Great Expectations
INTERVIEW: Djamel Belmadi GREAT EXPECTATIONS QATAR ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA AS THE NEWLY CROWNED GULF CUP CHAMPIONS HOPING TO BUILD ON THEIR RUN TO THE QUARTER- FINALS AT THE AFC ASIAN CUP IN 2011. AND HELMED BY COACH DJAMEL BELMADI WHO HAS ENJOYED STELLAR SUCCESS IN FOUR YEARS IN QATARI FOOTBALL, OPTIMISM IS HIGH AHEAD OF THE CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN JANUARY. By: Daniel Pordes • Photos: World Sport Group AFC QUARTERLY 59 INTERVIEW: Djamel Belmadi ver since former Marseille Australia who are the hosts, Japan and Korea goal conceded. Far Left Belmadi was Left Belmadi previously led Top Belmadi guided Qatar qualification campaign in 1996 before Qatar appointed Qatar coach in Qatar’s Lekhwiya to back-to- to victory in the 2014 Gulf midfielder Djamel Belmadi Republic, that they have the expectation to win Belmadi’s success with the reserve side March 2014. back Qatar Stars League titles. Cup. finally advanced to the knockout stage for the landed in Qatar to take up his the title. resulted in his appointment to the helm of the first time in 2000 in Lebanon where they were first managerial role in 2010 “Australia are playing at home in front of their senior team, taking over from interim coach eliminated in the quarter-finals by China. at just 34 years of age, the fans, Japan are defending champions and want Thani in March following disappointment in the draws against Indonesia and Morocco before a with home side Saudi Arabia in the final Group stage exits followed in 2004 and Algerian coach has proved to win once more, and also there is Korea who 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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