Le Roy thrilled with Black Stars' fight
Sunday, 03 February 08, 03:17 PM · Comments(0)
Ghana coach Claude Le Roy has heaped praise on his team after its fighting 2-1 win over Nigeria in Accra tonight.
The Frenchman was filled with pride by his team’s come-from-behind victory and spoke honestly about the sending-off of captain John Mensah.
Le Roy did not hold back when expressing his delight to be through to the semi-final.
“I’m just so proud to be the coach tonight,” he said.
“We came back with 10 players and we deserved to win.
“Tactically I asked the team to at least get through with a draw.”
Le Roy’s reaction to questioning about Mensah’s red card indicated he felt the sending off was harsh.
“I’m not so sure [John] deserved a red card,” he said.
“It was a very fast send-off.
“Nobody can say the host team has had an advantage tonight, one penalty against, one player sent off.”
Man-of-the-match Sulley Ali Muntari said the team took it upon themselves to lead after Mensah’s dismissal.
“Our captain was out and we all had responsibilities,” Muntari said.
“That’s what I did, that’s why we’re through.
“It was an incredible game.”
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