It was one of the most shocking news of the weekend. Ajax's resounding win against VVV-Venlo. A 0 to 13 that had two protagonists. Ajax striker Lassina Traoré, author of five goals and the goal of the local team: Delano van Crooy.
After the game, the image of Ajax's Cameroonian goalkeeper André Onana, consoling the Venlo goalkeeper, went viral. However, goalkeeper Van Crooy admits in an interview to the sports program Langs de Lijn have “mixed feelings” about Onana's gesture.
Onana and Delano van Crooy.
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“When you hear that he actually wanted to throw me a penalty, you think: was his action real? Do not try to shoot a penalty against another goalkeeper if you respect it. It would have been humiliating, “said the Dutch Venlo goalkeeper. Van Crooy recounted how he felt after conceding the biggest win in Eredivisie history: “It can't be described. You don't really feel anything, that's the bad. You are mentally broken, you want to leave. I haven't seen the game again.”.