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Kolo Touré | Cardiff City (A) Reaction

Kolo Touré speaks to Latics TV following the 1-1 draw at Cardiff City 

  • Kolo Touré | Cardiff City (A) Reaction 
  • Latics manager reflects on the 1-1 draw at Cardiff City 
  • Touré: “I have to praise them (the players) for their fighting spirit, and their mentality in refusing to lose. We want to make sure we give everything in every single game, so we can have no regrets.”

Kolo Touré praised his side’s never-say-attitude after they scored in injury time to rescue a point at Cardiff City on Saturday afternoon. 

On an afternoon where Latics created a plethora of chances, it looked as though it wasn’t going to be their day when Callum O’Dowda struck in the 82nd minute to break the deadlock at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Latics, however, showed immense spirit and character to fight until the end, and they got their just reward when Will Keane found the scoresheet in the sixth minute of additional time to help Touré’s Tics return to the North West with a point. 

Speaking to Latics TV, Touré was delighted with the spirit that was on show from his side in the Championship encounter, as they refused to be beaten in South Wales, and left the Cardiff City Stadium with a positive result. 

“I have to praise the players because they worked hard, and gave everything in the game,” he said.

“We started the game well, and I believe we were the better team in the first half. We created so many chances (throughout), but we have to be more clinical. 

“In the second half, it was more balanced, but they started to dominate and scored. 

“This afternoon, you could see the players were together and wanted to come back. It shows the team spirit that we are trying to create here, and we want our players to hate losing games. 

“I have to praise them (the players) for their fighting spirit, and their mentality in refusing to lose. We want to make sure we give everything in every single game, so we can have no regrets.”

New January signing Steven Caulker came in for his debut against his former side this afternoon, and Touré was full of praise for the 31-year-old as he brought his outstanding leadership qualities to the Latics defence. 

“Steven (Caulker) was unbelievable. You could see his leadership qualities at the back, with Tilty (Curtis Tilt) and young Charlie Hughes, and the back three was amazing today.”