Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi became the first U.S. men’s national team pair to enjoy a trophy lift during the new European season.
Dest scored the winning goal for PSV on Sunday in a 2-1 comeback victory over Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Super Cup. The USMNT fullback played the full 90 minutes for PSV while Pepi played 28 minutes off of the bench.
Peter Bosz’s squad needed a second-half rally after Mathis Suray propelled the Eagles in front before halftime.
However, a Gerrit Nauber own goal tied the match up in the 78th minute before Dest’s powerful left-footed strike propelled PSV in front six minutes later.
It marked Dest’s first goal since the 2023-24 campaign.
PSV would hang on to capture the trophy, kicking off its domestic campaign on a winning note.
Dest only made seven appearances last season after returning from a serious knee injury. He will now likely reclaim the starting right back job following Richie Ledezma’s summer transfer to Mexican club Chivas.
Pepi, who was given the No. 9 kit this summer, tallied 17 goals for PSV in all competitions last season.
PSV will begin its Eredivisie title defense on August 9 against Sparta Rotterdam.
Gary,
I used to think that Rubin Kazan was a delicatessen. Before them I always liked Energie Cotbuss
Now my favorite is Botswana Meat Commission FC
The inner child in me always giggles at Danish First Division side Middelfart.
Well, it looks like he’s healthy.
I know some people made it seem like he would never walk again let alone play soccer.
Watched that game…………Segino Dest is being wasted at Right back. He has so much more potential in the attacking 3rd. I know PSV loves to have him overlap and participate on offense and move the ball on the wing but its just too much ground being covered which limits his offensive contributions. He is lethal on the wing (not as stellar in defense as he is on offense) and would have had 3+ assists if his teammates could finish. That goal was orchestrated and finished by him on the wing with a one touch cannon…….in the 83 min no less.
Hope he can stay healthy this season
Why I think when all are healthy I think the USMNT is more suited to a 3-5-2 variant. Both Dest and Jedi look more like wingers than outside backs.
I foresee Dest making a move to a much bigger team after the WC.
Bizzy and 2tone,
When in attack you will see something like this.
—————-Pepi——————-
Jedi-Puli——-Weah—-Dest
————Wes—-Malik———
———Ream—Richards-Adams
Or
————-Pepi—————
Weah-Puli—Malik-Dest
———-Jedi-Wes———
——Ream-Adams-Richards
Some form of 3-2-4-1
You could also push Jedi up and bring Serge into CM. Imagine Dest receiving the ball in between the lines where Luca was getting it in the GC. It is a risk as Bizzy points out but that is why the US can’t play at 100 mph every time it gets the ball. It has to pick its spots. It looked like maybe we were trying to use Max and Freeman as a teeter totter at times one pushing up and the other staying back it wasn’t for long stretchers. You could do that with Dest and Robinson as well. Then the US wants to drop into a 4-4-2 in defense that’s why it works better if Adams can drop between the CBs. Of course it was Adams running out of position that lead to Mexico’s first goal in the final.
bizzy,
For me, Sergino seems more focused and serous about his game .
And it looks like he might have figured out how to shoot.
Katy bar the door.
He has just the right aggressive attitude and arrogance too. Knee injuries can be terrible; you think you might have just lost it all.
I guess Dest has decided that life is too short. Now I want to see what Jedi looks like when he gets back.
We might not have a fullback who can stay only in our half.
Go Ahead Eagles couldn’t stay ahead
Personally, I think the name Go Ahead Eagles is about the best team name I’ve ever seen. Good for Dest, though.
Gary,
I used to think that Rubin Kazan was a delicatessen. Before them I always liked Energie Cotbuss
Now my favorite is Botswana Meat Commission FC
Hmmm…. Interesting.