Roger Lemerre
Roger Lemerre
Roger Lemerreis a French association football manager and former football player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of three national teams: the French, Tunisian and Moroccan national football teams. He also managed numerous clubs in France, Tunisia, Turkey and Algeria. He is currently in charge of CS Sedan Ardennes...
comparable defend discipline effort european good great hope next team top win
This win allows us to go through to the next round. We did a great effort and we hope to defend the title. This team has discipline and good tactics, and its comparable to top European teams. We are well prepared.
both changed changing difference result starting teams
The result is something and changing the starting lineup is something else. Both teams changed the starting lineup. They won, we lost. The difference is they had the self-confidence and we didn't. I congratulate them.
beat bit friendly scared south
We were a bit scared of the South Africans because they beat us in a friendly at home.
according allowed battle continued final goal great heads lose opening physical picture plan result true unsettled
They unsettled us with the opening goal but we did not lose our heads as we continued to play according to our plan and this allowed us to come back and win. This was a great physical battle and the final result did not really tell the true picture of this fight.
early gave goal kept playing shook
Zambia's early goal shook us up a bit. But the important thing is that Tunisia gave nothing away and just kept on playing their game.
personal team voyage
It is not a personal thing for me, it is a voyage for the Tunisian team and people.
good quality
We managed to recover. We have good strikers who showed they had the quality to overturn the result.
accept ball defeat fair law spirit time
In 2004, the ball rolled for us, this time it rolled for Nigeria. That is law of the sport, and that's how we should look at it. We accept our defeat in the spirit of fair play.