Football: Patrick Vieira wants Senegal to play more attacking football
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Senegal coach Patrick Vieira wants to give the national team a more attacking identity and improve its collective play. He welcomed the four points earned in Ethiopia and Mozambique and the 1-0 friendly win over the Comoros, while acknowledging that his project will take time, according to an interview with daily Le Soleil.
Patrick Vieira, the new coach of Senegal’s men’s national football team, wants to strengthen the Lions’ attacking play while improving their collective performance. He considers the four points earned away in Ethiopia and Mozambique, as well as the 1-0 win against the Comoros in a friendly, a positive outcome, according to an interview with Senegalese daily Le Soleil.
The French coach nevertheless believes the teams’ performances need to improve. To explain the work that needs to be done, Patrick Vieira also draws on the national team’s results before his arrival, Le Soleil reports.
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