malamax wrote:
Hugo Broos is a mediocre coach. He claims HIS team were hesitant and played with fear but was otherwise satisfied with their performance...yet you sit on the bench for 45 mins without talking to them during the game?? Coaching doesn't end on the training ground. It was quite obvious The team were instructed to play defensive and hit them on the counter...a lame tactic which backfired as they conceded...it is quite draining to sit back and soak in the opponents attacks,trying to counter now becomes a physical task...the lions lack a playmaker and with the way the played it was impossible to control the midfield as the coach packed the midfield with defensive mids...If they plan to win the next game,they have to come to play not defend and overcome the fear factor. I saw them play a fine offensive game with aboubakar up front and choupo behind him and they tore ivory coast to shreds
Does that team with midfielders that kept passing the ball to the opponent look like they have a clue how to attack? You have two dms who passed more to the opponent in the entire game than they did their mates. That is the reason Cameroon's tactics did not work. There were two guys in that midfield it seems there job was just to occupy space.
Then you have one Bassog who kept turning and swirlvelling around like a barber's chair in need of new set of ball bearings. Thus reducing the attacking outlet available to trouble Chile. Moukanjo for all his failiings caused enough trouble before fading away....but the other guy when he is not swirvelling around, he was busy running into blocked channels in a manner akin to a manner going to the maternity ward in search of a virgin.
Your players were bad, the defence was okay ,but the midfield lacked the creativity...i mean basic creativity to hang around teams at this level,that was why they looked clueless. Hugo Boos did not said on his CV he could turn water into wine ....or did he?
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