The Welshman was clearly offended by the African team’s tactics, who played a more physical game rather than using skill to draw with the hosts.
Great Britain got off to good start in the Olympics last night, after they scored the first goal against Senegal at Old Trafford.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Giggs-c31985, who has been calling the Theatre of Dreams his home for the past two decades, was heavily involved in the goal, as it was his free-kick that caused mayhem in the penalty box.
The winger’s lofted pass looked likely to end up in the back of the net, but instead the ball fell to Craig Bellamy and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 man made no mistake in putting his side one up.
Stuart Pearce’s troops exerted control over the visitors, with Giggs and his United teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-Cleverley-c35218 pulling the strings from the centre of the park.
However, the Senegalese were able to rally and went level after Moussa Konate chipped goalkeeper Jack Butland in a moment of sheer quality nine minutes from time.
With only a point to show for their efforts, Giggs was rightfully fuming after the game and claimed that the opposition made a number of tackles that warranted a sending-off.
“There were a few naughty challenges in there and a few of our lads are probably struggling for Sunday now. There was no consistency. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Craig-Bellamy-c9471 got booked going in for a header and then there were some ridiculous challenges but you don’t even see a yellow
card.”
“I don’t know how many fouls the number 10 had but in a Premier League game he’d probably have been sent off three times,” the Red Devils legend was quoted as saying.
Great Britain showed their vulnerability at the back on a couple of occasions and could have conceded more just like in the warm-up game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 at bay, but it seems that the Manchester City man is better suited on the right-flank rather than the centre of defence.
So if the home team are to qualify for the next round, they surely need to step up and make themselves counted, or face the consequences.
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