DR Congo leaves positive image, says coach after epic battle vs England
Key takeaways
- The Congolese led for more than an hour in their last-32 clash before Harry Kane’s double turned the result around in the last 15 minutes to send DR Congo home and England through to a meeting with Mexico.
- We are disappointed to be leaving the World Cup of course but we scored five goals in the tournament and played much higher-ranked teams and managed good results.”
- Desabre surprised by adopting a more offensive approach than had been predicted, even by English manager Thomas Tuchel, with four defenders rather than five.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ATLANTA – Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo coach Sebastien Desabre said his side had left a positive image of their football for the world to see after running England close at the World Cup on Wednesday.
The Congolese led for more than an hour in their last-32 clash before Harry Kane’s double turned the result around in the last 15 minutes to send DR Congo home and England through to a meeting with Mexico.
“When you represent the national team you have to leave a good image behind and this I believe we did,” said Desabre, whose side scored after seven minutes and defended stoutly before finally being breached in the last 15 minutes,” Desabre said.