Ghana coach Avram Grant has attributed his side’s defeat to the burly nature of the Senegalese players.
He said in a post-match interview that the Black Stars lost the game
because the Senegalese were taller and bigger than the Ghanaians which
robbed them off all the aerial tussles.
The defeat notwithstanding, Grant is hoping to turn things around in
his last two Group games against South Africa and Algeria to keep Ghana
in the competition.
“It was very disappointing because we did everything to win the game.
They scored from high balls. It was difficult to compete against them in
the high balls. We lost the battle in the air,” said Grant.
The former Chelsea coach added: “It was difficult for us to compete,
but the players did well, and this is the reason why we scored the first
goal. It was a difficult match for us. We were playing against
experienced and very physical players.
“When we played the ball along the ground it was good. We opened the scoring and had good chances.
“We don’t want this result, but I’m sure as you saw the players showed
good mentality and we hope it will be the same next game. But we knew
that if we lost nothing would be decided.”
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