FRANCE 98 – France-Saudi Arabia – S. Al Jaber: “Zidane deserved to be sent off”

Sami AL JABER (9): “It was difficult to play against the French team after our full back was sent off. In my opinion, the sending off was unwarranted. In fact, Bixente LIZARAZU (3) should have got the card. I was really impressed by Thierry HENRY (12), a devil of a footballer. The French based their game on very good midfield players who spread the play and found open spaces. We gave away a second goal and started to make too many individual mistakes. I think that ZIDANE (10), even though I’m flattered that he has said nice things about me, deserved to be sent off. Now we are going to play SOUTH AFRICA with the pressure off. We’re really up for it and we’ll try to have a good time.”