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PSV: Back to Glory Days

A story where I aim to take PSV back to success
Started on 1 June 2014 by Zed
Latest Reply on 9 June 2014 by Zed
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tallery1164: I know! All the good teams (Ajax, Feyenoord, FC Twente, etc.) have been knocked out in the third or fourth round. And 1st place would indeed be a realistic goal for this season


Interesting start to February

PSV-ADO Den Haag (02-02-2014) Line-Ups:

Boljevic has turned 18, so I can finally use him in the first team. I’m very excited!

PSV-ADO Den Haag Summary:


My Comments:
A winnable match, against a team that has been overperforming this season. In the second half, I decided to play Boljevic for the first time ever. He didn't really impress me, but that's understandable, he got a 6,7 rating. Man of the match was Locadia, who got us the win in this match. He got rated a 7,1.

PSV-NAC (07-02-2014) Line-Ups:

Some small injuries and some yellow card bans, so I had to be creative for this match

PSV-NAC Summary:


My Comments:
Another winnable match, if you look at the table. This match, I decided to start Boljevic for the first time. But he was very nervous, and didn't play very well. Because of that, I decided to sub him off at half time. It was a pretty bland match, until Depay decided to just score a hattrick. I am more than pleased with Depay's performances this year, and it'll be hard to keep hold of such a player. Depay obviously got himself the man of the match award, with a 9,2.

Ajax-PSV (12-02-2014) Line-Ups:

We’re kind of lucky, as Ajax’s first two keepers (Cillessen and Vermeer) are both out with an injury

Ajax-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
The match of the season, we had to get at least a draw if we wanted to keep a good lead on Feyenoord and Ajax. I knew it would be a hard match, considering the injury of Narsingh and Schaars, and even with these two players, it’s the hardest match of the season. And you could see the team struggling without the two, we were outplayed by Ajax. And when they scored the 1-0, I wasn’t really that upset. Luckily Memphis Depay salvaged a, potentially valuable, point for us. I didn’t send the players in with the task to win, but to tire Ajax out and try to get a point. This tactic worked, and although it was totally undeserved, I’m pretty happy with the point. What doesn’t pleases me, is the 4 to 5 month injury of Matavz. I’ll have to look for a striker this summer, for now Alex Schalk is my 2nd striker.

Eredivisie Standings on 12-02-2014:

After the draw, we’ve still got quite a comfortable lead in the league. This is because Feyenoord also dropped some points. All in all, I’m very happy with how things are going at the moment!
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3 pretty easy matches

PSV-Roda JC (15-02-2014) Line-Ups:


PSV-Roda JC Summary:


My Comments:
We should win this match no problem as the number one of the league. Because of fitness, I've decided not to start Depay and Narsingh. In the second half, I decided to give Alex Schalk his debut in the first team of PSV. He didn't really impress. Who did impress was Ji-Sung Park, the PSV legend got a 8,2. Because of this, he was named man of the match.

Vitesse-PSV (23-02-2014) Line-Ups:


Vitesse-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
A pretty hard away match, but Vitesse have been heavily underperforming with their current 13th place. While normally, they should be around place 4 or 5. That made this an easier match than what it looked like in the first place. And in the end, it was a pretty easy victory. And it's looking more and more likely that we are going to win the Eredivisie this year! Star man was Locadia, the striker got himself 2 goals this match.

Go Ahead Eagles-PSV (02-03-2014) Line-Ups:

Stijn Schaars is back from his injury.

Go Ahead Eagles-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
On the looks of things, a winnable match. But Go Ahead are numer 9 in the Eredivisie, which is a very high position for a team that got promoted this year. My worries faded away when, once again, Locadia scored and put us 3-0 in front. But when Go Ahead got 2 goals back, due to our complaceny, I wasn't feeling that confident anymore. But luckily, we managed to hang on with ease. Man of the match is Locadia, who scored a hattrick!

Eredivisie Standings on 02-03-2014:

We've got ourselves a very good lead at the moment! 11 points! This season is going exactly as planned, we're on course for the Eredivisie and KNVB Beker at the moment.
Well done, great results!
tallery1164: Thanks, It's been an amazing debut season for me at PSV!


Middle of March

PSV-FC Groningen (09-03-2014) Line-Ups:

Willems had a ban for this match, so I played Abel Tamata.

PSV-FC Groningen Summary:


My Comments:
A relatively hard match, considering Groningen are 6th at the moment. But we're in great form at the moment, and we should win this match. It turned out to be pretty difficult, as Lindgren put us 1-0 behind with a great free kick. In the end, we managed to scrape out a 3-2 victory, after falling behind 1-2 as well. Man of the match was, yet again, Locadia. He scored another goal, and got himself a 7,8.

PSV-FC Utrecht (15-03-2014) Line-Ups:


PSV-FC Utrecht Summary:


My Comments:
FC Utrecht, a team that has been overperforming. You'd expect them around 8th or 9th, but they're in a very neat 4th position. However, this match should still be won relatively easily. It did take us 80 minutes to get of the mark, and the man of the moment, Jurgen Locadia, scored the winner. Locadia has been on fire for a couple of weeks now, he's been outstanding. Locadia didn't get or highest rating this match, but Arias got rated 0,2 higher, a 7,3.

RKC-PSV (22-03-2014) Line-Ups:

I fielded a slighly weaker side for this match, as I wanted to give some different players a chance.

RKC-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
We still haven't lost a single match in 2014, and I was looking to prolong that streak in this match, which should be doable. Putting up a weaker team probably wasn't the brightest f ideas, as we played without any inspiration. We also failed to score, luckily we're still top by a mile, and we're still unbeaten. Our man of the match was Bruma, who made a few tackles to keep RKC away from Tyton's goal. Bruma got a 7,3.

Eredivisie Standings on 22-03-2014:

We've still got a huge gap over our chasers, and we've almost got the title, with only 5 games left!


3 Matches, including Cup Semi-Final

PSV-FC Oss (26-03-14) Line-Ups:

Because we were playing FC Oss, I sent out a weaker side.

PSV-FC Oss Summary:


My Comments:
Another easy match in the Dutch Cup. If we reach the final, we will face RKC Waalwijk, another very easy match, considering it's the cup final. We already showed we were the better side, when Boljevic scored his first goal ever for PSV in the 4th minute. But when Opuku scored at the start of the second half, I got a bit worried. In the end, it was still a pretty easy victory for us. Nonetheless, we should have scored more goals against a team like FC Oss.

Feyenoord-PSV (29-03-14) Line-Ups:


Feyenoord-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
One of the hardest away matches in the league, but in our form we should manage to get a draw, or even a win. But because I accidentaly pressed enter before I had begun making my line-up, I will now face Feyenoord with a pretty weak team. I'm so dumb. Before the match started, I brought on 2 subs to make life a little easier. And it did, Feyenoord were much better, but we eventually won it with another goal of Locadia. However, Bruma was man of the match, with a 7,3. Because of this win. we're officially champions of the Netherlands!! It's a big day for me and the club, as it's my first prize with PSV, and this championship also ends a drought of 8 years without an Eredivisie title.

PSV-NEC (29-03-14) Line-Ups:

Locadia got injured in the match against Feyenoord, so I;m playing Schallk up front.

PSV-NEC Summary:


My Comments:
We've already won the championship, so I decided to give some playing time to Koch and Boljevic. Even with these changes, we should really win a match like this. And Boljevic proved why he is rated so highly around the continent, by grabbing his first goal in the Eredivisie. Also, Henriksen got his first goal of this campaign. And then to top it off, Schalk also scored his debut goal! Man of the match was Narsingh, scoring a goal and getting an assist. His rating was a 8,9.

Eredivisie Standings on 06-04-2014:

Just a couple of matches left, and we're already champions. There's nothing to lose, so we can fully focus on the cup final against RKC.
Wow dem graphics. How did I miss this? Great story so far, great job on winning the title!
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De Wit signs contract extension

PSV have officially stated that the contract with popular and successful manager Arnold de Wit has been extended until 2018. PSV have also confirmed that his wage goes up to 10k a week. De Wit has only begun work this season, but he is already loved by the fans. This is because he got PSV their first championship in 6 years. He is also on course to get the KNVB Beker, in the final his side will face RKC Waalwijk.

Arnold de Wit had this to say at the official press conference: "I'm very pleased that I got this opportunity in the first place, and I'm very happy the way things are going at the moment, we're doing a great job. I want to thank the board for having confidence in me after the rough start in the league, and I want to thank the fans that have been supporting me this season."

De Wit has managed PSV for 31 matches in the Eredivisie, in those 31 matches, he has racked up 76 points, leading them to a first place. They've got a 14 point advantage over the number 2, Ajax, and with 3 games remaining, Ajax can't overtake PSV anymore.


De Wit at PSV's press conference
AlexTHFC: Thanks! This is the first time I've used Photoshop, I'm glad people are liking the graphics and the story as well.
Yeah, we were actually predicted to only finsh 4th, but it wasn't that hard to win a lot this season, but next season I really want to get far in the Champions League.


Building up to the Cup Final

PEC-PSV (12-04-2014) Line-Ups:

A slightly weaker side. Depay is back from injury, but I decided not rush him into the team.

PEC-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
Away against number 18 should be doable, we should really win this one. But I wouldn't mind drawing this one, as I've put up a weaker side, so that my players are fully fit for the Cup Final in 2 matches. Alex Schalk is turning out to be a good back-up, as he scored another goal today. And I'm also very excited about Boljevic, who scored another goal today. He'll be featuring a lot more next season! Man of the match was Schalk, who got a 7,8.

PSV-SC Cambuur (20-04-2014) Line-Ups:


PSV-SC Cambuur Summary:


My Comments:
A winnable match, the last one before the cup final. So once again, I fielded a weaker team than I normally would. But this backfired, as we conceded the 0-1 in the 25th minute. In the second half, I brought on some subs. It worked, as Boljevic (yet again) scored the 1-1. But in the end, a 1-1 against Cambuur isn't good enough. In the cup final, we'll have to be a bit better. Our highest rated player was Boljevic, with a 7,2. Marcel Ritzmaier, who is playing on loan from us at SC Cambuur, got man of the match award, with a 7,4.

Eredivisie Standings on 20-04-2014:

We've already won the league, but it's still interesting to see who goes down, and who will play in Europe next season. As you can see, it's very tight at the bottom of the league!


PSV-RKC: Dutch Cup Final

Today is the day all fans of PSV and, especially RKC, fans have been looking forward to: The KNVB Beker Final. Both of these teams have had a relatively easy road to the final:

PSV Road to the Final:
PSV started their road against ADO Heemskerk, they got themselves an easy 3-0 victory. In this match, on-loan striker Giovanni Simeone scored two goals, the other goal was scored by Memphis Depay. After this match, PSV faced Jupiler League outfit VVV-Venlo, this match was also win with relative ease. PSV won with 3-1, Park, Hendrix and Matavz scored. After that, Rajcomar got one back for VVV. In the 4th round, PSV beat another team from Brabant, Helmond Sport. They went 1-0 down by a goal from Mark Janssen, but Matavz scored the 1-1. Just before the match went into extra time, Maher scored the 2-1. In the next round, PSV faced their first Eredivisie-opponent. PEC Zwolle were beat after extra time. It was a very dramatic match, as PSV went 2-0 down, Ruiz got one back for PSV. In the last minute of extra time, Bruma saved PSV. Then, in estra time, PSV scored the 3-2, to seal the match. In the last match before the final, PSV faced FC Oss. PSV were comfortably ahead by two goals, Opuku scored a goal to silence the crowd, but it didn't matter in the end.

RKC Road to the Final:
RKC started this season's cup run with an away victory over Jupiler League side Almere City. RKC won this match 2-0. On the 30th of October, RKC beat amateur team Excelsior '31 by 5 goals to 0 at home, in the Mandemakers Stadium. The first time RKC faced an Eredivisie team, was in the 4th round. They struggeled massively against Roda JC, but in the end, they managed to win 4-3 thanks to a late goal by Lumu. In the quarter-final, RKC came up against De Graafschap, a team they managed to beat with ease. Han Berger's men won 3-1. Before they reached the final in De Kuip, RKC had to win against Fortuna Sittard. And they narrowly did, squeezing out a 1-0. This important goal was scored by striker Mart Lieder, and after referee Kevin Blom blew the whistle, fans ran onto the pitch to congratulate their heroes. This is the first time in their history that RKC have reached the cup final.

The Match:
1': Welcome to this match, De Kuip is filled with Red and Yellow shirts today.
1': The line-ups for both RKC Waalwijk and PSV Eindhoven for today:

36': The first real chance of the match, as Seda just keeps out Depay's strike.
36': PSV GOAL: Bruno Nascimento scores a headed goal from a corner! The corner was taken by Memphis Depay.
37': Following a great pass by Maher, Narsingh smashes it at RKC-goalie Seda. But the Czech keeper manages a save.
40': PSV GOAL: Maher makes it 2-0 just before half-time! He unleashes a great shot from the edge of the box! There seems to be no way back for RKC now.
43': PSV GOAL: It was never a real contest here, as Narsingh makes it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time! RKC need a miracle to win the KNVB Beker today!

45': Half-Time: PSV have dominated RKC today, it looked as if RKC were stunned with nerves, as they never looked to really threat PSV.
45': Subs: PSV bring on 3 new players for the second half, the reason is fitness. All subs: Borja for Maher. Boljevic for Depay. Schalk for Locadia.

46': PSV GOAL: It's getting embarrassing for RKC. As Nascimento scores his second goal of this match. Schaars gave Nascimento the opportunity to score with a great free kick.
51': PSV GOAL: PSV don''t look like stopping any time soon, as Borja fires home the 5-0.
54': PSV GOAL: Another goal, this is getting ridiculous. Boljevic shoots it in from close range.
64': RKC GOAL: A consolation goal for the Waalwijkers. Peter Jungschläger scores, RKC fans sarcastically celebrate like they've won the cup.

90'+1: Full-Time: Referee Kevin Blom blows the whistle after 91 minutes of football. PSV fans go crazy, and RKC fans sadly walk out of the stadium. PSV have run RKC ragged this match.
90'+1: Man of the Match: This award goes to Markus Henriksen, who didn't score this match, but he distributed the play from midfield. He got himself 3 assists. His final rating is a 9,3.
90'+1: Stats: No surprises here, as PSV had 19 shots, and RKC only had 5. The possession was fairly even: 49% for PSV, 51% for RKC.


PSV fans celebrate after the 6-1 victory over RKC.


Last Match of the Season

sc Heerenveen-PSV (04-05-2014) Line-Ups:


sc Heerenveen-PSV Summary:


My Comments:
In the wake of our cup success, we had to play our last match of the season. It was a match that didn't really have a purpose for us: we had already won the Eredivisie this season. Because of this, I fielded a weaker team. And that cost us, because a dumb challenge by Rekik led to a penalty, which Finnbogason scored. But before half-time, we managed to equalise. But eventually, we lost this match, because a goal from Hakim Ziyech. Sc Heerenveen did inflict 3(!) injuries today, to Depay (3 to 4 weeks), Boljevic (5 to 6 weeks) and Narsingh (5 to 7 days). Man of the match was Locadia, who scored his 14th Eredivisie goal of this season. He got a 6,9.

Later today, I'll get the season overview up, with stats. Lots of stats.
6-1 in a cup final :O Brilliant win! :D
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Neal: Haha thanks mate! RKC reached the final by sheer luck, but still it's very nice to win by such a score!

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