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Squad value€280.6m
Squad value€189.6m
Key playerRicardo Pepi
Key playerKauã Elias
Head coachPeter Bosz
Head coachArda Turan
Shaktar break fast and PSV leave a high line to break into.
When it clicks they play quick one-touch passing and just keep coming in waves. They put six past Utrecht at the end of August, and the Dutch papers thought the score flattered the home side.
“1-6 winnen in Utrecht, waar zelfs 1-9 prima had gekund, de landskampioen oogt weer als het energieke, soepel combinerende team uit het eerste jaar van trainer Peter Bosz”Winning 1-6 in Utrecht, where even 1-9 would have been perfectly fine, the reigning champions look once again like the energetic, smoothly combining team from trainer Peter Bosz's first year our translation
Every PSV player picks up an opponent and hunts him, wherever on the pitch that takes him — even the defenders step forward to do it. Expect them to swarm you the moment you get the ball.
“Over het hele veld wordt één-op-één verdedigd, de backs schuiven regelmatig door naar het middenveld en ook de aanvallers worden geacht voortdurend druk te zetten.”All over the pitch they defend one-on-one, the full-backs regularly push up into midfield, and the forwards too are expected to press constantly. our translation
All that chasing leaves gaps. Play through the first wave of PSV players and there is a lot of open grass in front of you — they let in goals even in the season they won the league at a canter.
“Juist daardoor kan PSV tegenstanders langdurig onder druk houden, maar ontstaat er ook veel ruimte zodra tegenstanders onder die eerste druk uit weten te spelen.”That is exactly what lets PSV keep opponents under pressure for long spells, but it also creates a lot of space as soon as opponents manage to play their way out from under that first wave of pressure. our translation
Their Brazilians are the danger, but Ukrainian coaches think they have been coasting and taking opponents lightly. Watch whether they are actually running.
“Ще після матчу з «Харковом» я звернув увагу на те, що іноземці якось упереджено ставляться до суперника, працюють не на максимумі, – сказав Бабич.”Already after the match with Kharkiv I noticed that the foreign players are somehow dismissive towards the opponent, they are not working at their maximum, said Babych. our translation
Arda Turan wants the ball moved forward first-time and fast. When it works you barely see them stop the ball; when it does not, they look slow and get bullied in the tackle.
“У цілому ми виступили, згідно з тим планом, який я пропагував перед матчем, однак нам забракло кількох певних епізодів: моментами ми були недостатньо сильними в боротьбі, також наше просування м’яча першим дотиком та швидкими передачами було не таким інтенсивним, яким я хотів би його бачити.”On the whole we performed according to the plan I promoted before the match, but we lacked in a few specific episodes: at moments we were not strong enough in the physical battle, and our progression of the ball with the first touch and with quick passes was not as intense as I would like to see it. our translation
They go at you from the first whistle and try to get a goal early. That is their habit, whoever they are playing.
“Бразильський півзахисник був чи не найбільш помітним на футбольному полі на старті гри, коли Шахтар традиційно атакував та намагався знову забити швидкий м’яч, як це було проти Харкова.”The Brazilian midfielder was about the most noticeable man on the pitch at the start of the game, when Shakhtar attacked as usual and tried once again to score a quick goal, as they had against Kharkiv. our translation