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Senegal coach Amara Traore puts Zambia loss behind him
The trainer believes that the Teranga Lions need to forget their loss to the Chipolopolo if they are to progress from Group A
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Jan 23, 2012 11:18:00 AM
By Peter Pedroncelli
Goal.com
Senegal coach Amara Traore says that his team have put their 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations loss to Zambia behind them in an effort to be mentally prepared for the rest of the tournament.
Zambia took a two-goal lead in the match thanks to first-half strikes from Emanuel Mayuka and Rainford Kalaba. Senegal scored a goal in the second half through Dame N'Doye, but it would prove to be nothing more than a consolation as Zambia held on for the win.
Traore was keen to explain that Group A is still a couple of games away from being settled when he said, "We lost a battle, not the war. It'll wake us up, and that's going to help me a lot on the psychological front.
"We turned the page on this match this morning [Sunday], holding a debriefing on what needed to be fixed. My talk to the team was based on the fundamentals: passing, working as a unit, to be aggressive," he said, according to SuperSport.
He added, "Quite a few of the players are competing in their first Nations Cup. We can't rest on our showing in the qualifiers, we have to do more."
Zambia took a two-goal lead in the match thanks to first-half strikes from Emanuel Mayuka and Rainford Kalaba. Senegal scored a goal in the second half through Dame N'Doye, but it would prove to be nothing more than a consolation as Zambia held on for the win.
Traore was keen to explain that Group A is still a couple of games away from being settled when he said, "We lost a battle, not the war. It'll wake us up, and that's going to help me a lot on the psychological front.
"We turned the page on this match this morning [Sunday], holding a debriefing on what needed to be fixed. My talk to the team was based on the fundamentals: passing, working as a unit, to be aggressive," he said, according to SuperSport.
He added, "Quite a few of the players are competing in their first Nations Cup. We can't rest on our showing in the qualifiers, we have to do more."
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