At a pre-match press conference yesterday, Thursday October 10, 2024, Pape Thiaw did not want to promise the Senegalese radical changes. Failing that, the interim technician invited observers to scrutinize his contribution tomorrow, the day of truth.
One of the great challenges for the technical staff of the Lair is to remobilize the troops for the objectives to be achieved. But for this, Pape Thiaw promises that the players are ready and determined to fight to qualify for the next CAN. “We are a few hours before the match against Malawi, I think what remains is to put the software in the right place. We have prepared well since Monday, we have also seen the intensity that has been in training, notably with very determined players,” replied Pape Thiaw at a press conference before Senegal/Malawi. While the 3-5-2 is one of the reasons which precipitated the departure of Cissé, Pape Thiaw prefers to remain evasive when questioned on the subject. At a press conference, the Senegalese technician did not want to give his tactical approach for tomorrow’s match. “It’s true we worked a lot to be able to win the match and let’s hope that it happens. But after what I’m proposing, I prefer to wait until tomorrow (tonight, Editor’s note). You will see it on the ground. This is not something that I am going to reveal to you on the eve of the match,” defended the interim replacement for Aliou Cissé.
“WE MEETING THE PUBLIC”
Pape Thiaw is aware of the deleterious relationship that a part of the Senegalese public has with the national selection. Again, he did not fail to highlight the problems linked to accessibility to the stadium. “We all know the reasons why our stadium is no longer full in recent matches. It must be said and remembered that accessibility to the stadium is not easy. Now, it’s true that we failed to achieve our victories in the last two games here, but how hard we worked to get a good victory. We learned from these matches where, it must also be said, we lacked efficiency,” declared coach Pape Thiaw, interim alongside Teddy Pellerin for this match against Malawi. However, the former international recalled the responsibility of the National Team to represent the people well. “At our level, we are aware of what awaits us and what we want to do for the Senegalese public. We want to make this stadium the Senegalese cauldron. The opponents know us and know that it is never easy to play us. So, we will have to give our all to restore the image of this national team. We are meeting the public tomorrow (tonight, Editor’s note),” said Pape Thiaw at a pre-match press conference.
(With wiwsport.com)
