Henri Michel
Henri Michel
Henri Michelis a former French footballer and current coach. He played as a midfielder and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world...
avoid best factor fear last repeat strongest teams
It is not the fear factor that makes me want to avoid Cameroon. It is a tactical matter. It is best to avoid the strongest teams in the last eight. But I repeat it has nothing to do with fear.
chances commitment lose missed strong
We missed too many chances and we didn't give the kind of commitment we need. But we were too strong to lose the game.
against course great happy match next played qualified second
We are very happy to have qualified after the second game. The Libyans played great football. For our next match against Egypt, of course we'll play to win.
far match needed others tournament
We want to go far in this tournament and I needed to give some of the others some match play.
cake cherry good hope
We've had a good run. Now there's the cherry on the cake - and let's hope we can place it correctly.
against atmosphere game host last permits relaxed result
This result permits us to have a more relaxed atmosphere before we play our last game against the host nation.
both equal extra footing hard played
It's going to be a very hard game, very physical, but we will be on a equal footing because both of us have played extra time.
hard
It's going to be a very hard game. But now we are in the semifinals, anything can happen.
against robbery
It was scandalous. It was robbery against Senegal and now it's robbery against us too.
best met performance players today tough
Today wasn't our best performance but we met a tough opponent. We'll be better for the final, especially if all the players are available. We're very satisfied.
against gained good next towards win
It is a win gained against a very good Moroccan team. Now we look towards the next match.
african cup final focused goal nations qualified qualify satisfied
Our goal was to qualify for the World Cup and the African Nations Cup. After that, we focused on qualifying for the quarterfinals and then the semi-finals. Now we have qualified for the final and I am very satisfied with the performance.
among hope left return
Aruna has left for his daughter's funeral. We don't know when he is going to come back. We all hope that he does return to be among us. But we don't know what day or how.
beaten games good qualified satisfied
I'm satisfied because we've qualified after only two games and we've beaten a very good side.