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Visiting RMC on Wednesday, Amir Abdou looked back on Mauritania’s victory against Algeria (1-0) during the African Cup of Nations.
The Mourabitounes coach explained how his team had targeted the mental weakness of the Algerian players and their coach during this decisive meeting for qualification for the round of 16.
“Algeria was playing with fear”
Not mathematically eliminated before its duel against Algeria, Mauritania showed great mental strength against Djamel Belmadi’s men, the complete opposite of the Fennecs. Despite a clear domination after returning from the locker room (74% possession and 5 shots on target), the winners of the 2019 edition of the African tournament failed to equalize and even almost conceded a new goal on the counter.
“ We went for this qualification with forceps”, estimated Amir Abdou during his appearance in After Foot on RMC on Wednesday. “ We knew that this team had a fragility, a little bit, on the psychological aspect. Their backs were against the wall, it was a team that absolutely had to qualify and we felt that they were playing a little with fear. »
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