Peter Bosz and Olivier Boscagli FULL pre-match press conference | PSV Eindhoven v Rangers (Agg 2-2)

last year

Peter Bosz and Olivier Boscagli FULL pre-match press conference | PSV Eindhoven v Rangers (Agg 2-2)

@UEFA 2023

**DO NOT copy and re-upload any part of this video anywhere otherwise copyright strikes will be made! You do not have my permission**

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BeanymanSports
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@BeanymanSports
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BeanymanSports
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeanymanSports

For business enquiries, sponsorships, ads, please contact beanymansportsmarketing@gmail.com

Transcript

00:00 You can sit in the middle.

00:02 Let's see.

00:06 Search.

00:11 We'll start in Dutch with Rik, ISPN.

00:15 I'll translate that into English, because we have English speakers.

00:19 We'll do the rest in English, if you like. Otherwise we'll take a long time.

00:24 Rik, you can start.

00:27 I'm going to stop you in the back.

00:32 Good afternoon, Peter. You had a week to prepare for this match.

00:37 How did you manage that?

00:40 By finally being able to train on things we think should be improved.

00:44 Like? - You'll hopefully see that tomorrow.

00:48 Was that a lot of work? - It's clear we had a lot of possession.

00:55 If you look back at the match, we saw that we had a lot of chances...

01:01 ...to get a chance, but we didn't have many big chances.

01:06 That's because we didn't play the last ball well.

01:11 We tried to train on that.

01:13 You have a certain philosophy, a certain risk.

01:18 That's not always going well, but I think you want to stick to that.

01:23 How difficult is it for your players to stick to that philosophy?

01:27 I think it's nonsense, because that philosophy involves a lot of risk.

01:31 If you don't play well, you can take that risk.

01:34 But if you play defensively and don't play well, you take a risk.

01:39 So there's always a risk in football. You always make mistakes.

01:43 You have to make sure you avoid that risk as much as possible.

01:48 If you make mistakes, don't do it in a part where it can be dangerous.

01:55 So you can sometimes pass the ball forward?

01:59 If it's not necessary, you can't.

02:01 Last year, the Rangers' knockout was a big blow for PSV.

02:06 They were a greyhound all season. Do you notice the tension?

02:14 I wasn't here last year, so I don't notice it.

02:18 Of course I know what the result was last year and what the result is this year.

02:26 But this is the level we want to play at. That's where the tension is.

02:32 People say PSV should be able to beat the Rangers.

02:35 PSV is much better at football.

02:38 But sometimes you have a club that isn't that strong.

02:42 Is PSV's Rangers a difficult opponent?

02:45 Yes, they are a difficult opponent, because we played 2-2.

02:52 In the past, I think that was a very good result in Europe.

02:56 But I noticed in your dressing room that we weren't happy with that.

03:03 That's good. It shows what level we want to play at.

03:08 I only see that as a positive.

03:10 Do you have to be careful?

03:12 That we don't listen to people like you.

03:17 And that we stick to our own plan.

03:20 Thank you. -Thank you, Rek. I'll do my best.

03:24 We had a weak time to prepare. What did you do?

03:28 We trained to improve what we did before.

03:33 You had a lot of ball possessions, but not enough chances.

03:39 And we trained to do that better this time.

03:41 We have to try to avoid mistakes.

03:46 And how about the tension, the question was?

03:48 Well, the coach doesn't feel it. He wasn't here last year.

03:53 And Rangers are indeed a difficult opponent for us.

03:57 We played a 2-2 away game.

04:00 Normally, that would be quite a nice result.

04:03 And what to avoid was the answer.

04:09 Don't listen to journalists.

04:11 Well, let's try to do it in English now.

04:15 Rek, you have some questions for Olivier?

04:18 OLIVIER SCHOTT, RANGERS COACH

04:20 Olivier, are you fully recovered?

04:28 I'm recovered, but today is the last training for us.

04:32 I'll make sure I'm ready 100% for tomorrow.

04:36 Does it feel good? -Yes, but today is the last test for me.

04:40 Are you glad PSV didn't play last weekend?

04:45 Yes, of course it will help us to recover more.

04:49 We had a normal week to train.

04:53 So we can prepare fully to be ready for tomorrow.

04:56 What do you think Rangers are really good at?

04:59 Sorry? -What do you think Rangers are good at?

05:02 What are their strengths?

05:04 Yes, we saw that they were really compact.

05:08 We had a good position, of course.

05:11 They let us play the ball and we tried to counterattack.

05:15 Of course, they have some fast guys in front.

05:19 But we are focusing on ourselves and our style of football.

05:24 We just have to see that we won't make mistakes.

05:27 We just concede a goal. So we have to make sure that at this level...

05:31 we will make no mistakes. -About the style of playing football...

05:34 how difficult is it, the philosophy of the coach?

05:38 I wouldn't say difficult, but it's the style of playing that I like.

05:42 We have a lot of ball position. We try to play forward as fast as possible.

05:47 We try to create a lot of chances.

05:50 Our defence has to be perfect because we take some risks sometimes...

05:55 with a lot of guys in the opening half.

05:59 But this is the football I like. -Do you feel there's a big match coming up?

06:04 Sure, sure. All the games are important.

06:07 But this one, everybody knows that it's the game you have to win.

06:11 The last years, we were not good enough to win this game.

06:16 We have to show tomorrow that we have the level to play Champions League this season.

06:20 Good luck. -Thank you.

06:22 Rik, you can go first. If you have the microphone.

06:27 In English, please.

06:33 Olivier, you go first.

06:35 Olivier, you said the last training is important for you.

06:39 But it seems okay, because yesterday you also trained.

06:44 Yes, it was also a test yesterday. I only trained a few days.

06:49 Today is the most important. We talked to the coach. We won't take any risks.

06:53 If I'm not 100% sure I can play this game, I won't do it.

06:57 So for me, today is the most important training.

07:00 How difficult was the final minutes in Glasgow?

07:05 It seemed like a battle, surviving.

07:09 Of course, we lost our two defenders in the last few minutes.

07:12 It's also difficult for a team.

07:15 But 90% of the game, we had the ball.

07:18 At the end, the last ten minutes were difficult, because we lost two players.

07:24 We had to manage with this.

07:26 Sometimes in the game, we also have to fight.

07:29 They were pushing to score the goal in their own stadium.

07:32 We had to fight and we showed that we did it right.

07:37 We just have to continue and try to win this game.

07:42 Peter, how important is Olivier for your game tomorrow?

07:46 I always like to have good players on my team. He's a good player.

07:53 Therefore, he's important. -But you count on him tomorrow?

07:57 Let's wait for today's training.

08:00 Rangers, of course, it was a difficult game last week.

08:06 Especially in the last minutes.

08:09 What feeling did you bring to Eindhoven last week?

08:14 You said, "We're going to finish this game, we're going to make it."

08:18 Is that still the feeling?

08:20 Yes, I'm always full of confidence.

08:23 Still, I think we have good players.

08:26 We showed already this season that we can play good.

08:30 We can play good together. We have individual players who can side a game.

08:34 Therefore, I have a lot of confidence.

08:37 But on the other hand, we saw what this Rangers are capable of.

08:42 We have a lot of respect for the opponent.

08:45 We must be really focused and play at 100 per cent to finally win this game tomorrow.

08:50 Yes, because faults seem to be the key in the game.

08:55 Last week also, when you don't make mistakes...

08:58 Yes, then it will maybe be a lot easier.

09:02 But I think if both teams don't make mistakes, it will be 0-0.

09:06 In games, there are always players who make mistakes.

09:09 Sometimes we try to force players to make mistakes by pressing them.

09:14 This is what football is about.

09:18 Don't make so many mistakes.

09:19 If you make the mistakes, try to make them in areas where it is not immediately dangerous.

09:27 Thank you and good luck tomorrow.

09:28 Jeroen, you're next. Do you want to go next?

09:30 Jeroen.

09:33 Peter, a lot has happened already between PSV and Rangers.

09:38 Football is a mind game. Is that some part of the game you're very busy with...

09:43 in preparation for this match?

09:45 Is there some mental coach involved in what happened in the past...

09:50 and how you should act with this match?

09:53 No, there's no mental coach involved.

09:56 But I told you already that I wasn't there last season.

10:00 So for me at all, it's not an issue.

10:04 The more and more you guys talk about it, it maybe can come in the heads of the players.

10:09 But for me, it's a completely different situation.

10:14 PSV have a different coach, some different players.

10:17 In Rangers, it's the same.

10:19 For me, it's important that players learn from the mistakes they make.

10:24 We made some mistakes last week.

10:27 If we do that better, it will help us a lot for the game we're going to play tomorrow.

10:32 So for me, it's not the same situation and it's not the same game.

10:36 It's a completely new game.

10:38 It's not easy, but for me, it has nothing to do with last season.

10:43 Joep, you wanted to ask something too?

10:46 Go ahead. -For the player.

10:50 Are you ready to play? Are you also ready to enjoy a game like tomorrow?

10:55 Of course. I think it's also why we play football.

10:57 To play this kind of game at this level.

11:01 I'm really excited for this game. I try to enjoy every minute on the pitch.

11:06 Your coach said that games like tomorrow...

11:10 ...are the nicest games you can play. The pressure, the atmosphere. Is that right?

11:15 Yes, that's right. We expect a full stadium with all the fans behind us.

11:21 So no stress?

11:24 No, maybe sometimes a small stress, but it's good stress.

11:28 It helps us to be more focused.

11:31 But for me, the most important thing is to enjoy these kinds of games.

11:36 What's changed with the man next to you since he's here, seven weeks ago?

11:41 What do you mean?

11:43 Ruud van Nistelrooy was another coach, then Peter Bosz.

11:46 Yes, sure. My last five years here, I had a different coach almost every year.

11:52 The last year was totally different for me. I was out almost the whole season.

11:56 I was just trying to be back at my level.

12:00 This year is totally different for me. I started the pre-season with a full body.

12:06 I tried to show the coach that he can count on me every single game.

12:11 Is it true that the squad is a little liberated?

12:15 Feeling more free in their way of play instead of last year?

12:20 I can't answer this. I have no idea.

12:23 I feel that the players are free and liberated on the pitch.

12:27 But I cannot compare it to last year.

12:30 You were there, no? -Yes, sure.

12:33 But for me, it's a different coach with a different style of playing.

12:38 I don't feel that the players are more or less liberated than last year.

12:42 Of course we play free, we play our style of football, we enjoy it.

12:45 And this is the only thing.

12:47 So no stress tomorrow, but enjoy? -Sure.

12:50 Okay.

12:52 Peter, how do you keep all those...

12:56 It's normal, end of August.

12:59 Lozano is coming, the Italian press is saying.

13:02 How do you keep that away from your squad tomorrow?

13:06 Don't talk about it.

13:08 If I listen to you, because we also talk about stress...

13:11 In a way, we should not do press conferences...

13:14 because we make you feel like you're stressed.

13:18 So if you were the boss of PSV or UEFA, we should not have press conferences.

13:22 Absolutely. It would make my work a lot easier.

13:25 Exactly. So, Peter, good luck tomorrow. -Thank you.

13:29 John, one more question.

13:35 Good afternoon. A question for Peter, for the coach.

13:39 There is a lot of uncertainty about the players.

13:44 Also, players are still here and maybe going to leave the club.

13:49 Did you talk with them about this match, about the next days...

13:54 about the pressure, about all that's around them?

13:57 No, I only talk about Rangers.

14:01 Also with them, because maybe it's going to be, for some of them, the last game.

14:06 No, I don't talk with them about this issue.

14:08 I talk with them also only about Rangers.

14:11 Okay, so there is no appointment about, "You played this match...

14:15 and hopefully we're going to make it to the Champions League and then after that..."

14:19 No.

14:21 Okay, also not about the club and the players? -No.

14:25 Okay. And this whole period, with all this uncertainty...

14:29 and all those rumours and all those changes of squads...

14:33 you said before, "I'm used to it."

14:36 It's every year the same, with every club the same.

14:40 But what do you think in general of this?

14:43 That this affects a lot of your work, I think.

14:46 Absolutely. It's not good. I think that if the season starts, it must be over.

14:52 It's not helping the fans who bought jerseys from the players.

14:57 It doesn't help the players themselves, it doesn't help the coaches or the players.

15:03 So I don't think it's a good thing. But it's modern football.

15:08 It's modern football? What do you mean? -It's modern football.

15:12 Modern. -Modern football. Okay.

15:15 But for you as a coach, because you're now almost two months here working...

15:21 there have been some changes already and maybe there will be some changes coming...

15:27 how does it affect you?

15:30 I try to work with these circumstances.

15:36 That means that I'm talking to my football director...

15:41 and see what the team needs.

15:44 And also if players... we want to let them go.

15:48 Of course I talk with my sport director about this, but...

15:53 like I said, it's football, but this week we didn't communicate about that in any way...

15:58 because the game of tomorrow is too important for them.

16:02 Thank you. -Yannick, then Aast.

16:05 Peter, good afternoon. Did the whole squad recover well? How fit is everyone?

16:11 Yeah, from last week.

16:15 I hope the players recovered well, but like Oli said, we have one more training today.

16:20 After that training I take the decision. -Why are you not sure about everyone?

16:25 Are there more?

16:28 Yes, there are more players. Patrick van Aaneldt is training with us.

16:33 So let's see how he's doing today.

16:37 That's a big surprise. You thought it took a longer time.

16:41 Yeah, but don't tell Rangers, please.

16:44 And more players?

16:48 No, but Oli was important, Andre was important.

16:52 Patrick trained with us, and the rest is okay.

16:55 Alright, last question. Are there little nerves for tomorrow?

17:00 No, every game there is a healthy tension.

17:06 But like Oli said, it's something you look forward to.

17:09 These kind of games are the best games you can play or manage.

17:14 So let's enjoy and hopefully we win this game.

17:17 Thank you.

17:19 Marco, one more question.

17:21 Peter, what kind of game do you expect? Will it be similar like in Glasgow?

17:29 Not exactly the same, because now we're playing in front of our fans.

17:32 Which is a big difference when you play in Glasgow.

17:37 So this will be affecting the game, absolutely.

17:43 But on the other hand, I still believe that tomorrow we will have more ball than Rangers.

17:48 It's about all about what we're doing with the ball, once we have the ball.

17:52 Is it also about gaining the trust of the audience?

17:56 Last year, PSV started a little bit conservative in the game.

18:00 And the atmosphere wasn't that good when the game was going along.

18:06 Is it winning the trust of the audience to give a signal?

18:12 I don't believe that. I think this team already wins the confidence of the audience.

18:19 In the games we played at home, the friendly against Forest...

18:23 the home game against Stuttgart or even Utrecht.

18:28 I think the fans know what they can expect from us and they will see it tomorrow.

18:31 And they can help you? -Absolutely.

18:33 It's a big difference like last week, absolutely.

18:36 Is it an option for you to play Jeri Schouten as centre-back?

18:41 I have a lot of options.

18:43 I have a lot of options and I try to choose the best.

18:47 Did he make an impression in the practical game against Arsenal?

18:53 No, not an impression, but I know where he's capable of.

18:57 Olly, your trainer was a little bit angry last week when you played a long ball.

19:03 Too soon. Can he be very angry in half-time, during half-time?

19:08 Watch it. Be careful what you say.

19:14 That's what I'm talking about.

19:18 I think angry is not the word. Of course, he tries to help us with his support.

19:24 Sometimes you have to push the players in a good way.

19:29 It's his job to help me and to help the team to be better.

19:34 Sometimes he has to put the voice level a bit higher.

19:39 It has to be and sometimes it works. Most of the time it works.

19:43 What will be the key of winning tomorrow?

19:45 What has to be done differently instead of what you did last week?

19:50 Different, I would say, maybe the mistakes we made.

19:52 Because like we said before, we conceded the first goal with mistakes.

19:59 The key is to play our football.

20:00 We showed that from the beginning of the season,

20:02 the most of the game we play with our style of football,

20:05 it is how we win the game. We don't have to change so many things.

20:08 We just have to continue to try to keep the ball as much as possible.

20:12 Try to create some chances and score some goals.

20:15 Finally, the trainer doesn't want to talk about any transfers or rumours.

20:21 How is that in the group? How is it for you?

20:23 I would say it's the same for myself.

20:27 This week was so important to prepare for this game of tomorrow

20:33 that we didn't even talk about one minute.

20:36 - Thank you. - You're welcome.

20:37 Yes, please.

20:39 Hi, Ole. You were injured for last year's game.

20:42 How was that for you, having to sit in the stand and watch that game unfold

20:46 as PSV were knocked out of the Champions League?

20:49 It was difficult. I was home last year with my knee in a shit position.

20:55 Of course, it was difficult to see my team-mates in this bad position.

20:58 It also gave me some power to make the difference tomorrow

21:03 and to change this result.

21:06 You guys don't want to talk about last year's game so much,

21:10 but can you use it as motivation?

21:12 Is it something that can inspire you to right the wrongs of last season?

21:18 Maybe a bit. We can watch what we did last year.

21:21 That's the only thing we can do.

21:22 We played the game against them one week ago

21:25 and we also learned and worked on this game.

21:30 There were some reports in Scotland last week

21:32 that Luke De Jong had taken his frustration out on the dressing room door.

Peter Bosz and Olivier Boscagli FULL pre-match press conference | PSV Eindhoven v Rangers (Agg 2-2)

Category

Transcript

Recommended