“Who is still talking about the departed Ibrahim Sangaré at PSV? Jerdy Schouten has rapidly made the Ivorian forgettable with his flawless play. The midfielder may already be the most crucial puzzle piece for coach Peter Bosz.
In his first months with Eredivisie leader PSV, Schouten stands out for being unobtrusive. He plays modestly but is rarely caught making a mistake.
This is an invaluable trait in Bosz’s playing style. PSV plays with a lot of space behind, where a misplaced pass or defensive mistake can immediately lead to a dangerous counter-attack from the opponent.
Schouten, who arrived from Bologna last summer, even had a pass accuracy of one hundred percent in the 45 minutes he played against Heracles Almelo on Saturday. Literally every pass found a teammate, a rarity in the Eredivisie, according to the statistics bureau Opta.
“The Washing Machine”
This speaks volumes about Schouten’s development during his three seasons in Serie A in Italy. He maintains balance and does the dirty work, but above all, he is a reliable connecting player. Schouten didn’t earn the nickname ‘The Washing Machine’ from his former coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic, for no reason.
The footballer, born in Hellevoetsluis, has been posting impressive numbers for his pass accuracy since joining PSV. After eight Eredivisie matches, he has an average of 90.6 percent. Among all Eredivisie midfielders, only Jordy Clasie of AZ (91.3 percent) and Anas Tahiri of sc Heerenveen (91.2 percent) score higher.
In the Champions League, where the competition is typically tougher than in the Eredivisie, Schouten can provide similar statistics.
Schouten’s reliability and certainty were also praised by Louis van Gaal, who gave him his debut in the Dutch national team on June 9, 2022, in the Nations League match against Wales.
However, the then-national coach was critical after the game. “He fulfilled everything in his role and duties. He only plays with his right foot, and sometimes you really have to use your left foot to speed up the game.”
Van Gaal also mentioned last year that Schouten should add more risk to his game. “He kept passing the ball to the nearest station. I’d rather he skipped a few stations.”
After that, Schouten was not called up by Van Gaal, but he is back on the radar of the current national coach, Ronald Koeman. The PSV player is included in the preliminary selection for the upcoming European Championship qualification matches for the Netherlands.
The 26-year-old midfielder returned to the Netherlands after three instructive years at Bologna to win trophies and regain a spot in the Dutch national team. He is well on his way to achieving both goals.”
I don’t really follow PSV apart from some Champions League matches. But pretty interesting article. Didn’t realize he was doing so well.
I love Schouten. While Sangare was often fantastic and a stand out played, Schouten has done incredible in just being incredibly consistently great.
He’s doing pretty well but I don’t understand the hype for him to be in the national team. Frenkie, Reijnders, Koopmeiners, Veerman, Wieffer, Gravenberch, and De Roon are all ahead of him still I think.
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“Who is still talking about the departed Ibrahim Sangaré at PSV? Jerdy Schouten has rapidly made the Ivorian forgettable with his flawless play. The midfielder may already be the most crucial puzzle piece for coach Peter Bosz.
In his first months with Eredivisie leader PSV, Schouten stands out for being unobtrusive. He plays modestly but is rarely caught making a mistake.
This is an invaluable trait in Bosz’s playing style. PSV plays with a lot of space behind, where a misplaced pass or defensive mistake can immediately lead to a dangerous counter-attack from the opponent.
Schouten, who arrived from Bologna last summer, even had a pass accuracy of one hundred percent in the 45 minutes he played against Heracles Almelo on Saturday. Literally every pass found a teammate, a rarity in the Eredivisie, according to the statistics bureau Opta.
“The Washing Machine”
This speaks volumes about Schouten’s development during his three seasons in Serie A in Italy. He maintains balance and does the dirty work, but above all, he is a reliable connecting player. Schouten didn’t earn the nickname ‘The Washing Machine’ from his former coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic, for no reason.
The footballer, born in Hellevoetsluis, has been posting impressive numbers for his pass accuracy since joining PSV. After eight Eredivisie matches, he has an average of 90.6 percent. Among all Eredivisie midfielders, only Jordy Clasie of AZ (91.3 percent) and Anas Tahiri of sc Heerenveen (91.2 percent) score higher.
In the Champions League, where the competition is typically tougher than in the Eredivisie, Schouten can provide similar statistics.
Schouten’s reliability and certainty were also praised by Louis van Gaal, who gave him his debut in the Dutch national team on June 9, 2022, in the Nations League match against Wales.
However, the then-national coach was critical after the game. “He fulfilled everything in his role and duties. He only plays with his right foot, and sometimes you really have to use your left foot to speed up the game.”
Van Gaal also mentioned last year that Schouten should add more risk to his game. “He kept passing the ball to the nearest station. I’d rather he skipped a few stations.”
After that, Schouten was not called up by Van Gaal, but he is back on the radar of the current national coach, Ronald Koeman. The PSV player is included in the preliminary selection for the upcoming European Championship qualification matches for the Netherlands.
The 26-year-old midfielder returned to the Netherlands after three instructive years at Bologna to win trophies and regain a spot in the Dutch national team. He is well on his way to achieving both goals.”
I don’t really follow PSV apart from some Champions League matches. But pretty interesting article. Didn’t realize he was doing so well.
I love Schouten. While Sangare was often fantastic and a stand out played, Schouten has done incredible in just being incredibly consistently great.
He’s doing pretty well but I don’t understand the hype for him to be in the national team. Frenkie, Reijnders, Koopmeiners, Veerman, Wieffer, Gravenberch, and De Roon are all ahead of him still I think.