Dan Crowley

It was a typical moment.  In the second half of the match against Ajax, Daniel Crowley attacked keeper André Onana from the edge of the penalty area.  It was not a happy ball contact.  His commitment lacked direction and strength, but it is what Willem II's technical staff wants to see more of him.

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 "Crowley tends to want to combine too much," says trainer Adrie Koster.  ,, We told him that he could go for his own chance more often.  He does that now.  He is in a lesser phase.  He was quite upset against Ajax because of the quick yellow card.  It is waiting for a decisive action.  Then the form is completely back. "

 He was quite upset against Ajax because of the quick yellow card.  It is waiting for a decisive action.  Then the form is completely back

 Adrie Koster

 According to Koster, Crowley's way of playing has not changed with the arrival of Alexander Isak, a completely different striker than Fran Sol.  ,, He must continue to fulfill his role, except that he may shoot a bit more from a distance, in the same way.  We are very satisfied with his progress this season.  He has made enormous strides in labor.  There is much more to be gained from its qualities. "

 The Englishman is already writing beautiful figures for Willem II.  For example, this season he maneuvered a teammate into scoring position 52 times.  Diego Palacios follows with a number of 23 at a respectable distance.  If Crowley does not put anyone in front of the keeper, as in the last two games, it is immediately noticeable.

 Crowley duels with Dario van den Buijs of Heracles.

 Crowley duels with Dario van den Buijs of Heracles.  © BSR Agency

 The Englishman makes a slightly irritated impression when confronted with it.  He also thinks that his game in the away match against Heracles was only rated with a six.  To add immediately that he does not play for a high score in the newspaper.  "It's about the value I have for the team and about my own development," he says.

 It looks optically that something has changed for Crowley since the arrival of Isak.  The Swede likes to dribble and uses the full width of the field in the attack.  The number of dribbles from Crowley just went down.  But in practice it is not so bad.  "My way of playing has remained the same since the arrival of Isak," says Crowley.

 I am concerned about the value I have for the team and my own development

 Daniel Crowley

 To feel

 However, cooperation with Isak can be even better.  Crowley acted three times as a signalist in a shot by Alexander Isak, while they were already on the field for 882 minutes.  His predecessor, Fran Sol, was given nine chances by the Englishman.  ,, The two feel better and better.  This makes Willem II better and better, "says Koster.  Crowley confirms that and thinks it is great that Willem II achieved Isak.  ,, We have won everything since he was there, except for the match against Ajax.  Who doesn't like that. "

 Isak is of course the better football player compared to his Spanish predecessor.  But Crowley also has deep admiration for what Sol showed.  ,, You could rely on that very often if we needed a goal.  Then he got the ball into the penalty area and he himself had to do a lot of work to make it a goal. ”

 These days it all goes more smoothly and Isak drags his teammates to a high level.  He now knows all the glances.  For Crowley that is a bit less now.  ,, But I have no problem with that.  I don't need all that attention, "says Crowley, who wraps his philosophy in a nice tile wisdom.  "The most difficult thing in football is to keep doing the simple things well."