Nadir Belhadj to Echorouk: Algeria can beat England

Algeria’s defender Nadir Belhadj is expecting that Friday’s match against England will be exciting and serious.

• Belhadj hopes that his team wins so that they will have more chances to qualify to the second round. Algeria lost three important points in its first match against Slovenia.
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• “We want to play a strong match against England. We don’t have to forget that it is a strong team. We are always thinking about that,” the player told Echorouk.
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• Defence and attack in one block
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• “We have to be in defence in one block and avoid pressure in our zone by going to attack. Defence in the opponent’s zone first,” said Belhadj.
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• He believes that the Algerian team have nothing to loose in this match especially that “pressure will be on the opponents as they will have to defend their reputation.”
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• He also said the match will be open and Algeria’s team will have the opportunity through empty zones. “England’s players will look for victory and they will obviously focus on the attack. That would help us a lot.”
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• “The match will enable us to show our talents and I think it will be an open and big match in terms of techniques.”
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• Belhadj told Echorouk the Algerian players know many secrets about England’s team as some of them play in the English Championship.
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• “I know about England’s football. The match will be strong.”
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• Algeria can beat England
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• Belhadj said Algerian can win the match as the Egyptian team imposed themselves in the friendly match held in March.
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• “The Egyptian team caused difficulties to England in the friendly match. So, we also can disturb and beat them with no surprise.”
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