The shock of the quarterfinals of the African Super League (officially called the African Football League or African Football League in French) will oppose TP Mazembe, scarecrow of hat 2, to the east.
A great classic of the 2010s, this poster will take two loss cadors in recent years in recent years, in particular TPM, which is now struggling to reach the group phase in the African Champions League.
In addition, the representative of Tunisian football “the ogre of Africa” is not better housed. Is it ready for this deadline? This is the question we asked a few former players “blood and gold”.
Mohamed Ali Mahjoubi: “intact chances”
“The Bab Souika club could be ready to face” the crows “, the Congolese team is no longer a war lightning, and it has lost in intensity. Regarding this tournament, I can say that the east, within a month and a half, will be competitive. I noted that after three days of the championship, the agreement and the automatisms between the players begin to take shape, it is only question of time.
It should not be forgotten that most of the players are new and the public must know how to wait. In addition, the arrival of new recruits, such as Rodriguez, Sahli and perhaps Jouini, would strengthen the armada and bring the most expensive. I have confidence in this group whose margin of progression would be notable in some time.
The round trip confrontations offer equal chances for all participants, which allows me to affirm that “blood and gold” keep their chances intact to ensure good performance. Ultimately, I would say that the East will be ready and will honor its engagement ”.
Ali Ben Neji: “By October 20, water will flow under the bridge”
“If the African Super League would take place tomorrow, the east is not yet ready. On the other hand, by October 20, the water will flow under the bridges and the technical staff will have time to build a competitive team.
We found, after three days of the championship, that East is completely transformed. It has good individuals like Teka, Ghacha, Bouguerrra, Sasse and Derbali, but the symbiosis is currently lacking in the group. This is completely normal when you know that it takes time for the agreement to take place within the group.
The East will be ready, if we accentuate the work on automation and correct the errors noted in the last games. Finally, I would like to point out that the East is a great Africa and when he will participate in this tournament it is to win and win the title. ”
Lotfi Laaroussi: “It takes time for mayonnaise to take”
“The Eastern workforce has been renewed at 80%, so it takes time for mayonnaise to take, automatisms which ensure a notorious efficiency during matches are worked during training and this can take time, which means that the public must know how to wait, because the recruitments have been well targeted. Currently, the team fits well, it dominates its opponents from start to finish and the problem of concretization will be solved with the arrival of Rodriguez and Sahli.
Regarding the participation of “blood and gold” in the African Super League, it is still too early to decide, but I would say that in a month and a half we will be ready to take up the challenge and prove that we are still “the masters of Africa”, since all means are available to the group and that the margin of progression is notorious.
It should not be forgotten that we must proceed step by step because the next deadline is qualification for the group phase in LDC which will constitute a good preparation for the African Super League ”.
Marouen Guezmir: “Currently, we are not ready”
“Ready or not ready?” I would say in one way, currently, we are not ready. After the Arab Cup and the three championship games, we are still fragile, Deslacunes in the defense which is trapped almost in each match and an attack that does not hurt with a blatant lack of concretization. This concerns not only the east, but all the Tunisian clubs who participated in the Arab Cup and who disappointed, so it is an alert, an alarm signal for Tunisian football that deteriorates.
When we see, during each day, the bad habits that reappear on the part of the players, ball collectors, managers and referees, such as the simulation of injuries, the refusal to put a bullet that leaves the field, we understand that we run to the loss of our football and its basic principles.
We have instilled in players that the result is much more important than the way, so all the means are good for achieving it and therefore this has repercussions on clubs that will participate on the continental or international scale. Of course, we are not talking about the E.Nle which consists of 99% expatriates.
The East technical staff has a lot of work to do, there are a lot to review. We must be ready physically, technically and tactically to be able to impose ourselves in this African Super League. »»
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