Algerian coach to Echourok: we are ready for the world cup
The Algerian head coach Rabah Saadane has asserted that his team is ready for the world cup after concluding their preparation with a win over the Emirates side.
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He went on saying “ We are ready for the world cup, the training camps of Switzerland and Germany were an opportunity to fix a lot of issues and we are about to finish the last details during our stay in south Africa”.
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He expressed his relief to the recovery of the injured players” Thanks God, mot of the players have recovered from their injuries, except Hacen Yebda who will have to rest for a day or two more on account of his light injury”.
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The starting line-up is fixed
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Rabah Saadane has indicated that the players that will start the match versus Slovenia are known “I think I’m nearly 100% sure of the line-up that will start the match versus Slovenia, but everything is possible in this type of competitions and have to wait till the last moment to announce the names”.
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What happened to Mansouri is unconceivable
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The head coach defended his captain Yazid Mansouri saying” Mansouri is a top class player inside and outside the pitch, what happened to him is a shame. It’s unconceivable that the captain of the “Greens” becomes the target of some fans that launched a fierce campaign against him few days before the kick off of the competition, I hope things will improve and some shouldn’t be amnesic”;
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I hope the trophy remains in Africa
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The Algerian coach whished that one of the African teams snatch the trophy “ The tournament is taking place in an African country, frankly speaking I hope the trophy remain in the black continent, since all the teams have the same chances and everybody has to believe in his potentialities”, he said.
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