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I had a lab that had to be trained.
first off the kennel/crate is a great idea..USE IT.

I got ‘Worf’ to poo not only outside, but in the farthest corner of my back yard. crate the dog as close to the door as possible...make sure the crate is not too big as they will go in one end and sleep in the other...

in the AM when you get up, pick the pup up and CARRY HIM/HER OUT SIDE to where you want it to go...do not let it walk back to the house. keep picking it up and bringing it to where you want it to go....till it GOES. make sure you wait till it does BOTH bathroom functions (if you think it probably needs to do both...) walk back and forth with it..exercise helps it go. spend lots of time out there if you have to.

when it goes LAVISH PRAISE. if it goes in the house...you have to push its nose into into it and say NO...say NO firmly and take it outside. You have to be FIRM with it, no need for cruelty but FIRM. after the dog goes in the house....is punished and put outside then clean it and put it back in the crate. then clean the spot where it went with white VINEGAR...do not be stingy with the vinegar....then bring the dog to the spot it soiled make it smell the vinegar and say NO then put it in the crate again...

Rinse Repeat till it gets it. my last pup, a Brittany male took about 2 weeks...keep at it.... my Lab only took a few days....they are all different.