PSV long for Rutten and renovation

Tuesday 14 April 2009

PSV are desperately longing for the negotiations with the wanted new coach Fred Rutten to be finalized.

Only when he has put pen to paper of a new two- or three-year-deal can PSV start looking at next season.

Supervised by Rutten PSV will drastically change their personnel as they can not afford another season like this one in which they were no more then 'also rans' both in Europe and domestically after four league wins in a row.

It doesn't suit the status of the club that four games from the end a place in Europe has still not been secured for next season.

In a dreadful game against FC Utrecht (2-0) they did what they had to do to achieve qualification for the UEFA Cup, but the team still depend on the results of Heerenveen.

As long as Fred Rutten hasn't signed no one wants to confirm it but PSV are on the eve of major changes.

In the organization Ruttten will take over a part of the tasks of Jan Reker.

The current General Director will no longer be the sole ruler as far as technical matters are concerned.

The job of Adrie van Kraaij, for now Scouting and Transfers Manager will be dressed down completely and he will become second to Rutten.

The squad are looking at a thorough renovation.

The whimsical Danko Lazovic can go look for another club and the player himself has seen enough in Eindhoven

Since the arrival of Ola Toivonen he only started once (against Feyenoord).

Mike Zonneveld, Carlos Salcido and Edison Méndez are also in the waiting room.

Zonneveld hasn't played a single minute since the winter break.

Salcido is a regular but by no means the top class defender PSV saw in him.

The situation for Mendez is different, as he is doing well but has so far simply refused to sign a new deal.

The futures of Jan Kromkamp, Otman Bakkal and Danny Koevermans are also uncertain.

Since Dwight Lodeweges has taken over from Huub Stevens they have hardly played and especially Kromkamp and Koevermans don't want to spend another season on the bench.

A lot will depend on which players Rutten can lure to Eindhoven.

Orlando Engelaar (Schalke 04), Roy Beerens (Heerenveen), Marko Arnautovic (FC Twente) and Eljero Elia (FC Twente) are high on his wish list, but it remains to be seen whether one or even some of these candidates are within reach financially now that PSV have to do without the many millions from the Champions League for the first time in years.

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