Peter Bosz, after replacing Dennis Man at half-time: “In the first 15 minutes I thought: 'What am I looking at?'”
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3:25 p.m. / Updated Sunday, January 25, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
PSV Eindhoven managed only a draw, 2-2, with NAC Breda at home, and coach Peter Bosz stormed at the end.
Dennis Man started for NAC Breda and didn't have a bad first half, but missed a few good opportunities. Driouech opened the scoring for PSV (27), only for the visitors to turn things around just before the break, 1-2, much to the chagrin of coach Peter Bosz.
Peter Bosz: “I shouldn't complain, but I will. I played terribly”
The leader's technician reacted immediately and made two changes, with Man among the substituted players. And at the end, he made it clear what was the reason for his decisions. “We should have done everything differently. It's the first time since the defeat against Telstar that we didn't play at a good level. In that sense, I shouldn't complain, but I will anyway. I played terribly,” Bosz told Dutch reporters.
Then he said that the first quarter of an hour, especially, bothered him the most. “For the first fifteen minutes, I was like, 'What am I looking at?' We didn't pass the ball to each other three times, and that didn't get better as the game went on. And despite playing poorly, we still created quite a few chances. It wasn't good enough,” Bosz added.
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PSV struggled with NAC Breda's style of play, but the Dutch coach insists it was primarily the fault of his players: “I'd like to congratulate NAC. The second-to-bottom played bravely and worked hard for ninety minutes, which is commendable. But it's entirely our fault. We just played badly.”
Asked if rumors of a possible departure for Ivan Persici to Inter and Ricardo Pepi to Fulham were affecting the dressing room, he said there was no problem. “It doesn't bother me at all and it doesn't affect the locker room. Just as I don't have to get involved, neither do the players. We leave that to the directors“, commented Bosz.
