GROUP H KNOCKOUTS
Senegal coach expects Sadio Mane to step up attack
Samara — Senegal must cut out the defensive errors and find a way to get Sadio Mane firing like he does for Liverpool if they are to tame Colombia on Thursday and reach the World Cup last 16. Coach Aliou Cisse was critical of his pacy and powerful side after their 2-2 draw with Japan on Sunday, saying their team’s opponents were the better team, and called on forward Mane to step it up. "Frankly, we were not very good," concluded Cisse, who was Senegal’s captain in their run to the quarterfinals in 2002, their only previous appearance at a World Cup. Cisse was particularly unhappy with the way that Senegal twice threw away the lead in Yekaterinburg. Japan’s substitute Keisuke Honda’s leveller, 12 minutes from time, was an especially poor goal to give away as Senegal’s goalkeeper, Khadim N’Diaye, flapped at a cross. Victory would have all but propelled Senegal into the last 16, but they now face a Colombia side in Samara who have their tails up following a classy 3-0 win over abject ...
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