The 2021-22 campaign was a season of domestic cup glory and agonizing league near-miss for PSV as The Boeren finished a competitive 2nd in the Eredivisie, just two points behind the champions. Under manager Roger Schmidt, they achieved silverware by clinching both the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cruyff Shield. Leading the charge was the sensational young winger Cody Gakpo, whose 12 league goals (21 overall) earned him the coveted Dutch Footballer of the Year award. It was a memorable year that saw the team reach the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals and cemented Gakpo's emergence as a world-class star, yet remains a defining chapter of what could have been.