Head Coach of the Black Starlets, Laryea Kingston, says although his side won its game against the Ivorians, he is not satisfied with how they played.
Ghana defeated the Ivorians 5-1 during the opening game of the WAFU B U-17 Cup of Nations at the Legon Stadium.
The Black Starlets had a good start to their WAFU B U-17 AFCON Qualifiers with a 5-1 win over Côte d’Ivoire.
But reacting to the game, the coach was left unimpressed and felt his team could have done much better in terms of their dominance.
“Throughout this preparation, every team that we’ve played, we’ve dominated play. [In] our last tournament in Russia, we lost against Russia. First 15 minutes we were down 3-0 but we dominated play. Against Serbia, we dominated play, against Kazakhstan, we dominated play. [In] our friendly game against Niger, we dominated play as well.
“Today’s game, different opponent. Like I said, thumbs up to the Ivorians; they are a very good side. Of course, most of my boys, [this is the] first time playing such a competition on home soil. I felt they were a little bit jittery. So with that, we had to manage and then try to take something out and try to do our best.
“For me as a technical person, I’m not satisfied with the way we played”
“Sometimes, we tried to play one, two, three passes but for me as a technical person, I’m not satisfied with the way we played.
We didn’t dominate play today. We just got the results but in up-and-coming games, this is our style and you will see it in the way we play,he said.
The team will play their next game against Benin on Tuesday, May 21.
By: Rainbowradioonline com/Ghana
