{"id":6008,"date":"2026-01-12T20:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/koulibaly-plays-down-threat-ahead-of-egypt-match\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:36:25","slug":"koulibaly-bagatelliseert-de-dreiging-voor-de-wedstrijd-tegen-egypte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/koulibaly-bagatelliseert-de-dreiging-voor-de-wedstrijd-tegen-egypte\/","title":{"rendered":"Koulibaly bagatelliseert de dreiging voor de wedstrijd tegen Egypte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senegalese aanvoerder <strong>Kalidou Koulibaly<\/strong> zei dat zijn team zich niet zal laten afleiden door enige praatjes rondom hun aanstaande confrontatie met <strong>Egypte<\/strong>, en benadrukte dat de spelers zich alleen richten op wat er op het veld gebeurt.<\/p>\n<p>Voorafgaand aan de wedstrijd speelde Koulibaly het idee naar beneden dat er een \u201cdreiging\u201d boven de ontmoeting hangt, en volhardde dat Senegal op de gebruikelijke manier heeft voorbereid en de wedstrijd met dezelfde kalme mindset zal benaderen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe zullen ons niet bezig houden met deze dreiging,\u201d zei Koulibaly, waarmee hij duidelijk maakte dat zijn selectie niet ge\u00efnteresseerd is in externe geluiden of berichten die gericht zijn op het verhogen van de druk voor de aftrap.<\/p>\n<p>De centrale verdediger voegde eraan toe dat wedstrijden tussen Senegal en Egypte altijd intens zijn, maar hij gelooft dat de sleutel discipline, concentratie en vasthouden aan het spelplan van de eerste tot de laatste minuut zal zijn.<\/p>\n<p>Koulibaly onderstreepte ook dat Senegal Egypte respecteert, maar hun aanpak niet zal veranderen vanwege de naam of geschiedenis van de tegenstander. 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