South Africa 2010 World Cup – Algeria’s 11 – Open Thread
Algeria is back but as the 2010 Angola African Cup of Nations mitigated results showed, there is still work to do. Maybe, new players should be given a chance.
This is an open thread to discuss the best 11 for Algeria.
In the Algerian media there are talks of new players to join the national team: Mehdi Lacen (again…), Rafik Djebbour (returning) and Walid Cherfa (Tarragona, Spain).
Ziaya and Laifaoui could be replaced…Mehdi Lacen has yet to confirm as he feels he might not be welcome by his teammates for refusing to join earlier.
Saadane might decide to call any of the following players too: Mohamed Meftah (JS Kabylie), Bouzid (Hibernian, Scotland), Carl Medjani (Ajaccio, France), Soltani (Den Haag, Netherlands), Benyamina (Berlin Union, Germany), Amri Chadli (Mayence,Germany), Boudebouz (Sochaux), Feghouli (Grenoble)…
What do you say?
NB: I know the list is not perfect so I apologise in advance for not including more players in the list. Thank you for your understanding.
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South Africa 2010 World Cup - Algeria's 11 - Open Thread
@Adnane..yes you are right. but i just think matmour can do tactictly the same as ghezzal plus he is ... [Read More]Egypt Vs Algeria, Algerian Players See Red After Scandalous Referee Decisions
Super Eagle, I don't know if you are part of this world or not, whatever happened between Algeria an ... [Read More]Egypt Vs Algeria, Algerian Players See Red After Scandalous Referee Decisions
sorry Super Ugly, make sure you are not under the influense of any toxic substance before making any ... [Read More]South Africa 2010 World Cup - Algeria's 11 - Open Thread
@Uthman, I believe we do not recognize the importance of Ghezzal. One of the reason the Ivory Coast ... [Read More]South Africa 2010 World Cup - Algeria's 11 - Open Thread
Algeria's best 11: Djebbour Abdoun - Lacen - Ziani - Meghni - Matmour Belhadj - Bougherra - Yah ... [Read More]

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