Published Date:
30 June 2009
By Thahir Asmal in Johannesburg
BRAZIL coach Dunga had no doubt his side could overcome a two-goal deficit against the United States to win the Confederations Cup in Johannesburg on Sunday night.
The South Americans were in all sorts of trouble less than half an hour into the final at Ellis Park thanks to goals from Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan, and went into half-time trailing 2-0. But Luis Fabiano halved the deficit almost immediately after the break and then drew his side level with 16 minutes to play, before a late header from Lucio broke American hearts.
"To overcome a 2-0 deficit is never easy, but if you have committed players that never give up, you always have a chance," Dunga said after his team successfully defended the title they won in Germany four years ago.
Asked about his half-time team-talk, the 45-year-old said: "I said to them at half-time that something was lacking. A lack of good positioning, so we corrected that and we started pressurising our opponents."
The full article contains 184 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
29 June 2009 10:00 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
