Canada lost 1-0 to Belgium on his World Cup debut. However, the Canucks (Les Canadiens) had more chances to score, but weren’t effective in finishing.

In this sense, the coach of the Reds, praised the good performance of Canada in the first match of group F. He however regretted the negative result.

“I am proud of our performance but disappointed with the result. We represented our country well, against one of the best teams in the world, we tied, but we didn’t win,” said John Herdman, Canada’s commander.

Still, the coach revealed that after the final whistle he wanted to congratulate the players.

“I told them that the people who had come all this way to support them couldn’t help but be happy with the courage and effort on the ground,” said John Herdman.

He even said that the confrontation with Croatia will be decisive.

“Now we have to play everything we can against Croatia,” admitted the England manager.

By the way, even with the stumbling block, Canada’s coach showed a lot of optimism. After all, even with Belgium’s favoritism for the qualifying team, the Canucks were competitive.

In terms of match volume, the Reds have been superior to the current third-place finisher in the World Cups. That’s because Canada kicked 22, the problem is they missed 19.

As for submission inefficiency, John Herdman said he will focus on improving that aspect in training.

“In the four days until our second game, against Croatia, we will try to solve this problem and be more efficient,” explained the Canucks coach.

Canada seeks to break the fast

Canada is looking to break some scripts. The first victory in the World Cup, since there are four defeats in four matches. Moreover, the Reds are going for their first World Cup goal. By the way, this is the country’s second participation in the biggest national team championship in the world. The first dates back to 1986.

Even John Herdman commented on Alphonso Davies missing the penalty. Incidentally, he stressed that he would not change the kicker if given the chance, as there was a complaint about an unscored penalty.

“Davies is one of the best takers in training. Still, it wasn’t his night, and Courtois had merits to defend. I don’t regret picking him to beat,” the coach said. from Canada.

Midfielder Hutchinson said the team had gained a lot of confidence for successfully competing against a theoretically superior opponent.

“Our fans have reasons to continue to believe in our team. When we enter the field, it’s always to do our best and we still believe that we haven’t shown everything,” revealed the player of the Canada.

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