Ivory Coast: Yan Diomandé candid about Hervé Renard's decision: « The coach wanted to try something, it didn't work »

After Ivory Coast's 0-1 loss to Cameroon in a friendly match, Yan Diomandé stated that coach Hervé Renard wanted to experiment by making ten changes to his lineup. He acknowledged that the match was special despite being friendly and that the coach aimed to try new tactics, which did not succeed. Renard took responsibility for this bold approach, which included giving debut caps to several players.