Song of Rigobert, Coach of Cameroonexplained, after drawing against Serbia (3-3) M the decision that the goal Andre Onana leave the concentration of the African team, asserting that “the group is more than the individuals” and that the decision was made because they wanted to reflect the “spirit of discipline and respect”.
“The goalkeeper’s position is very important. We are in a difficult tournament and I know what I have to do, to be sure that the group is more than individuals. Onana wanted to go out and we accepted it. There are 26 players in this team working together for this competition and we want to show the spirit of discipline and respect. We are here to prove it. He is a good goalkeeper, but we are focused on the team,” he said at a press conference.
“You need adapt to the discipline of the group. If you can’t, if you can’t adapt to what we ask of this team, I think you have to step aside and take responsibility. The team is more important than individuals”, he added.
“I take responsibility for the decision,” said the coach of a Cameroon team that, despite not having one of its starting goalkeepers, drew 3-3 against Serbia, leveling an adverse 1-3 .
“We saw our players the reaction was greatCongratulations for this. What we learned in this game is that we have the capacity to react. We have a team that has overcome adversity and that is very important; it gives us a new dimension for the next match”, he reflected.
“I really believe in my players and I know we can be better than we are now. Against Switzerland we showed some of what we can do, but today is better and we are improving. They are young players and we need time to develop, although we don’t have much”, he added.
Source: La Verdad
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