This year, PSV Eindhoven put a decisive end to the four-year Eredivisie winning streak of Ajax, beating the defending champions 88 points to 71 in order to take the Dutch national football championship. They were led by Netherlands native Memphis Depay, who scored 22 goals in league (and 28 overall) to become Eindhoven's strongest offensive star in years. However, with Depay on his way to Manchester United for the next phase of his career, PSV will have to find a way to defend their title in 2015 2016 without their single best player. It's a tall order, and a situation that could allow Ajax to slip back into the top spot if the Red and Whites aren't careful! We take a look at the PSV Eindhoven predictions 2015/16, and how the loss of Depay could affect them.
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Depay's 2014 2015 Performance
It's not surprising that Manchester United were so eager to sign Memphis Depay. The young winner has always been talented: that much was evident even before he began his senior career at PSV back in 2011. But the 2014 2015 season turned Memphis from a promising young talent into a breakout soccer star.
With 22 goals in this year's Eredivisie, Depay wasn't just the top goalscorer at PSV Eindhoven, but the top scorer for the entire division. He was responsible for nearly a quarter of the 91 goals that the Red and Whites scored in the league, and played a huge role in many of PSV's victories. In the first two weeks of 2014 2015 football competition alone, Memphis scored four goals.
Replacing Depay
The good news for fans in the PSV Eindhoven home shirt 2014 2015 is that the Red and Whites actually need Memphis less than Manchester United probably do. Sure, he was the top scorer in the Eredivisie this year, but in second place was Luuk de Jong, who is also young (24 years old) and who also plays for PSV. Add the fact that a third Eindhoven player (captain Georginio Wijnaldum) was also one of the top 10 scorers in the Eredivisie this year, and it looks like the Red and Whites might just have enough soccer skill and depth to weather this loss.
Still, PSV Eindhoven might be wise to invest in bringing some new offensive talent to the Netherlands during this summer's transfer window. There aren't many rumors circulating yet about which players the Red and Whites might be looking to sign this summer. However, with a reported £25 million coming in for Depay from Manchester United, PSV might be able to afford to make a few big signings of their own over the next few months.
Who will the Red and Whites bring aboard to replace Memphis? Will they look to the transfer market, or will they draw from their own youth program-the same program that developed Depay-to continue to build their team? Or, alternatively, will Luuk de Jong and Georginio Wijnaldum be expected to up their game in order to compensate for Depay's departure?
Only time unravel the PSV Eindhoven 2015/16 predictions, but you can show your support for the Red and Whites today, with a new PSV Eindhoven football shirt from Soccer Box! Remember, we expect the remaining stock of this Nike home shirt to go fast, so grab yours today.
PSV Eindhoven 2015/16 Predictions: How Will They Perform Without Memphis Depay?
May 31, 2015