Madjid Bougherra to Echorouk: “I am ready to play; the coach is the only one who can decideâ€
Algeria’s team defender Madjid Bougherra said he is ready to return to fields because he recovered from injury, asserting that coach Rabah Saadane can decide about his future in the team.
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- It seems that you recovered from injury.
- Indeed, I recovered and I am ready one hundred percent to return and the last decision comes to the coach Rabah Saadane and the medical crew. This Tuesday I will be with the team. You saw the training camp and perhaps you noted that I have no problem.
- So you will be ready to play against UAE.
- Yes, I do not suffer from injury. It is up to our coach to decide.
- You were in the stands during the match before Ireland and you saw everything. What happened exactly according to you?
- Nothing happened, the team played a good game, but the opponent took advantage of some lapses and scored two goals, while the third came after a steady ball. Do not forget that more than six players are new in the team, and therefore they cannot adapt quickly with the rest of their teammates. The score is not important in a friendly match, but performance and identification of errors, in order to learn from it after correction. Now in this training camp we have to work and control ourselves in the first exam.
- Do you enter the last decisive phase?
- Yes, this training camp is important in all aspects, as it is the last station for the tactical and technical preparations.
- It seems that all the players who suffered injuries have recovered like you.
- Except for Karim Metmour who will return after a few days. All the players recovered and it is delightful. The squad is now complete and ready to play in the World Cup. Thanks Allah for that.
- It seems that the squad, which will play before Slovenia, will finally be identified here in Germany.
- I do not know, it is of the coach powers, certainly the squad is completed, and the rest will be identified by Rabah Saadane.
- Do you think that the team was affected after the defeat before Ireland?
- In fact, players are affected after any defeat, but since it is a friendly match, we must take things of the positive side. We have one week and should correct our errors.
- Algerian fans reacted positively in Dublin and were not angry, and they came today for you. What wan you say about this?
- It is true, fans understand the situation, and we promise them to achieve positive results in the future and show good performance in the World Cup.