to drop their guard and relapse into complacency.
I hope Arteta and the boys don’t buy into all that “miracle” garbage
The gaffer love mind games, he is walking up the Arteta street.