Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff believes Cote d'Ivoire were not the better team in Sunday night’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal, despite claiming a 3-1 win over the North Africans to move into the final four.
The Fennec Foxes came into the tournament as the highest ranked side on Fifa’s official ladder and were regarded as one of the favourites to lift the trophy.
However, their defeat means they will have to wait at least another two years to add to the one Afcon trophy in their cabinet.
“The best team didn’t win. As regards the game, we cannot blame the team apart from a lack of efficiency,” said Gourcuff in the aftermath of the match.
“The Ivoirians didn’t have many chances. We didn’t deserve that.”
The Frenchman believes Algeria’s passing wasn’t quite up to scratch throughout the tournament, while they also battled against the conditions.
“Overall in the Afcon, we failed to put enough rhythm in our passing. There were the poor pitch conditions and the physical aspect too.
“It is cruel, but football is about efficiency. But if we replay this match 10 times, we won’t lose it 10 times.
“We can have some regrets about the goal conceded against Ghana. We could have avoided Cote d'Ivoire in the quarterfinals.”
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