“You don’t have to forget those defeats, we have to learn from it,” says Kruys about the defeats of recent weeks. “Just when things are going less, those are great moments to improve you. I tried to do that with the team.”

Positive for Volendam is that direct competitor Excelsior also lost twice in a row. “You are still at the top of the first with a good lead (four points with Excelsior and five points with Cambuur). Every match is difficult. That has shown the competition.”

After the distant bus trip over the Hunebed Highway, FC Volendam will get out in Emmen on Saturday afternoon. You can follow the competition in our live blog on nhsport.nl and the app. Afterwards the reactions will also appear there.

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