Marco Tardelli made comments to the Egyptian press following Egypt's impressive victory against Cameroon in the qualifiers for World Cup 2006. In them he stated that he will not be counting on Mido any more, and that he has a young team with a fighting spirit capable of winning matches. He also thanked the fans who supporting the team with great passion to see them through the difficult match

Italian coach, Marco Tardelli introduced two new faces into Egypt's crucial game with Cameroon, in Rami Adel and Amro Zaki, who both did very well in the game. After the impressive victory against the Indomitable Lions and the superb performance of the newcomers in the Egyptian squad, Egypt's manager Marco Tardelli said that he will not count on Mido anymore.

A delighted Tardelli spoke to Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Gomhoreya After Egypt's victory over Cameroon.

"We deserved to win. The players were determined to succeed, we needed this victory to keep in the race for a World Cup 2006 ticket.

"I am impressed with the performance of my team. We controlled the game most of the time, created many goal scoring opportunities and scored three goals."

Regarding Egyptian star Mido, Tardelli said: "Mido didn't join us in any of the four games that we have played so far. I am not counting on him anymore. Any coach in my situation would act similarly."

Regarding the two goals that Egypt conceded, Tardelli said: "We must not think about these goals for a long time. We have won the game and defeated Cameroon which is the most important thing.

"I am optimistic now after defeating Cameroon. We have a young team that is full of fighting spirit. We can, with this spirit, beat any team in the group."

About the future, the managed added: "All future games are important. The competition is tough but everything is possible with good planning.

"I want to thank all the fans who stood by the team. For those who criticised me before the game, I have no comment".

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