Source: Team_Talk
Defensive errors must stop - Da Silva
Paraguay defender Paulo da Silva has urged his team to learn from their World Cup warm-up friendlies and cut out defensive mistakes.[LNB] The Sunderland man was part of Gerardo Martino's line-up for Saturday's 2-2 draw against Ivory Coast on Sunday, the Paraguayans battling back well after going two goals down.[LNB]But Da Silva knows his side need to make improvements at the back before embarking upon a Group F campaign against Italy, Slovakia and New Zealand.[LNB]He told Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color: "We must reduce the errors in defence - that's the only way we will do well in the World Cup.[LNB]"It leaves us worried about the two goals we conceded against Ivory Coast."[LNB]Chelsea striker Didier Drogba opened the scoring for the Elephants nine minutes after the break from a deflected free-kick, and Hibernian defender Sol Bamba extended their advantage with a 74th-minute volley.[LNB]But substitute Lucas Barrios pulled one back for the South Americans with a low shot a minute later and Aureliano Torres equalised a minute from time to deny Sven-Goran Eriksson a winning start to his regime.[LNB]Paraguay complete their preparations with a final warm-up friendly against Greece in Switzerland tomorrow.[LNB]
