“Every semi-final you play, against anyone, is a big match,” says the PSV coach. “So it shouldn’t be the case that you underestimate that.” But it is precisely underestimation that is difficult to prevent for a coach. FC Utrecht also knew that Spakenburg had already beaten FC Groningen, and yet the Utrechters certainly seemed to be underestimating.
PSV coach Ruud van Nistelrooij about Spakenburg-PSV: ‘A semi-final is always a very big match, whoever you play against’
