PSV head coach Peter Bosz and striker Malik Tillman preview UEFA Champions League final group game against Arsenal
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00:00 Good afternoon. Elina, would you like to start?
00:09 Great. If he's here, I can start.
00:12 Peter, the cards have been shuffled for tomorrow.
00:15 There are several perspectives to be drawn on this duel.
00:18 What is your priority?
00:20 As a coach, I'm very curious myself whether we've learned from the first match and whether we've improved.
00:29 I know we have. But I'm curious if we can see that tomorrow against a top opponent.
00:34 Where are the developments you've made since then?
00:37 You said after the match in December that you'd play against those guys again to see if you've improved.
00:45 Where are those developments?
00:47 I remember that after the match I immediately referred to both ends in the 16.
00:53 We gave away too much space in the 16 and didn't get enough people behind the ball.
01:01 They were able to defend in their 16 with a lot of people.
01:05 That made it very difficult for us to create chances.
01:08 I'm curious if we can create chances tomorrow.
01:12 We've hardly had any chances.
01:14 Are we able to keep them from scoring more than they did in London?
01:21 Is it realistic to take that match as a starting point?
01:24 Arsenal will probably take another team. You're up against a different team.
01:28 No, that's not comparable.
01:30 On the other hand, Arsenal's style is well known.
01:34 The guys we're playing against tomorrow were already there.
01:40 I'm curious if we've learned from that.
01:44 There are several perspectives to be drawn on this match.
01:47 It's not about points anymore, but about the money and staying in the flow.
01:51 On the other hand, it's about the way you play with your players.
01:53 What's your priority when you look at that?
01:56 I always focus on players who are 100 percent.
02:00 Someone who's been shot can't play.
02:04 Then you have guys who've been injured for a while and won't be there.
02:08 But if a Jordaan Teezen is going to train with us,
02:13 I want to know if he's 100 percent and if he wants to play tomorrow.
02:18 Those are the considerations.
02:20 If you can play, I'll let you play.
02:23 You said you'd give the players a break after Herenveen last Thursday.
02:28 Are you going to put up a new squad?
02:31 No, there won't be a new squad.
02:34 I've been the judge of the way they attack all season.
02:41 You're only on the bench if you have the qualities to do so.
02:47 You have to give the players a break when it's possible.
02:52 Tomorrow will be a great opportunity for that.
02:56 Malik Tilman is next to you.
02:58 How did you see his development?
03:00 I think he's gone along just like the other guys.
03:06 He's one of the four guys who play in the top ten.
03:13 We're slowly looking at how we can adapt to the four of them.
03:24 He was ahead of Herenveen and the other team on the left.
03:28 But he's a number ten.
03:31 I can see that in him.
03:34 I've seen a development in him.
03:38 He's a young player, but you'll see that in a minute.
03:41 He's a modest player who has to find his place in the world of hard football.
03:47 He needs time to feel at home.
03:52 He's doing that now.
03:54 I think we'll see his potential come to life.
03:58 You can show that tomorrow, if he's next to you.
04:02 What do we do?
04:04 You're going to talk about it.
04:06 What do you think?
04:08 He's in.
04:10 Great. We can ask him that.
04:12 Malik, the head coach just said you're playing tomorrow.
04:15 What does it mean for you, starting against Arsenal?
04:18 It's nice to hear, I would say.
04:23 Obviously, it's up to him who he takes in the line-up.
04:30 What does it mean for you, starting against Arsenal in the Champions League?
04:35 It's amazing.
04:37 Obviously, as a kid you always want to play on the highest level.
04:42 Champions League is the highest level a club can play at.
04:46 It's an amazing feeling.
04:49 How do you watch your own development over the past few months?
04:52 The head coach just said you have to feel at home a bit.
04:55 How do you watch it yourself?
04:57 I think if you are settled in a new environment,
05:04 it helps you to perform on the pitch as well.
05:08 I would say I'm settled in.
05:13 I think it's a step-by-step thing to show myself
05:20 and prove to everyone what I can do.
05:23 Compared to that first game against Arsenal,
05:26 what kind of steps did the team make?
05:30 I think we improved defending-wise.
05:35 I heard he said before,
05:39 to come back into the box to defend your goal
05:46 and not concede as many goals as we did in the first game.
05:50 We try to do better tomorrow and also try to win that game.
05:59 Thank you.
06:00 How is your shoulder? Is it usable?
06:07 No, I don't think it's usable.
06:11 I'm going to the recovery room and ask the medical staff who can train with me.
06:17 But I don't think it's realistic that it could play.
06:23 You can earn a lot of money.
06:25 Is that an important argument for you?
06:28 Are you in the same team as your team?
06:30 There aren't many games where you can earn a few million by winning.
06:34 If we can help the treasurer, we will.
06:38 We won't try to leave that to tomorrow.
06:40 But as I said, it's about who can play that game 100% tomorrow.
06:47 I'm going to play that game with those guys.
06:50 But that doesn't only apply to tomorrow's game.
06:53 It also applies to the competition.
06:55 Our way of playing requires that the players must be 100%.
06:58 Only then can I let you play.
07:01 We'll have to wait for today's training.
07:05 But then we can decide.
07:09 Is it still an option to let the second goalie play this game?
07:14 Last year he was allowed to play the sixth when it was decided in the first round.
07:20 I don't want to see the whole team play, but that's not an option for me.
07:24 Why not?
07:27 Because Walter is our first goalie.
07:29 Are you going to let the second goalie play?
07:36 Last year it was the cup where you could play.
07:40 Is that an option for you?
07:42 I won't kick you out of the game.
07:44 You can ask me that question again when we play for the cup.
07:48 Thank you.
07:49 I have a question about the player.
07:56 We talked about Ricardo Pepi last week.
07:59 He scored against Heerenveen last week.
08:03 He scored a goal every 40 minutes.
08:10 Was it an option for him to play?
08:15 Everyone who is fit is an option to play tomorrow.
08:18 You have to be patient to see it tomorrow.
08:21 We're going to train again.
08:23 After the training we'll have contact with the medical staff.
08:27 Then we'll decide who we'll let play tomorrow.
08:30 Last week he played against NAC.
08:34 A young player, 90 minutes.
08:36 Is that a game to play a little longer?
08:43 I don't want to repeat the discussion.
08:46 He's one of the players who is still able to play there.
08:50 I let Isaac play.
08:52 He played less than NAC.
08:55 He didn't play 90 minutes against NAC.
09:02 I think it's important that the guys get 90 minutes.
09:07 That was an option against NAC.
09:10 Malik, you have some American colleagues here.
09:14 How important is it for you to travel together to the US team?
09:21 It's nice.
09:24 I had the experience to do it by myself when I was at Bayern.
09:30 Or Rangers.
09:32 I can say it's very boring.
09:36 Having someone with you is always nice.
09:40 You can do things together.
09:42 I would say time goes faster.
09:46 Time flies when you're having fun.
09:50 What do you prefer?
09:53 You play as a number 10 on the left side.
09:56 What do you prefer?
09:58 My favourite one is the 10.
10:03 Obviously it's up to the guy next to me where I play.
10:09 The coach said it's almost criminal how many players he has for the number 10 position.
10:18 And how many good players he has.
10:20 I think it helps the team.
10:24 I would say we push each other in training and in the games as well.
10:29 It's only positive for the team.
10:33 PSV won all the games in the National League.
10:38 Is it easier to sometimes be on the bench?
10:42 Or is it always difficult?
10:44 Of course you want to start every game.
10:50 But it's always up to the coach.
10:58 If you have that flow, it's easier to come in.
11:06 Or to have the confidence to show yourself and try to help the team.
11:13 Peter, do you ever think it's special to be able to give the players a break against Arsenal?
11:26 Yes, absolutely.
11:29 I was just talking about the last game that was a failure.
11:36 If you had thought about it beforehand, you would have thought it wasn't good.
11:42 You would have thought it was a failure.
11:45 But in this case we qualified.
11:47 If you could say it's a shame that it didn't go well,
11:52 then you wouldn't be able to fight for the first place.
11:56 You would have preferred to be first, because then you would have let someone else take second place.
12:00 Of course it would be easier.
12:02 But unfortunately that's not the case.
12:05 Are there players in your team who tell you that they have an important game against AZ?
12:12 But they also want to play against Arsenal.
12:14 So no break for me?
12:16 I have 24 of them.
12:18 But that's not possible.
12:21 There have been so many games already.
12:24 So it's logical.
12:26 You also said that there are some injuries.
12:29 So it's good to give the boys a break.
12:31 But I can imagine that there are many betrayals in relation to Pepi.
12:35 But that's why I have to make the decision.
12:39 I don't leave that to the boys.
12:41 The criteria are very clear.
12:44 You have to be 100 percent.
12:46 In our eyes.
12:48 Everyone says that they are fit.
12:50 But in our eyes they have to be fit.
12:52 Then I let them play.
12:54 So we have a number of considerations that we can make for tomorrow.
12:58 To not take any risk.
13:01 And to get the best eleven at the start tomorrow.
13:04 Is it an option for you to put the players in other positions than they are used to?
13:09 To see how they do that?
13:11 To give you more opportunities?
13:13 No, I'm not going to do that to see how they do that.
13:16 I don't think Arsenal is suitable for that.
13:19 But there will be some boys in a different position.
13:23 Because that's how it works.
13:25 But a player like Van Aanholt, who you also tried on six,
13:28 you can say, I'll give Joey a break.
13:30 But if that were to happen, it's not because I want to try it out.
13:34 But because we've already tried it out.
13:37 And I thought it was successful.
13:40 And then put him in that position.
13:42 If that were to happen.
13:43 You always focus on the first game, which is Arsenal.
13:46 But in your mind, that game has to be against AZ.
13:49 Which can give you a lot of rest.
13:51 Of course, with your staff you are always planning with the medical staff.
13:55 But first and foremost it's about tomorrow.
13:58 We want to get through that game well.
14:00 And we want to give the people who are coming tomorrow a great game.
14:04 Who can see PSV football.
14:06 Who look at a team they are also proud of.
14:09 And that is our first interest now.
14:11 Okay, thank you. Malik.
14:13 Hi. Does it concern you that maybe Arsenal will put in another squad?
14:18 Than the normal squad in the Premier League?
14:20 What do you mean by concern?
14:26 Maybe they give some players some rest. Some star players.
14:29 Does it matter for you?
14:31 No, not really.
14:32 Obviously you try to compete with the best.
14:36 But also, if it's not the main star at Arsenal, they are still great players.
14:41 We can compete with them. See where we are.
14:48 And also, we are trying to win that game.
14:51 Last year, PSV won here.
14:53 From Arsenal 2-0.
14:55 What kind of game do you expect?
14:57 An intense one. A tough one.
15:04 Obviously it doesn't change anything in the table right now.
15:09 But there is still a lot to play for.
15:13 As I said, we try to compete with the best.
15:16 See where we are and try to win it.
15:18 And then next week is the draw for the next round?
15:21 What kind of club are you hoping for? Bayern Munich?
15:26 I think it would be nice, yeah.
15:31 Also, every other team that we could possibly face.
15:34 It's going to be a great team and it's going to be a big challenge for us.
15:39 But as I said, we try to compete with the best.
15:42 And that's one way to do it.
15:44 And yes, knock off stage and then we can see how far we can go.
15:48 Good luck tomorrow.
15:50 Thank you.
15:51 Hello, Peter. Daniel Reyes from TNT Sports Mexico.
15:57 I want to ask about Irvin Lozano.
15:59 Is he fit to play or does he still have to have some days to recover?
16:05 I saw him training just when I went to the training facilities.
16:11 And he's still training there.
16:13 So no, he's not fit to play tomorrow.
16:16 But he's also suspended for tomorrow.
16:18 So there's no chance at all that he will be there tomorrow.
16:21 And another question.
16:23 In Mexico they talk about how the Mexican players who are in Europe are at a disadvantage.
16:29 Because they play normally on Tuesday night with the national team.
16:32 They have to travel Wednesday night.
16:34 They are here on Thursday and they just have to train on Friday.
16:37 Is it a disadvantage for Irvin Lozano, that kind of schedule?
16:41 Yes, that's a big problem, I think.
16:44 So if you can help me to ask them to play at a different time their games,
16:49 it will help us a lot.
16:50 But for the players, and not only Chucky, but also Jiménez and all the other players
16:56 who play in Europe, it's difficult.
16:59 But also for the guy next to me.
17:01 They play with the United States also.
17:03 Most of the time they play over Tuesday, Wednesday night, 3.30 at night.
17:10 And then they come back.
17:12 It's not easy for them.
17:15 For your body to rest at the right time and prepare for already in the weekend the game.
17:21 So it's not that easy.
17:22 Thank you.
17:23 Bennett.
17:25 Good afternoon, Peter.
17:26 Do you think Noa Lang will be in action this calendar year?
17:30 To be honest, I don't know.
17:34 It could be.
17:35 It could be, but I don't know.
17:38 And this calendar year, you realize it yourself, is over.
17:42 Because, what is today? Monday.
17:45 So that goes fast, two weeks and then it's over.
17:48 Is that worrying?
17:50 Those pains that are already there with several players?
17:54 Of course it's worrying, but it's also very logical.
17:57 If you see how many games we play,
18:00 then we also talk about guys who are also playing internationally.
18:04 We just heard the question from your Mexican colleague
18:08 that the guys play at night and then fly back with jetlag to play with us again two days later.
18:13 Somewhere that body says, find it out.
18:16 So yes, that is worrying.
18:20 About the coach of the opposition, Arteta.
18:23 He had time to rebuild Arsenal.
18:28 Something we don't see very often in football, because there is simply no patience.
18:33 How do you look at that process, how Arsenal has handled it?
18:36 I think the proof is that when you believe in your coach,
18:41 if he has a clear vision, and you stick to it, that it pays off.
18:48 We see much more often that people don't show that patience.
18:53 That may be true sometimes, but often not at all.
18:57 I think this is a well-read example of a coach who has a vision,
19:03 where the club is behind, where they have stuck to.
19:06 And then you see where they are now, one of the best teams in the world.
19:10 Is that a rarity?
19:11 Because you yourself have experienced that it can go very fast in the football world.
19:15 Yes, fortunately it happens, but unfortunately not very often.
19:20 And in my opinion, that says more about the people who don't have that patience than about that coach.
19:25 Thank you.
19:27 I believe that all questions have been answered.
19:30 Thank you.
19:31 And see you tomorrow or later.
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