Vladimir Petkovic, the new coach of the national football team, confirmed that he found in Algeria a “very warm and stimulating environment.”
Croatian Petkovic, who was born in Bosnia, lived in Switzerland and trained in Italy, Turkey and France, is accustomed to adapting to different environments.
He confirmed this matter, in statements to the official website of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), when he said: “It was certainly an enjoyable trip. I’ve faced a lot. He was able to adapt to different environments, which made settling in Algeria easier for me. I found a very warm and stimulating environment.”
Petkovic explained in his statements published on the FIFA website, yesterday evening, Tuesday, before facing South Africa: “I watched some league matches. “I discovered that the fans are very passionate, which is something we saw in the team’s last match against Bolivia.”
It is certain that Petkovic was more impressed by the Algerians’ passion for their national team, in the evening match yesterday, Tuesday, which Draw In it, “The Greens” with the South African team (3-3) at the end of the Algeria International “FIFA Serie 2024” tournament.
The tournament took place with the participation of the teams of Algeria, South Africa, Bolivia, and…Andorra.
And about this New competition Which was introduced by FIFA this year, Petkovic said: “It is certainly a very positive opportunity, because playing friendly matches is difficult, and playing in a small tournament is the best for us. We previously lived the same experience in the European Nations League, and everything went well.”
He added: “Getting the opportunity to face other teams and see other playing styles will enhance our quality, experience and preparation for the World Cup.”
The Eastern European training style has always been very popular in Algeria, and has achieved unprecedented results, starting with the Russian coach Rogov, who qualified Algeria to the 1982 World Cup finals for the first time in its history, then after him the Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, who achieved an unprecedented achievement with the “Greens” by reaching The second round of the 2018 World Cup Russia finals.
Petkovic wants to lead Algeria to the 2026 World Cup
Accordingly, the FIFA website asked Petkovic the following question: “Will these historic results of Eastern European coaches help him with Algeria and be an incentive for you?”
“It’s definitely a coincidence,” he replied. We all have our own style of play and behavior. But what Wahid achieved was a great result because it was the last time Algeria was able to play in a World Cup.
Petkovic concluded by saying: “I hope, as they say here, ‘God willing,’ this will happen.” And we put all our work and effort into this country and this team to achieve these goals.”
The African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will resume next June, when the Algerian national team will host its Guinean counterpart before traveling to the homes of the Ugandan national team.
For your information, the “Greens” lead the seventh qualifying group, with 6 points collected in two matches.
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