Arab Derby Time: Tunisia vs. Saudi Arabia Preview
A mere three days after having narrowly edged Kenya 1-0 in World Cup qualifying at Rades stadium, our boys will be back at it again at 19:00 CET tomorrow. It’s not so often that we get treated to two matches in such a short span unless we’re in a tournament or preparing for one so this is somewhat of a unique occasion.
However this isn’t any old regular friendly considering all Tunisian football fans are demanding that the squad show some flair and attacking fluency that they failed to produce versus the Harambee Stars. In truth, a tie where we actually go out with the intention of constructing our attacks will be more appreciated than if we play like we did on Sunday and win unconvincingly.
This isn’t a qualifier, there are no points involved and thus this will give Humberto Coelho an opportunity to test many players, formations, and lineups that he hasn’t dared try out in other fixtures where he judged that there was too much at stake to tinker with a formula that has been producing results.
On the other hand, there are plenty of fans who still remember being reduced to tears by this same Saudi Arabian team in 2006 and thus want to our squad to set the record straight and get a resounding victory. While it’s true that this encounter is a rematch of that game which produced a result that Carthage Eagles fans still have a tough time swallowing, our team has changed so much since then that any talk of revenge isn’t really appropriate (at least in my opinion).
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Benzarti Drops The List
A day after appearing on TV7’s Dimanche Sport where he gave a few hints as to the composition of the roster for the upcoming pre- African Cup training camps, Faouzi Benzarti held a press conference today during which he revealed the eagerly anticipated list of call-ups to the national team.
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Benzarti Lays Out His Plans
Faouzi Benzarti held his first press conference yesterday at FTF headquarters alongside FA president Kamel Ben Amor and his two assistants coaches, Sami Trabelsi and Ali Boumnijel.
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Faouzi Benzarti: The People’s Choice
Today the Tunisian Football Federation made it official: Faouzi Benzarti will replace Humberto Coelho as our coach for the African Cup and beyond. Our World Cup exit hardly gave them a choice in the matter. Lest we forget, this is the man that many Tunisians were clamoring for back in 2008 when ... [read more]
2010 African Cup of Nations Draw: Tunisia in Group D
So while the fallout from our World Cup exit continues back home, the African Cup of Nations draw was completed in Luanda today and our team is set to face Zambia, Gabon, and Cameroon (in that order). Our matches will be based in Lubango where a new stadium with a ... [read more]
Dream Deferred: Tunisia Falters At The Final Hurdle
Apologies for not getting this up sooner but I was so incredibly disgusted with how things went yesterday that writing anything about the game would have produced more harm than good. After leading the group from the very first day, the Carthage Eagles put in what is hands down the poorest and ... [read more]
Step 6: Mozambique vs. Tunisia Preview
As I’m writing this post, our players have already landed in Maputo and will have one training session in the afternoon.
They’ll then have one more the next day and after that it’s showtime. Personally I wish I could just watch this match right now but given that our players are still getting ... [read more]
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After the magnificence that was last night's 33 goal Europa League action (seriously, I saw the highlights show and thought I'd died and gone to football heaven) you'd have been excused for tons emporarily forgetting about the Champions League altogether. But then UEFA's people grabbed some balls and drew the ...
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The brilliance of Lionel Messi, and of Stuttgart allowing him space, has ushered us into the Champions League quarterfinals. Only it doesn't look like the Champions League quarterfinals we're used to. Poor seasons by big clubs, rises to prominence by lesser knowns, difficult first round draws and the occasional curse have ...
Daily Dose: March 18th, 2010.
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Daily Dose: March 17th, 2010 - Happy St. Patrick's Day
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