PSV boss rages at players for 'disrespecting' Liverpool in angry Champions League verdict
PSV Eindhoven manager Peter Bosz was not happy with some of his players for showboating during the closing stages of Wednesday's Champions League win over Liverpool.
With PSV on its way to a 3-2 victory, a number of the home side's stars started pulling out flicks and tricks while keeping the ball inside the Liverpool half.
But while the Dutch fans inside the Philips Stadion enjoyed what they were seeing, Bosz was less than impressed. "I thought it was terrible," he said. "It really annoys me. It's misplaced, they shouldn't do that. It was a kind of rondo they played there, with a back heel and a no-look pass.
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"If I had been in that position, I would have sawed them off below the knees. You just shouldn't do that. I don't think it's respectful to the opponent. I haven't spoken to them about it yet, but I will. I do like entertaining the crowd, but in a different way. I think we would have entertained the crowd before without all that craziness.”
Some might say the showboating had no place considering Liverpool was playing with a weakened side, with qualification for the last 16 already secured.
Only Andy Robertson and former PSV star Cody Gakpo kept their places from the team that lined up against Ipswich in the Premier League last weekend, and 23-year-old goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros was the oldest of the Reds' nine substitutes.
Despite that, Bosz was satisfied with his team's performance as the Reds' 100 per cent record in the competition came to an end.
"I watched it with great pleasure," he said. "I understand very well that it wasn't the best Liverpool team, but there was still a lot of quality on the pitch. We tried to play our best football against that. Hopefully we succeeded. Not everything went well, I also saw enough things that need to be improved, but they were beautiful goals."