Ruud van Nistelrooij reacts for the primary time after his departure from PSV: ‘This was the last word’ | Dutch soccer

The painful farewell to the membership icon got here unexpectedly this week, after a turbulent 12 months with various outcomes. Van Nistelrooij says nothing about that, however does say what ten years of PSV have meant in his eyes. “I used to be allowed to assist youth gamers with nice colleagues on the Academy, in order that they may make the step to Jong PSV, PSV 1 or to skilled soccer at one other membership,” he says, amongst others.

He thought changing into PSV head coach was ‘the last word’, says Van Nistelrooij, who’s happy with the prizes he has gained with PSV. This season, the membership gained the Johan Cruijff Scale and KNVB Cup. Van Nistelrooij additionally praises the PSV supporters, who he says have by no means wavered. “PSV will all the time be in my coronary heart and I’ll all the time help the membership and the staff.”