Under pressure Algeria coach defends Mahrez after Burkina Faso draw

Algeria scramble a late 2-2 draw and their star is questioned

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00:00 I don't like the idea of shooting everyone on a player like Riyad.

00:05 We don't rest on the player who scored two goals, we never rested on a player.

00:13 Even Riyad, we never rested on him.

00:15 You should look at your files, you'll see that we are a team, everyone offensively.

00:20 By the way, we say that the player weighs more on the left than on the right.

00:25 Riyad is a leader, he has proven himself.

00:31 Even recently, I don't let him play on his status, no one plays on a status at my house.

00:35 And I know he will have his importance in this competition.

00:39 As for my future projects, I will keep them for us.