British John Herdman, Canada’s coach, stressed that he was “very proud” of Alphonso Davies, his star player, despite the fact that he missed a penalty against Belgian Thibaut Courtois in the 10th minute of a game they lost (1-0), because he showed “have a lot of courage”.
“We wanted to score that first goal. I am proud of Alphonso; it was a tremendous moment. We have the weight of a nation in 36 years of waiting. I am very proud to see him catch that ball because you have to have a lot of courage”, he reflected in a press conference.
A Herdman who regretted not getting a positive result at the same time as he was proud of his other players for the game they played.
an open group
“We showed that we deserved it. Our fans also tried to win the battle; we can let go of pride in what we have done. We are a soccer nation. We had goals that we didn’t reach. The group stage is completely open after the result between Morocco and Croatia,” he said.
“After a game like this, I told my players that I am very proud of what they have done. We have to stay united,” Herdman said.
Source: La Verdad
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