Deila: “We need to keep playing wide“

For Deila, remaining focused on every play will be key to advancing.

While there were question marks over a couple of the goals his side conceded on Thursday night with the call on a free-kick and a potential offside, the Norwegian was most frustrated by the strike given up on the stroke of halftime in Costa Rica.

Deila told reporters: “I got irritated over the last situation in the half. I was saying to the players that now we need to keep playing wide because we were creating chances – and then we start to play inside and get a counter-attack on us.”

However, Ronny was pleased with the control enjoyed by his team over the course of the 90’.

He added: “I think we had OK control of the game all the time. They had some chances sure but for me, it’s about concentration and discipline."