Oh my.
With PSV sitting atop the Dutch Eredivisie table and former powerhouse club Feyenoord in the relegation zone and five seasons removed from their last top three finish, predicting the winner of Sunday's match between the two was pretty easy. The scoreline, however, was about as predictable as Harrison Ford dressed as a diabetic banana, as PSV won 10-0.
Feyenoord were reduced to 10 men in the 34th minute after striker Kelvin Leerdam received a second yellow card and that's when the goal parade began. Nine goals from six different players followed.
Prior to this stomping, the 1970 European champions' biggest defeat was an 8-2 loss to Ajax in 1983. Last season, Ajax beat amateur side WHC Wezep 14-1 in the Dutch Cup.
This result comes at an especially horrible time for Feyenoord manager Mario Been, who this week stated his desire to have his contract extended beyond the next 18 months. Said journalist extraordinaire James Horncastle on Twitter:
Feyenoord coach Mario Been had asked for a contract extension on Oct 19th - Safe to say he's now a has been...
Somewhere, there is a sad trombone playing.
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