| PHOTO: | Senegal's head coach Aliou Cisse and England's head coach Gareth Southgate, right, stand by the touchline during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between England and Senegal, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) |
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AP
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Dec,05-2022 01:22:53
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As captain, Aliou Cisse led Senegal to victory over the defending World Cup champions and all the way to the quarterfinals, matching Africa’s best run in its first appearance at the tournament.
As coach, Cisse is finding the World Cup much, much tougher.
The current African champions lost to England 3-0 on Sunday in a surprisingly lopsided result and were knocked out in the last 16.
Senegal had arrived with high hopes of at least matching that quarterfinal run of two decades ago, even without injured forward Sadio Mane, but was stopped by a ruthless performance from England.
“We just weren’t as good as we should have been,” Cisse said. “But I am not trying to make excuses. We have worked for years to be the best African side but now we were playing a team in the top five in the world and I think you saw the difference.”
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Source:
The Standard
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