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PREVIEW Gerets bullish ahead of all-Dutch clash

Wednesday 20th March 2002

PSV manager Erik Gerets has warned Feyenoord that they face a severe test in Thursday's Uefa Cup quarter-final second leg.

Feyenoord are favourites to go through to the semi-finals after holding PSV to a 1-1 draw in last week's first leg, but Gerets insists the tie is far from over.

"We are not planning to be led to the slaughterhouse just like that," he said. "We are going to Rotterdam with the intention of qualifying for the semi-finals."

Gerets has underlined the importance of the game by taking the unusual step of banning the press from the team's final training session on Thursday.

"This session is too important to me," he explained. "We will work on a few things that I would rather the media didn't see. We will have a tactical training session, then I will inform the players of the line-up."

Holland defender Kevin Hofland is definitely out through suspension, while midfielder Johann Vogel is missing due to concussion.

Two more key players, Kasper Bogelund and Wilfred Bouma, face late fitness tests. "They are both very important, but I am hoping they will still make it in time," added Gerets.

Feyenoord have fewer injury worries, with long-term absentees Ulrich van Gobbel, Ramon van Haaren, Ferry de Haan and Pieter Collen the only players unavailable.

Defender Patrick Paauwe returns to the line-up after serving a ban last week and feels a repeat of Feyenoord's first-leg performance could be enough to secure a place in the last four.

"We played well in the first-leg and most of the time we had control over the game because we were in charge in midfield," he said. "PSV obviously took over at times but we were certainly doing well.

"It would be great if we could qualify for the semi-finals. The stakes are high for this game. These matches are the highlights of the season."

Feyenoord (probable): Zoetebier, Emerton, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa, Kalou, Bosvelt, Ono, Van Persie, Tomasson, Van Hooijdonk

PSV (probable): Waterreus, Bogelund, Ooijer, Faber, Heintze, Rommedahl, Van Bommel, Lucius, Bouma, Kezman, Vennegoor of Hesselink

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Rangers abort Nikiforov plans

Tuesday 19th March 2002

Rangers have pulled out of a deal to sign PSV Einhoven's Yuri Nikiforov after encountering problems with the Russia international's work permit.

McLeish revealed earlier in the month that he was interested in the 31-year-old defender, who will be available on a free transfer at the end of the season, but admitted on Tuesday that the deal was dead.

He said: "Nikiforov is somebody we are now pulling the plug on. We had problems with the work permit. Under the regulations we had to take him right now and we are not in a position to take him right now.

"As a result we will look around. We will shop around for a centre-half who is good competition for Craig [Moore] and Lorenzo [Amoruso]," he told the club's website.

Centre backs Tony Vidmar and Scott Wilson are both out of contract at the end of the season.

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De Jong clings to title hopes

Sunday 17th March 2002

PSV midfielder John de Jong has refused to give up hope on the title, despite dropping two crucial points in a scoreless draw at Vitesse. "We are quite sick after this result, but we are certainly not yet out of the title chase," he said.

With Ajax and Feyenoord both winning, PSV will now have to depend on their championship rivals slipping up if they are to clinch the title. They currently trail league leaders Ajax by seven points, although they have a game in hand, and are two points behind Feyenoord.

"I believe that if we win every game from now on we still have a very good chance of going all the way," De Jong insisted. "We are not yet out of the running."

The midfielder added that PSV now have a crucial week ahead of them. Not only do they face Feyenoord in the second leg of their Uefa Cup tie on Thursday, but they host Ajax in a make or break clash on Sunday.

"We will know were we stand on Sunday night. We will have either qualified for the Uefa Cup semi-finals and be completely back in the title race or our season will be over, although we would still be in the Dutch Cup.

"I believe that we have to rest well after this game and work towards Thursday and then I'm confident of a good result," De Jong added.

To make an impact against either Feyenoord or Ajax, PSV will have to improve on their performance against Vitesse, as they failed to make on impression against the well-organised Arnhem defence.

"They fielded two forwards and the other eight players were behind the ball," De Jong explained. "It was difficult to find a gap, although it went better after the break.

"We didn't really create big chances, but we still had a few small opportunities and then you have to be sharp. However, it didn't work out for us today."

Barthez Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 8
A rangadó 18:15 órakor kezdődik. Kár, hogy nem láthatjuk a meccset.
Előzmény: pool90 (6)
FUNTHOMAS Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 7
Én 2000 novemberben voltam a PSV stadionban. Van egy nagyon kis hangulatos étterme ami a pályára néz.
pool90 Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 6
Ma este elkapjuk a Feyenoordot !!!

Hajrá PSV !

Barthez Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 5
Az holland kupameccs volt.
Előzmény: Chip-TFF (4)
Chip-TFF Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 4
Mi volt ez a hir mostanaban, hogy a Feyenord nyerte a Feyenord-PSV rangadot? Vagy csak felreertettem valamit? Sajna nem ertek hollandul -meg-...
Barthez Creative Commons License 2002.03.21 0 0 3
Kedvemc holland csapatom a PSV Eindhoven. Innét jött kedvenc csapatomba egyik kedvencem, Ruud van Nistelrooy. A jelenlegi PSV csapata képességeihez képest nem szerepel túl jól. Gondolom Hofland megy a nyáron, a MU talán még nem mondott le róla.
Kis_Joe Creative Commons License 2002.03.17 0 0 2
Igaz,de mivel most nem ott játszanak ezért asszem 3. helyen vannak!
Előzmény: Törölt nick (1)
Kis_Joe Creative Commons License 2002.03.17 0 0 0
Vitesse Arnhem 0 - 0 PSV Eindhoven

ez égő.

Kis_Joe Creative Commons License 2002.03.17 0 0 topiknyitó
PSV Eindhoven.

Ha kedveled azért, ha nem azért nyomj egy lájkot a Fórumért!