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Tunisia coach: thank all my players for their defensive attitude
VOLGOGRAD, Russia, June 19 (BSS/Xinhua) – Despite disappointed with the
results of the match against England in the World Cup Group G clash on
Monday, the Tunisia coach Nabil Maaloul praised his men for the defensive
attitude during the whole game.
An injury-time header from captain Harry Kane gave England a 2-1 victory
against Tunisia. After the match, Tunisia coach admitted disappointment on
the way they lost the game.
“It’s true the England controlled the match, but we defended ourselves
very well for 90 minutes. We were very strong until we concede the second
goal.” the 55-year-old coach said.
“I would thank all my players for the defensive attitude. They played
beyond the expectations in the second half,” he told the press after the
match.
“If we were to get a draw it would have been an excellent result for us.
But hopefully, this will lead to higher levels of concentration in the coming
games.” he added.
Regarding the performance of Harry Kane, Maaloul considered the Tottenham
Hotspur forward as one of the best attackers in the Premier League and
admitted that optimum scorer was always at the right time.
Tunisia will play against Belgium in their next game on June 23.
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