Former Manchester United and Everton star Wayne Rooney expressed his displeasure with Canada manager Jesse Marsch's decision to conduct a post-match team talk in full view of television cameras after Canada's 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup.
Rooney's Reaction
Speaking on the BBC, Rooney said: "You look at Jesse Marsch talking to the team - I actually don't like it, I like them in the dressing room giving the messages. But you can see how intense he is and engaged he is, all his players are. Jesse Marsch is trying to give his players energy. You can see they are a young team and have energy in the team, and Jesse is giving them that energy to get something out of the game."
The Match
Canada, co-hosts of the tournament, scrambled a 1-1 draw in Group B as Cyle Larin's equaliser in Toronto secured a point. Jovo Lukić had headed Bosnia-Herzegovina in front on 21 minutes before Larin's heroics 12 minutes from the end. Rooney felt the draw was a fair reflection despite Canada dominating for long spells on a hot day in Toronto.
Marsch's Perspective
Marsch had earlier held an intense briefing during a hydration break with his players before the equaliser. After the game, he said: "We felt like we had them. We were starting to push the game, the subs came on and made a big difference. We could see that they were fading. I'm disappointed with the first half. I felt we were tentative - we didn't play as aggressively as I would have liked. We have got to find a way when we want to play intensely and be hard to play against that we actually do it. We talked about it afterwards. Second half, the moment we stepped on the pitch, it was different. I told them we have got to learn these lessons, and we have got to learn from them quickly. We still have everything in hand and that's a big point for us to keep ourselves in the group. We have to make sure the next performance is a reflection and learning point from what we learnt today."
