Pape Thiaw spoke today regarding Senegal’s next game at CHAN 2022. The Teranga Lions will face their counterparts Madagascar in the semi-finals this Tuesday, January 31. Faced with such an opponent, the Senegalese coach and his players bet on a better attack to win.
Pope Thiaw appeared at a pre-match press conference on Monday 30 January. He indicated that the Senegalese team fully measures the challenge of this meeting and particularly the strength of its opponent. But he and his players remain focused. “We have a goal, we are going to the final and we are preparing our match calmly against this team of Madagascar he says.
As a reminder, Madagascar already has 8 goals scored and is considered the best attack in the tournament. This while Senegal has only one goal conceded (during the match against Uganda). The duel therefore promises to be very intense between the two adversaries. In this regard, Pape Thiaw affirms that his team is preparing well to be up to this challenge.
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“The best way to defend is to attack. So I think we have to prevent them from being able to really put their game down. Because we know that they are a good team who know how to keep the ball well, ”said the coach of the Teranga Lions of CHAN 2022 .
The game Senegal – Madagascar is scheduled for this Tuesday, January 31 at the Nelson Mandela stadium. For Pape Thiaw, this duel will be played out a lot on the balance of power. Thus, he prepares his players on this kind of details for a better performance.