The Brazilian ace will face his former club in Vitesse Arnhem colours for the first time; however, Rutten has refused to let his return become a distraction.
PSV Eindhoven boss, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonathan-c18993 Reis will not affect his side’s composure and they will try to deal with the Brazilian ace just like any other player. PSV will lock horns against Vitesse at Philips Stadion on Friday,
January 27.
The Eindhoven giants’ first home fixture of the second-half of the 2011/12 campaign is extremely crucial in the Eredivisie title hunt. All three points will ensure that the Boeren snatch the top spot in the league table from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar for at least 24 hours,
as the league leaders will play this round’s fixture on Saturday, January 28.
Although the match is immensely important for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281, the Dutch media is more excited about the return of the Brazilian striker after remaining on the sidelines for almost a year.
The 22-year-old sustained a career-threatening knee injury while wearing PSV colours in a league match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roda-JC-c40375 Kerkrade in December 2010. The youngster’s contract at Philips Stadion expired at the end of the 2010/11 campaign, and the club management
let him leave as a free agent.
The technically gifted striker would now be returning to his previous hunting ground for the first time in Arnhem colours.
Rutten insists that his side will try to cope against the 22-year-old just like any other player.
“I realise very well that it's a media-driven hype. Jonathan Reis is not unsurprisingly the talk of the town, as he is a talented player with a history here. But we must take a professional approach. He will be wearing a Vitesse shirt and we will try to
deal with him as with any other player”
“I know his personality includes willpower and a strong character, so his return to action does not come as a major surprise. Yet it is a medical miracle that he's back so soon. I have a special bond with him over the game of football but that will have
no bearing on tomorrow night's game”, Rutten said while talking to the media.
Reis signed a contract with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 in December 2011 that runs until the summer of 2012.
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