Peter Bosz slams PSV Eindhoven players after 'totally out of order' behaviour against Liverpool

Liverpool were beaten by PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday as they ended their Champions League winning run.

The Reds headed into the game safe in the knowledge that they were guaranteed qualification as either the first or second placed team in the league phase.

As a result, Arne Slot took a decidedly weakened Liverpool squad to Eindhoven, with as many as 10 regular starters not even in the travelling group.

This led to a disjointed performance which, all things told, was not a total surprise against the Dutch champions and current Eredivisie leaders.

Some of those brought into the line-up did well, with James McConnell catching Slot’s eye and Federico Chiesa standing out across the 90 minutes.

But, with Amara Nallo’s sending off a key factor late on, Liverpool couldn’t break through and eventually lost 3-2. But although his team qualified for the play-off round on the night, PSV boss Peter Bosz was left fuming with his team after the match.

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Peter Bosz unimpressed by PSV Eindhoven showboating

PSV certainly enjoyed themselves on Wednesday. With the crowd in good voice at the Philips Stadion, cameras even caught one fan crying in the stands.

Whether that was related to the emotion of the occasion or not is impossible to say, but what is for sure is that this meant a whole lot more to PSV than it ever would to Liverpool.

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And having seen the fight go out of a young, 10-man opponent, that happy atmosphere translated to some on-the-pitch antics, with the likes of Johan Bakayoko showing off some skills and no-look passes towards the end of the game.

It seemed unnecessary at the time, and when asked about what he thought of the ‘galley play’ during his post-match press conference, Bosz delivered a no-nonsense rebuttal to his players.

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“No, I hate it. This is what I don’t want to see,” slammed the PSV boss. “I think it’s totally out of order.”

“Playing the rondo, producing the no look passe and stuff. No, if I were playing I would have played havoc, this is something you shouldn’t do, it’s about respect towards the opponent.”

“I will definitely tell them,” added Bosz when asked if he’d had chance to relay his message to the players.

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This is good to hear from Bosz, who clearly understood that Liverpool were under-strength and this was not the time for party tricks.

Having beaten a former adversary in Slot, the former Borussia Dortmund manager could have felt the need to rub the win in a little, but instead he praised Liverpool for the game they produced despite being shorn of so many big players.

“It wasn’t the strongest team from Liverpool, but there was still a lot of quality on the pitch,” he said. “We played our football against that, and that usually went well.

“I don’t think I can pick one moment, because the total package made it a really fun game. Liverpool also contributed to that, because they put us under a lot of pressure. We did the same, by the way. Besides that, there were good and bad moments on both sides and there were beautiful goals.”

Fair play, Peter, just have a word with your team. If they ever meet Liverpool at full strength, there’ll be a measure of revenge on the cards.

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