GAZING INSIDE ALGERIA: The Madjer Era....

[Enugu II]

Madjer's First Invitations
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PUBLISHED: 02-11-2017 | 0:00

The national coach, Rabah Madjer, with his assistants, Ighil and Menad, has just given the list of "23" players who will face Nigeria this November 10 current, at the stadium Hamlaoui of Constantine, from 20:30, as part of the 6th and final day of the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup scheduled in Russia.

As expected, there have not been too many changes in the Madder component, although changes by Madder have been quicker than those made by previous coaches. Among these changes, he recalled Faouzi Chaouchi, who has not been selected for a long time. He, thus, ended M'bolhi's seamless presence for more than 7 years. It must be admitted that the critics in the match of Zambia pointed at Mbolhi and his teammates. Mbolhi's exit after less than 40 minutes in Constantine, against the same opponent, after a suspicious "injury" had perhaps influenced the choice of Madjer. In addition, he does not start with Rennes of the former national coach, Christian Gourcuff.

It is not only him who has not been called. We can mention Feghouli, Ghezzal, Taïder, Abeid. The recall of Medjani surprised everyone especially after he announced his international retirement. He is coming back, perhaps to be rewarded by the FAF and the national coach for all he has done with the national team. The invitation of Abdelaoui, the Usmiste, thus made the happiness of Benchikh who did not cease to push him. "You can not leave such a defender without being selected, given the great work he does with his USMA team. He deserves his place." It's now done.

There will also be the return of Ziti and Ferhani. Two young people who can bring their "touch. Both goalkeepers play in the national championship. It will be a very good thing, especially since we saw Salhi, the Belouizdadi, who had managed a very good performance. Chaouchi returns to the EN by the big door. The man "Oum Dorman" returns with a new temperament in the national team. He may be able to silence his detractors if he takes the chance in the air by being as serious as possible in his work.

Admittedly, fans of the national team are a bit disappointed not to see many homegrown players in this squad that will be measured against Nigeria on November 10. It's true, especially since Madjer had made it his hobby to speak about such call ups. We can understand this in part, since he wants to bring serenity back to this national group, which has lost some of its confidence since it was eliminated from the World Cup after just four days. It is not normal for Algeria to be eliminated in this way. This has not happened since we took part in the World Cup.

It must be said that Madjer wants a national team with a new mind of steel. The three players who have been dismissed and who did not participate in the match against Cameroon namely, Mahrez, Slimani and Bentaleb, have been recalled and will be present against Nigeria with the desire to do well. They will be, to say the least, very motivated to push the Greens to victory which remains the main objective.

The observers, however, can not explain the dismissal of Feghouli, who was to be "the key man" after Zetchi's approval to speak, to unpack everything in order to "burst" the abscess. " He had not spared those who had been dismissed. "We forget them and we think of the future. Me, nobody defended me, "he said. Finally, they came back and he left. The moral of all this is that you should not go into some "unpacking" if you do not want to be the "turkey of the joke", especially for a player in the national team. It's a little "watered sprinkler". Players called must arrive at the CTN on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 16:00.

[Ayo Akinfe]

On paper, Algeria easily has the best squad in Africa at the moment. It is mind blowing that this team is doing so badly.

[naijaguy]

On paper, Algeria easily has the best squad in Africa at the moment. It is mind blowing that this team is doing so badly.

Not true..

[marutimon]

The best squad is Senegal.

Objectively? Highest transfermarkt value. Only team with a Balon d'Or shortlisted player.

Transfermarkt value:
1. Senegal
2. Cote d'Ivoire
3. Algeria
4. Nigeria
5. Morocco

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

On paper, Algeria easily has the best squad in Africa at the moment. It is mind blowing that this team is doing so badly.

Not true..

[Mr Shows]

If we approach this game with the mentality that it is a dead rubber game, it will be carnage in Algiers. I suspect the game will end a draw. All the new players will be fired up for this game and Algeria will come out all guns blazing.

[Kabalega]

The best squad is Senegal.

Objectively? Highest transfermarkt value. Only team with a Balon d'Or shortlisted player.

Transfermarkt value:
1. Senegal
2. Cote d'Ivoire
3. Algeria
4. Nigeria
5. Morocco

Transfer market value has little to do with it.

[marutimon]

The best squad is Senegal.

Objectively? Highest transfermarkt value. Only team with a Balon d'Or shortlisted player.

Transfermarkt value:
1. Senegal
2. Cote d'Ivoire
3. Algeria
4. Nigeria
5. Morocco

Transfer market value has little to do with it.

As far as talent goes it has everything to do with it. It shows how valued your players are. Besides we can go into detail:

Senegal has:
CB Kalidou Koulibaly - world class player (Napoli, starter)
LB Pape Souare (Crystal Palace, starter)
MF Idrissa Gueye - when on form elite layer (Everton, starter)
MF Cheikhou Kouyate - when on form elite player (West Ham, starter)
FW Mbaye Niang - elite player (Torino, starter)
FW Sadio Mane - world class player (Liverpool, Balon d'Or finalist, MVP of club, arguably the best player in England)
FW Keita Balde Diao - elite player (Monaco, starter)
plus a host of starters in France, Germany, England.

Sorry, no other team comes close in terms of pure squad strength and depth.
Algeria - for example:
LB Fhaouzi Ghoulam - elite player (Napoli, starter)
MF Nabil Bentaleb - good player (Schalke, starter)
LW Yacine Brahimi - elite player, when on form (Porto, starter)
RW Riyad Mahrez - world class player, when on form (Leicester City, starter)

The rest are benchwarmers or players at second rate clubs. Senegal has by far the strongest squad in Africa, whereas Nigeria has the strongest TEAM.

[naijaguy]

The best squad is Senegal.

Objectively? Highest transfermarkt value. Only team with a Balon d'Or shortlisted player.

Transfermarkt value:
1. Senegal
2. Cote d'Ivoire
3. Algeria
4. Nigeria
5. Morocco

Transfer market value has little to do with it.

As far as talent goes it has everything to do with it. It shows how valued your players are. Besides we can go into detail:

Senegal has:
CB Kalidou Koulibaly - world class player (Napoli, starter)
LB Pape Souare (Crystal Palace, starter)
MF Idrissa Gueye - when on form elite layer (Everton, starter)
MF Cheikhou Kouyate - when on form elite player (West Ham, starter)
FW Mbaye Niang - elite player (Torino, starter)
FW Sadio Mane - world class player (Liverpool, Balon d'Or finalist, MVP of club, arguably the best player in England)
FW Keita Balde Diao - elite player (Monaco, starter)
plus a host of starters in France, Germany, England.

Sorry, no other team comes close in terms of pure squad strength and depth.
Algeria - for example:
LB Fhaouzi Ghoulam - elite player (Napoli, starter)
MF Nabil Bentaleb - good player (Schalke, starter)
LW Yacine Brahimi - elite player, when on form (Porto, starter)
RW Riyad Mahrez - world class player, when on form (Leicester City, starter)

The rest are benchwarmers or players at second rate clubs. Senegal has by far the strongest squad in Africa, whereas Nigeria has the strongest TEAM.

You have time to even argue with someone whose country's best and costliest player is a goalkeeper that plays in South African league. Nawa for you oo

[Man Ataye]

On paper, Algeria easily has the best squad in Africa at the moment. It is mind blowing that this team is doing so badly.

BEST NOW: Frightening words. In future, no wan go wan play Dem. Wait n see

[wiseone]

Underestimate Algeria at your peril. They are to this generation, what Nigeria and Ivory Coast were in the 1990s/early 2000s (chokers/great squanderers of a generation of brilliant talent). A team with Mahrez, Brahimi, Feghouli, Soudani, Slimani, and Ghoulam will eventually tear someone a new one (hopefully not against us).

[Tobi17]

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

[wiseone]

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

[Ayo Akinfe]

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

[wiseone]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

[Ayo Akinfe]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

[marutimon]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

They obviously are. And they overall have better players.

[Ayo Akinfe]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

They obviously are. And they overall have better players.

Keep deluding yourself. What is Cameroon’s recent record at World and Confederations Cups?

[Enugu II]

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

A lot of times, solution is not just the coaching. Psychological state of players matter.

[marutimon]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Yes. It is a shame that CAF's madness put them in the same group as Nigeria, Zambia, and Cameroon. They could have done serious damage in some other groups.

Algeria will be fine, they just need a good coach... maybe their absence from the world cup will give them sufficient time to rebuild ahead of the next world cup, and when they they get their stuff together... they will be terrific.

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

They obviously are. And they overall have better players.

Keep deluding yourself. What is Cameroon’s recent record at World and Confederations Cups?

Cameroon lost to the top teams in world football. Not the third tiers teams. Even look at the squad - at best the teams you listed have 2-3 good players, Cameroon has much more.

[Ayo Akinfe]

Cameroon lost to the top teams in world football. Not the third tiers teams. Even look at the squad - at best the teams you listed have 2-3 good players, Cameroon has much more.

Confederation Cup 2017
Chile 2-0 Cameroon
Australia 1-1 Cameroon
Germany 3-1 Cameroon

World Cup 2014
Croatia 4-0 Cameroon
Mexico 1-0 Cameroon
Brazil 4-1 Cameroon

There is nothing to Cameroon man mi!

[FATHER TIKO]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

They obviously are. And they overall have better players.

Keep deluding yourself. What is Cameroon’s recent record at World and Confederations Cups?

Cameroon lost to the top teams in world football. Not the third tiers teams. Even look at the squad - at best the teams you listed have 2-3 good players, Cameroon has much more.[/quote]

Dis Ayo Akinfe, sef...

So if Cameroun (current AFCON holders) plays Slovakia, you'd make Slovakia favourites?
Which kind football fan you be, sef?

[Ayo Akinfe]

They were. But they did not have Germany and Portugal in that group as well! (which is the European equivalent of Nigeria's group which had 3 of the last 4 AFCON winners in the same group)

Na so draw be. Do not blame Caf abeg, they are not responsible for Fifa rankings.

Were Spain and Italy not in the same group?

Do you really think Cameroon is better than Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Turkey, Wales, Ireland or Norway at the moment?

They obviously are. And they overall have better players.

Keep deluding yourself. What is Cameroon’s recent record at World and Confederations Cups?

Cameroon lost to the top teams in world football. Not the third tiers teams. Even look at the squad - at best the teams you listed have 2-3 good players, Cameroon has much more.

Dis Ayo Akinfe, sef...

So if Cameroun (current AFCON holders) plays Slovakia, you'd make Slovakia favourites?
Which kind football fan you be, sef?
[/quote]

Canmeroon can only beat Slovakia if the sport is sumo wrestling. I put it to you that those plantain farnmers will struggle to beat Gilbraltar, the Faroe Isands and Cyprus!