Did you at anytime feel fortunate to have Senegal as an opponent in the playoff?
Sabri Lamouchi: Not at all. I would have wished for another team because Senegal are a very complicated side to play. They don’t have a definite style of football and so to counter them is always tough.
You eventually won 3-1 but many Ivorians are not happy with the performance of your team. They say their level is still below World Cup standard. Your thoughts?
Lamouchi: I understand their fear, but we have always performed that way even before my arrival. We play for objective, and I think that is the safest way to negotiate a competition.
But you were frustrated when you conceded a late minute goal.
Lamouchi: Yes I felt very mad. A 3-0 score would have been wonderful. Anyhow, it is not still bad. The Teranga Lions proved more dangerous near end of the meeting and succeeded in claiming a goal. That’s good for them.
Question: What’s going to happen in the return leg? Will playing in Casablanca, far away from Senegal, be of any help to you?
Lamouchi: I don’t see it that way. Even if it was to happen in Dakar, we would play our football. My approach will be to ignore the spoils from the first leg and play a fresh match altogether.
Pundits picked Yaya Toure as the flop of the match.
Lamouchi: I think he did his best, although he failed to find the target so many times, but he provided a couple of crucial assists.
Can you name your five African teams favoured to qualify to the World Cup?
Lamouchi: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria and Cameroon.
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