PSV leads Eredivisie while Feyenoord loses to Heerenveen

Newspapers report that PSV is the new leader of the Eredivisie after a convincing win in Leeuwarden, while Feyenoord lost the top spot after a 5‑3 defeat at SC Heerenveen; the morning papers praise the Eindhoveners and criticize the Rotterdamers and Ajax, and the text begins with ‘See us more often on Google’.

PSV's rise in the Eredivisie

The Eindhovens Dagblad states that ‘nothing is as changeable as top football’. Three weeks ago Sven Mijnans was still the scapegoat of PSV in The Hague, where the reigning national champion fell behind because of his mistake. Sunday evening in Leeuwarden Mijnans scored three beautiful goals and put PSV up 0‑3 after twenty minutes. The regional newspaper also praised Esmir Bajraktarevic, who provided two excellent assists for the quick 0‑3 lead.

Bajraktarevic stood out where Perisic’s crosses from the right flank recently faltered. Although PSV initially had nothing to worry about, the sharpness disappeared after the match was briefly halted. SC Cambuur fought back to 2‑3, but the visitors then pulled away again.

Where Ajax and Feyenoord stumbled after a large lead, PSV kept the boat upright in the nick of time. By virtue of the victory the Eindhoveners, after match block two, become the leaders for the final international break of this year. Reportedly, Sven Mijnans is now the club’s top scorer with nine goals, his second hat‑trick Mijnans scored both goals for the early 0‑3 lead after nineteen minutes, and after SC Cambuur equalised in the 79th minute he turned a free kick into the decisive 2‑4. A call from national coach Xavi would, according to the newspaper, not be out of place, given the form that is comparable to that of Guus Til, Lutsharel Geertruida and Ruben van Bommel. De Volkskrant is surprised by Bosz’s squad and notes that PSV operates in two worlds: scoring is difficult in the Champions League, but in the league the national champion makes the goals easy.

The newspaper even imagined a monster win after the flashing start, but later the visitors were ‘too light‑hearted’. The top spot is now back in Eindhoven’s hands; PSV became the big winner after an exhilarating day at the top of the Eredivisie. Ajax remains, according to the newspapers, outside the top spot.

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Feyenoord's setback

Feyenoord squandered the top spot on the road at SC Heerenveen with a 5‑3 defeat, which the Algemeen Dagblad called a ‘day of disappointment’. Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst criticises Feyenoord’s attitude after surrendering a comfortable lead at Heerenveen.

The puzzle at Feyenoord seemed solved, but the weak performance shows that everything is open again. Van Bronckhorst immediately chose ‘attitude’ as the cause, while the Algemeen Dagblad added a third option – quality.

The Rotterdamers continue, according to the press, to make the same mistakes. Against Internazionale Piotr Zielinski already had a free run, but Meerveld got even more space and shot into the bottom corner beside goalkeeper Tjark Ernst.

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The German goalkeeper had to concede five strikes and was left dejected after the match by a flimsy defence. The Algemeen Dagblad states that Van Bronckhorst nevertheless did not start with quality.

Feyenoord often started a season strongly, which raised high expectations, but in adversity the team hid and looked for excuses, according to Van Bronckhorst, general director Robert Eenhoorn and technical director Dévy Rigaux. This reputation makes a recovery difficult.