Hassen Yebda to Echourok: I long to be in the African Cup of Nations

In a wide-ranging discussion with Echourok, the Algerian international and Portsmouth midfielder Hassen Yebda has declared being eager to discover the African Cup of Nations atmosphere and will try to distinguish himself in this tournament.

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• The player whishes to show great form and help the Algeria squad to achieve the best result possible in order to spread joy in the heart of millions of Algerians.
• Q: How was the training camp in Southern France?
• A: I think it was successful in many ways since we have trained seriously and analyzed our components’ strategies during the first round of the African Cup of Nations competition.
• Q: Do you consider that the “Greens” posses the required abilities to distinguish during this tournament?
• A: We are moving to Angola to play the leading roles and I think that we have the abilities to distinguish ourselves.
• Q: You are not used to the African climate aren’t you afraid of hot temperatures?
• A: As professional players we have to adapt to all conditions and avoid talking about anything else. Our mission consists in dog our utmost and it’s up to the coach to find the best the way to motivate his players.
• Q: Considering the last training sessions, you have great chances to be included among the starting players, did you adapt with the team’s playing tactic?
• A: I’m, not allowed to talk about the tactic because I’m a player among the others and have to apply the coach’s plan without discussion.
• Q: A lot has been said about the atmosphere inside the group, any comment?
• A:  the climate is wonderful; frankly speaking I don’t feel concerned by what happened since I’m a fresh player and have to fulfill my mission on the pitch only.
• Q: News talk about Arsen Wenger’s great interest in you and a probable move to Arsenal, do you confirm?
• A: It’s wonderful that someone like Arsen Wenger shows interest in you, but I prefer to leave these matters to my agent because I’m only concentrating on the Algeria squad for the time being.