“We did not deserve this result, but that is football,” he said. “I congratulate my team, I am very happy with the behavior of the players in this match ... I have said on several occasions and I repeat that it is a body of work that needs time. We are, as it were, in an apprenticeship.”
Saadane, who also coached the Algerians at the 1986 finals, said he did not hold either Ghezzal or goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi — who mistimed his dive and saw the ball bobble over him for the goal — responsible for the defeat.
“As regards Ghezzal and Chaouchi, it is part of their growing-up process and that goes back to what I was saying about an apprenticeship. Football is built on errors, we saw that of England goalkeeper Robert Green on Saturday and I will not blame these two players,” he said.
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