Feyenoord’s Struggles Post-PSV Loss: A Season in Review

Feyenoord began the current Eredivisie season with remarkable strength; however, their performance plummeted following a critical match against PSV at De Kuip, where they suffered a 2-3 defeat. Kenneth Perez has expressed that he underestimated the team under Robin van Persie, as such a significant downturn was not anticipated.

“The Feyenoord-PSV match seems to have shattered van Persie’s squad,” Perez remarked during a retrospective on ESPN concerning the first half of the season. Prior to the match on October 26, Feyenoord had achieved eight victories and one draw in the league. However, after the loss to PSV, the Rotterdam team managed to secure only three wins across all competitions, while enduring seven defeats. “They have alarmingly regressed,” Perez stated, drawing parallels to the complete collapse PSV experienced last season. He noted, “The only reason this decline was not more conspicuous was because Ajax squandered so many points at that time.”