Against Burkina Faso, Pape Thiaw and his staff should renew the same attack as against Malawi (4-0), in a team which will find its number one goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Pape Bouna Thiaw and his colleagues on the Lions staff should not rotate their squad too much this Thursday evening (7:00 p.m. GMT) against Burkina Faso, at the Stade du 26-Mars in Bamako. The interim coach of the Lions does not want to disrupt his plans. And then there is the first place to go. Apart from the Lamine Camara case to have to manageer following discomfort in the adductor muscles of the AS Monaco midfielder, Thiaw has a precise plan.
Mendy will find “his” cage, Krépin at the start
And he doesn’t really plan to do any big tests. “We are used to finishing first in the qualifiers and we want to continue this momentum”. And speaking of momentum, the 4-2-3-1 will be maintained, with an offensive quartet composed of Iliman Ndiaye, as playmaker, Ismaïlhas Sarr, Sadio Mané on the wings, and Nicolas Jackson at center forward. Alongside Pape Gueye, Pape Matar Sarr will play the role of Lamine Camara in the middle.
Against the Stallions, we should therefore have roughly the same structure as during the big victory against Malawi (4-0). On the other hand, Edouard Mendy, absent during the last meeting and replaced by Seny Dieng, will regain his starting place as goalkeeper, withc in front of him the Koulibaly-Niakhaté axis. Then on the sides, for his big return, Krépin Diatta should start on the right. El Hadji Malick Diouf will be on the left.
The probable line-up of the Lions against Burkina Faso
E. Mendy – Diatta, Koulibaly, Niakhaté, Malick – Pape Gueye, PM Sarr – I. Sarr, Iliman, Mané – Jackson
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