Cameroon coach Winfried Schafer says he expects Saudi Arabia to improve against his side after their 8-0 drubbing by Germany.
Cameroon coach Winfried Schafer has warned his side not to go into Wednesday’s game against Saudi Arabia with a casual approach.
The Saudis were hammered 8-0 by Germany in their first group game, and have now become 5,000-1 outsiders for the tournament.
However, Schafer said that it did not mean his side was guaranteed a similarly easy ride.
« You must never underestimate them according to the match against Germany, » Schafer cautioned.
« Of course they will try to play a lot better against us. »
Fatigue to blame
Schafer, who is himself German, said that Cameroon would be taking the approach of his own countrymen into the game.
« We have to put pressure on them as the Germans did, attack very early, go inside the box, create many chances, and also play a lot more aggressively and focus on finishing. »
And he blamed fatigue for the Indomitable Lions’ failure to beat the Republic of Ireland in the Group E opener in Niigata.
Schafer’s side will do « anything possible » to win
Cameroon coach Winfried Schafer has warned his side not to go into Wednesday’s game against Saudi Arabia with a casual approach.
The Saudis were hammered 8-0 by Germany in their first group game, and have now become 5,000-1 outsiders for the tournament.
However, Schafer said that it did not mean his side was guaranteed a similarly easy ride.
« You must never underestimate them according to the match against Germany, » Schafer cautioned.
« Of course they will try to play a lot better against us. »
My team will do everything, we will fight for anything
Fatigue to blame
Schafer, who is himself German, said that Cameroon would be taking the approach of his own countrymen into the game.
« We have to put pressure on them as the Germans did, attack very early, go inside the box, create many chances, and also play a lot more aggressively and focus on finishing. »
And he blamed fatigue for the Indomitable Lions’ failure to beat the Republic of Ireland in the Group E opener in Niigata.
His side were forced to settle for 1-1 draw after being outplayed in the second half of the match.
« First of all, it was difficult for us to perform better than we did against Ireland because of the delay we had before our arrival in Japan, » he said.
« But the problem was in order to be successful you have to be 100% fit.
« Teams like Argentina and England, they were here for five days more and they are probably a little bit fitter than we are.
« But our team has achieved a turning point and I’m very optimistic, and I’m very confident that our team will have a much better game against Saudi Arabia. »
