Algeria’s Yazid Mansouri talks about victory over Mali

Algeria’s captain Yazid Mansouri answered reporters’ questions with a big smile as his country won 1-0 against Mali after a shock after a shock opening loss to Malawi.

• It’s a different feeling from the last match against Malawi. You look happy this time?
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• It’s obvious that I am happy as we won the match. We brought joy to our fans especially that the match against Malawi was a shock.
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• What is the secret of this difference in level? Today, you played much better.
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• We have proved that what happened in the last match was no more than a shock. We played much better. The Algerian press criticised us a lot after the match against Malawi. That may be the reason why we played better today.
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• You did not complain about weather.
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• No. We did not get used of high temperature but the situation is much better this time. Because of that, we played better. In the match against Malawi, I was personally feeling asphyxiated. Anyway, the two teams suffer from the weather. It is not an excuse.
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• You will play a decisive match against host Angola. How do you expect that?
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• It is a decisive match. We know that it will be difficult. If it is a tie, it will be useful but if we win, it would be very wonderful.