The former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott scored four goals as AZ enjoyed a 9-1 Eredivisie victory over Heerenveen whose fledgling head coach, Robin van Persie, called the defeat a “very big bump”.
Parrott, who went without a goal in his first four games since joining in the summer, netted once in the first half and then added three more goals in eight second-half minutes in a seismic win to propel his club up to second in the Dutch top flight.
