'Good training': PSV manager Peter Bosz downplays heavy Johan Cruyff Shield defeat

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] went down to 10 men after just nine minutes when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veerman-joey/AgXeAAQR/"]Joey Veerman[/a] got a red card for a high challenge on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/meerdink-mexx/OjqNXAED/"]Mexx Meerdink[/a] and eventually lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/az-alkmaar-2RxOow1i/psv-M9UEHJWi/?mid=z1be3eh3"]4-0[/a] after goals from Meerdink, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/weslley-patati/4Qz3uVNq/"]Weslley Patati[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dijkstra-elijah/8fclu2TM/"]Elijah Dijkstra[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daal-ro-zangelo/b975TKAK/"]Ro-Zangelo Daal[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a] won the Johan Cruyff Shield for the second time in club history and dominated the game, but the game did not scare off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bosz-peter/Ak7J86g1/"]Peter Bosz[/a], who tried something different after Veerman's dismissal.[/p][p][b]"We didn’t really see a normal game. We sat low in a deep block for the first half, which is not how we usually play," [/b]Bosz told [a href="https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/17071963/bosz-verbindt-weinig-conclusies-aan-verloren-johan-cruijff-schaal-in-die-zin-een-geweldige-training"][i][b]ESPN[/b][/i][/a].[/p][p][b]"I thought it was a brilliant training session in that respect, because that’s how I see it. We practised something we don’t normally do. That’s a learning experience in itself."[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="d2455e05-27a4-418f-a487-ceb92a06eceb" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="00620e60-96a9-4441-82c8-1844570a07b8" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p]The low block panned out differently, with PSV being regularly exposed in defence and looking generally vulnerable. Despite the frailties, Bosz complimented his team for their efforts.[/p][p][b]"I think the boys helped each other out on the pitch. When you’re down to ten men in such a deep block, you have to communicate a lot and pass the ball around a lot. That’s something new, but they did it well.”[/b][/p][p]PSV open their season on Saturday, August 8th, at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a]. Whether or not PSV will play with a low block again is up to circumstances, Bosz said.[/p][p][b]"Maybe if we get a quick red card again."[/b][/p][infobox id="383e2abc-afe3-4139-8e06-aa4254ac57ee" /]