No coach takes pleasure when he concedes three goals. It's impossible to be happy. But I'm always looking to improve my work. I am lucky to have a lot of information to analyse, and we will rely on it to progress. My first impression is that Strasbourg are one of the best teams in Ligue 1, based on the way they play.
New Zealand capitalised and jumped into an unexpected lead when Francis de Vries swung in a deep free-kick, which was headed into the corridor of uncertainty by Tim Payne. It travelled across the penalty area and was tapped in at the back post by a sliding Finn Surman, gifting the All Whites a slender advantage in added time at the end of the first half.
