Not a good day at the office, says Ellis as Banyana fall apart in final World Cup warm-up
After being stuck in heavy traffic for almost four hours, SA's gameplan was disrupted leading to an erratic gameDesiree Ellis says there were a number of factors in Banyana Banyana’s 7-2 defeat to Norway in their final warm-up match ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup kick off in France on Sunday‚ but admits the side will have to sharpen up in defence or face a humbling experience at the global soccer showpiece.
“It was not a good day in the office‚ but there were a few circumstances leading up to that‚” Ellis said. “A trip [to the stadium] that should have taken one-and-a-half hours took way more than that. We left at 5pm and got there at 8.45pm … the game started at 9.15pm so everything was rushed. Banyana conceded four times in the opening 20 minutes‚ continuing their recent trend of starting games poorly‚ something Ellis says they must fix before their World Cup opener against Spain on June 8.
“We will have a look at the footage and we really need to be critical about what we could have done better‚ and in that I speak about everyone. And call each other out‚ because this is the World Cup we are talking about.
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