If he did not want to say anything about his tactics on the eve of the match, Pape Thiaw explained “his project” after the victory against Malawi.
Face-to-face meetings to better explain his working method. Newly appointed interim coach, Pape Thiaw, who since last CAN has been in the Lions group, achieved his baptism of fire, 4-0 against Malawi. In a 4-2-3-1 system, he gave responsibility to players. A continuation of his discussions upon taking office.
“I spoke with players. It is important when you take a team to do individual interviews. I talked about my project and what I wanted,” he revealed at a press conference.
A communication that went well. His instructions are quickly assimilated by the players to whom Pape Thiaw gave a good presentation of his philosophy of the game. “My project is based a lot on offensive play. And in case of loss, let the first player near the ball be ready to harass and target. Let us try to recover, push the opponent to make a technical foul. And I think today we succeeded.”
A first for him at the head of the national team. Faced with Malawi, judged as the weakling of group L, Pape Thiaw nevertheless retains one quality from his opponent. “People will tell me that the Malawi team does not have enough good qualities. But I think it’s a solid team. They did it and it was good.”
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