New Wigan boss Kolo Toure left 'proud' as Latics hold Millwall to a draw
- Planet Sport writer
- 10 December 2022
Kolo Toure was delighted with the attitude shown by his players in his first match as manager as Wigan held Millwall to a 1-1 draw at the Den.
Will Keane marked Toure's opening match as Latics boss with a well-taken goal from the centre of the box after 33 minutes.
But it was not long before the home side equalised through a moment of supreme quality from Dutch star Zian Flemming.
It was the second half that particularly pleased Toure, with his side nullifying any threat from the Lions and marking his managerial debut with a draw.
He said: "It was a good game, we played against a really good side, it is always tough to come to Millwall and to try to get something out of the game.
"As we know, they have been winning most of their games here, and we knew it was going to be tough, but I am very proud of my players, we played how we wanted to play, we created chances and we scored.
"They came back but I think second half we were still very dangerous and maybe we could have scored a winner, but I think it is a good point and I am very proud of the players.
"It is incredible what they have done, we have only been working for eight days and the way they performed this afternoon was incredible.
"The plan that we put on, they stuck to that and they were confident on the ball, making great passes, breaking the line and stepping up on passes from the centre-backs - they all played very well."
It was Keane's eighth goal of the season and by no means was it his most memorable, with the ball bobbling into his feet after a deflection, but Toure is excited by what he can give to the side, although admits there can always be more.
"He has an unbelievable talent, for me, he is the player that can play in different positions and can still score goals," added Toure.
"We are very, very excited by what he is going to give to the team definitely.
"We had the chances to finish the game, but you have to give credit to Millwall, they are a good team.
"Defensively, they are very aggressive and quite compact as well and we just could not find that last pass.
"We will keep working on it, though, and try and be much more clinical in the box."
