Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, September 28, 2025, 08:10 / Updated Sunday, September 28, 2025 08:10
Dennis Man was introduced in the 70th minute and gave a decisive pass to Eindhoven's victory goal on Excelsior (2-1).
Dennis Man seems to have exceeded the period of adaptation to Dutch football. It took him 3 stages, but now it shows that Eindhoven was invested badly in the summer, when he gave 8.5 million euros to take him from Parma.
On Saturday night, in a match in which PSV was brilliant, his entrance proved “crucial” – as most of the newspapers in the Netherlands concluded. Coach Peter Bosz introduced it in the 70th minute, instead of German Paul Wanner, and “Tricolorul” gave the success of Saibari, 1-2 (72).
VIDEO. Dennis Man's decisive pass in Eindhoven's match with Excelsior
Dennis Man Stelt Met Zijn Allereerste Balcontacten Issmael Saibari in Staat man you scoreman! 👏#excpsv
– ESPN NL (@espnnl) September 27, 2025
By Telegraaf: “The first consistent performance for Eindhoven”
“Two minutes after the entrance, Man offered his first consistent performance for PSV Eindhoven. Launched in depth, the Romanian striker did not try the gate from a difficult angle, but passed to Ishmael Saibari, who did 1-2,” wrote the Telegraf daily.
“Voetbal Primur”, in turn, wrote that “The newcomer Dennis Man has prepared the goal with a beautiful action ”and the local daily, Eindhoven Dagblad, pointed out: “The Dennis Man was crucial to Ishmael Saibari's goal. Man had entered shortly before, replacing Paul Wanner.”
Coach Peter Bosz claims Dennis Man needs more time
Just before the match, PSV's coach had explained why he had played so little so far. “Players always need time to adapt to a new club. I know this from their own experience.
When you live in Serie A, accustomed to a certain way of training and playing in Italian football, it takes a period to accommodate you to another style”, Stated Peter Bosz.
The Dutch technician believes that “Bajraktarevic and Driouech currently have an advantage over Man, who still needs a break to adapt to football in Eredivisie.”
Dennis Man played the most a half with Groningen and Telstar
Until the 22 minutes with Excelsior, he had only counted 10 minutes in the previous 3 parties of his new team: not used with Nec Nijmegen (3-5) and Ajax (2-2) plus the end of the Champions League match with Union Saint Gilloise (1-3), on their own ground.
Otherwise, the “tricolor” has a whole half with Groningen (4-2) and Telstar (0-2).
