Soccer-Senegal coach has 'blind trust' in steely keeper Mendy


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Senegal Press Conference - Main Media Center, Doha, Qatar - November 24, 2022 Senegal coach Aliou Cisse during a press conference REUTERS/Gareth Bumstead

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - Senegal coach Aliou Cisse has total trust in goalkeeper Edouard Mendy despite his rocky start to the World Cup campaign.

Mendy, who Cisse said had a steely resolve and was a certain starter for their second Group A game against Qatar on Friday, was arguably at fault for both goals in his side's opening 2-0 loss to the Netherlands.

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