Put: We can get a outcome in Morocco

• USM Alger and Wydad Casablanca’s CAF Champions League semi-final first-leg finished goalless 
• Return leg will take place during Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca
• USM Alger coach Paul Put: “I dream of lifting a prize with my players”

Duels between North African teams traditionally beget good fad and unrestrained from players and fans, and a initial leg of a 2017 CAF Champions League semi-final between USM Alger (Algeria) and Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) was no exception. The miss of goals during a compare was counterbalanced by a rough atmosphere, that is expected to be mirrored during Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca after this week.

Prior to a rarely expected second leg in Morocco, FIFA.com spoke to USM’s Belgian manager Paul Put. The Antwerp native, who has many years of African football experience, is carefree of going all a proceed in a Champions League, yet for that to occur his charges will have to secure a certain outcome in a lapse match, after primarily sketch 0-0 in Algiers.

“Wydad are a good side, and they came to Algiers with a aim of removing a draw,” pronounced Put. “They didn’t take any risks and played utterly defensively. We knew their strengths and how formidable it was going to be personification on a bad pitch. I’m not looking for excuses, yet a group perplexing to make things occur is during a waste when a aspect is poor. We dominated a compare and attempted to go for it, yet we didn’t emanate adequate chances to win.”

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Moroccan test
Put is full of certainty forward of Friday’s break encounter, and believes that his group can validate for a final if they adopt a scold approach. “The lapse leg could good go in a favour. Away from home, we infrequently get some-more space, that leads to counter-attacks. In football, anything is possible. We mustn’t concur a goal, and we’ll need to wait patiently for a chances.”

Moroccan football is now undergoing something of a renaissance, with a inhabitant group on a verge of gift for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, and Wydad’s fans are certain to spin adult a feverishness in Casablanca.

“Morocco is famous for a heated supporters, yet we’re accustomed to that form of atmosphere,” pronounced Put. “In a derby opposite MC Alger, a track was packed. When we played Zamalek, a atmosphere was electric. And we shouldn’t forget a footballing adversary that exists between Algeria and Morocco. We know it’s going to be a wily compare to negotiate.”

Real aspirations
Put has already gifted a better in a vital final with Burkina Faso. Is he unfailing to humour a same predestine with USM? “I dream of lifting a Champions League prize with my players,” certified a European coach. “We initial need to get to a final, though. All Algerians merit this win, generally a club’s fans and president, who’s finished some good work, and a players, who are focused on their target. Algeria loves football, and God willing, we’ll make it to a final.”

The new pull for a FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 interconnected whichever bar eventually emerges winning in Africa with Mexican side Pachuca. The leader of that diversion will face a Copa Libertadores holder, and potentially Real Madrid in a final after that. The highway forward is still long, yet Put does not perspective it as an unfit dream.

“All coaches dream about holding on Real Madrid. It would be illusory to get to that point, yet we need to keep a feet on a ground. We have to initial validate for a final, and afterwards we can start meditative about a trophy. After that, we’ll be means to dream about a Club World Cup. In football, a manager needs to be ambitious.”

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2017/m=10/news=put-we-can-get-a-result-in-morocco-2915747.html