Africa-Press – Senegal. The changes made in the match made the difference, in the final won by the Senegal under-17 team at the expense of that of Morocco, maintained, its coach, Serigne Saliou Dia, hailing the « valour and courage » of his players.
« I congratulate my players who have been valiant, valiant and courageous. It was not easy. It was the efforts made in the match that paid off. We expected this kind of match, » he reacted just after Senegal’s victory at CAN U17.
Senegal won their first continental title in the category, beating Morocco by 2 goals to 1.
According to him, the Senegalese players were trying to « play and keep the ball », but the Moroccans had « a bit low median block and his players bet on counterattacks ».
« It’s the kind of match we expected. It was a complicated game for us. We have young players who are not used to being very patient. Fortunately the goal arrived, » he said.
By analyzing the game of his team, Serigne Saliou Dia recognized the “patience of his proteges and their presence in numbers in the opposing area (…) by proceeding with a game of counter-pressing as soon as the ball is lost by the opponent”.
« We made the necessary changes. Coaching more than paid off today (Friday). the intention was to keep playing to make a difference, to achieve something. But opposite they wanted to preserve their lead, ”said Dia.
The Senegalese technician was delighted with the support of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) and the Senegalese people who pushed the team to achieve this result.
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