Michael van Gerwen did not start the final week of Premier League Darts action well with the Green Machine suffering a heavy 8-3 defeat against Nathan Aspinall who took over at the top of the table.
Van Gerwen never got into his stride but wasn't there to make excuses post match.
"I tried everything but nothing worked. It also felt a bit awkward that there was an audience in the room again, but I certainly don't want to use that as an excuse. After all, I can only blame myself. I just have to put in more energy. my game, now it was hard work all the time ", said Mighty Mike to RTL 7.
In the end it was a heavy defeat for the Dutchman. "Nathan did not start the match well, but maybe because I never got into my game, he started to gain more and more confidence. That I was booed by the audience when I came out? That doesn't really interest me at all, I just have to accept that. It is logical that the English public supports a home player, the Dutch in the (Rotterdam) Ahoy do the same. "
Due to this defeat, Van Gerwen drops to second place in the table, with the same number of points as Aspinall but an inferior leg difference. "I could have made a big step towards the play-offs tonight, but nothing has been lost yet and I still have everything in my own hands."
Very disappointed with myself and my performance this evening. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted to give the fans a phenomenal match. Credit to @NathanAspi who punished me for that. I won’t make the same mistake tomorrow. It was amazing to have the fans back 💚💚
