SC Heerenveen are underperforming in the league table despite playing better football, according to analyst Bart Kruijt. The assessment follows a mixed start to the season that sees the Frisian club sitting tenth with nine points from seven games.
"Heerenveen staat te laag voor kwaliteit die ze hebben," Kruijt said in a recent review. The observation matches the facts: the team has recorded one win, two draws and two defeats in its last five league matches. That sequence, which began with a 0-2 home loss to PEC Zwolle, highlights the inconsistency.
The 0-4 away victory at Sparta Rotterdam on 19 September did show the potential. That win, with goals from Nolhan Courtens, Jacob Trenskow, Maxence Rivera and Marko Farji, is a bright spot in the recent WDLDL form. The side has scored 11 goals and conceded nine, giving them a positive goal difference of +2.
The upcoming period presents an immediate tough test with an away fixture against third-placed PSV Eindhoven. Heerenveen's full squad must be ready for that challenge. The club's fixtures list shows a run of games after PSV that offer opportunities to improve the points tally. Kruijt's analysis stresses that current performances must improve to bridge the gap to the top.
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