Frank de Boer pleased with Yaya Sanogo showing against Willem II

Ajax coach Frank de Boer has praised Arsenal loanee Yaya Sanogo's contribution to the club's recent victory over Willem II.

The current Dutch champions completed a comfortable 3-0 win over Willem on Saturday, as Sanogo came off the bench to help see out a positive result for the Lancers.

"It turned out to be a good choice. I exchanged him for Arek because I just wanted a different type of striker," De Boer told Ajax Life.

"Someone who is good at holding the ball up. He is good at that and then we made it 3-0."

Sanogo was recently criticised by Ajax youth coach Ronald de Boer, who claimed that the youngster has no quality to bring to the team.