The former England manager expressed contentment at his side’s performance, as goals from Roberto Rosales and Leroy Fer secured a hard fought 2-1 win over De Graafschap.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede head coach, Steve McClaren, was satisfied with his side’s performance in the 2-1 win over De Graafschap at Vijverberg Stadion on Wednesday, March 21.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 manager has revealed that his side responded well to claim a good result after losing three matches in a row.
“I am satisfied with the response of my team after three defeats in a row in the past week. In terms of football, we played well and handled the pressure impressively after conceding an early goal. We did not show any disappointment and kept on applying
pressure on the home side’s defence. We did well and deservingly secured three points at the end”, McClaren was quoted as saying to Voetbal International.
The English mentor then went on to highlight his side’s poor display in the final 20 minutes of play, where they had to battle hard to keep their one-goal lead intact until the final whistle.
“In the last 20 minutes or so, there was something wrong. Some players failed to continue the good work and we had to face some difficulties. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sander-Boschker-c32440 and the back-line did well to keep the slim lead intact until the end”, McClaren concluded.
The outfit from Graafschap had a dream start to the match when they took the lead within two minutes of play. Soufian El Hassnaoui received a pass outside the penalty area, and the Dutch-Moroccan ace’s powerful-curling effort found the top-left corner of
the net.
However, the home side’s joy lasted only for 17 minutes, as the Tukkers restored parity through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Rosales-c31362. The 23-year-old received an intelligent pass from Nacer Chadli inside the box before powering his effort into the top right corner of the net.
The Enschede giants played brightly after scoring the equaliser and dominated proceedings afterwards. However, they failed to take the lead in the remaining action of the first-half.
After the half-time break, the Tukkers continued to mount pressure and within seven minutes took the lead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-Janssen-c36846 intercepted a defensive pass to set up Fer, who made no mistake in hitting the back of the net to seal a 2-1 win.
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