PSV legends Willy and René van de Kerkhof have praised their former club after its 5-2 victory over Cambuur, although both brothers believe Peter Bosz's side made life unnecessarily difficult for themselves after establishing a commanding early lead.

The Eindhoven outfit raced into a 3-0 advantage inside the opening 20 minutes, with Sven Mijnans scoring twice and Ruben van Bommel adding another. However, Cambuur fought their way back into the contest, reducing the deficit to 3-2 before Mijnans restored PSV's two-goal cushion with a free-kick. Ayoni Santos completed the scoring in stoppage time.

Speaking on the Willy & René PSV Podcast by Omroep Brabant, Willy was particularly critical of PSV's approach after taking control of the match.

Willy felt the reigning champions should have continued attacking rather than allowing Cambuur to regain confidence.

"If you can score three goals in twenty minutes, then you can score six in 45 as well. But we were too complacent and started running backward instead of forward. Then you have the win in your bag and you let it almost fall out of it," he said.

Despite that criticism, the brothers were delighted with the wider results across the Eredivisie. Feyenoord suffered a 5-3 defeat away to Heerenveen after leading 2-0, while Ajax dropped points in a 2-2 draw against FC Twente.

Those results allowed PSV to reclaim first place, making it a particularly satisfying weekend for the former players.

"It was a fantastic weekend. The results meant it was absolutely great for us, but there were also wonderful matches with lots of goals. If it's like this every week, then it's still great to go watch football," Willy added, as quoted by PSV Inside.

René also enjoyed the weekend's action, revealing that he had changed his plans to watch the matches.

"We were actually going to go out to eat somewhere, but my wife said: no, we're going to watch all those matches. Well, I don't regret it!" he said.

Both brothers were particularly impressed by Mijnans, whose hat-trick took his tally to nine goals in 12 matches.

Willy believes the midfielder has found his rhythm and expects PSV to benefit from his form for some time.

"He's found his rhythm completely. We're going to enjoy that for a long time. Three goals again too. Especially that free kick was great to see," he said.

Mijnans has yet to receive a Netherlands call-up, but René believes recognition could be approaching. He also considers the midfielder PSV's most important performer at present, even putting him ahead of Ivan Perišić, who missed the Cambuur match after suffering a head injury.

Kodai Sano was another player to receive recognition from the brothers. Willy highlighted the midfielder's work away from the spotlight, particularly his ability to win possession.

"Then I think of Sano after all. He had a great tackle on the ball. You don't see him right away, but he's really everywhere," he observed.

René agreed, comparing Sano's consistent contribution to that of Mauro Júnior.

"He's just like a player such as Mauro Júnior. They don't stand out the most, but they always score a seven or an eight. And Sano also regularly manages to get a goal," he said.

PSV have returned to the top of the Eredivisie, but the brothers' assessment carried a clear message: Bosz's team have plenty to celebrate, provided they do not allow their standards to slip after taking an early lead.