The squad led by Ruud van Nistelrooy finished in second place, a position that grants access to the Pre-Qualifying Round of the Champions League. With a great season, PSV has a lot of players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).
PSV’s eleven with the most minutes played this season (Eredivisie).
Key Players:
- X. Simons (M&W) – 8.14
- J. Veerman (M) – 7.95
- I. Sangaré (M) – 7.60
- C. Gakpo (W) – 8.55
With several players having great seasons, we need emphasise the average rating obtained by Gakpo, an incredible player who transferred to Liverpool in January.
Additional information regarding the team (Eredivisie).
With more positive results at home than away (14 Home Wins & 9 Away Wins), it is possible to consider PSV a stronger team at home. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the great attacking setup (2,62 goals per game) with a not so good defensive setup (1,18 goals per game).
PSV’s eleven and subs with the most minutes played in Europa League (Minimum 240 minutes played in this competition).
With another presence in European Competitions, PSV lost to the future champions of this competition: Sevilla. In terms of the Europa League performances, C. Gakpo, I. Sangaré, J. Veerman and L. de Jong had incredible performances during the tournament.
Position most in need of strengthening:
- M
In a squad without the appropriate depth, PSV’s Midfield (M) is the position most in need of strengthening.
Meaning of the used abbreviations:
- G – Games
- W – Wins
- D – Draws
- L – Loses
- P – Points
- GS – Goals Scored
- GA – Goals Against
- GD – Goal Diference
- HW – Home Wins
- AW – Away Wins
Data from FBref.