Brazil 2014 World Cup 2014: Ivory Coast will be based in Sao Paulo

Ivory Coast's National footbal team playTuesday, Sabri Lamouchi, Elephants coach led his first press conference of the year. before an audience of journalists, the Franco- Tunisian technician exposed part of the program of Côte d’ Ivoire ahead the upcoming World Cup. We learned that the band including Didier Drogba will be based in Sao Paulo.

“Our base camp is quite far (from the venues of the matches), admitted the former midfielder. But other nations are much farther than us. […]Ivoirians do not know mujch about the reality there: the complexity and vastness of this country. We should also take into account the temperature difference between the North and the South of Brazil. […] No nation has its base camp in the North (where Drogba and co will play two matches, Editor’s note) because it will get very hot,” he said.

Regarding friendlies, Lamouchi said that his team will play two games to keep the physical freshness before the start of the competition. However, opponents have not yet been determined.
“The preparation is going to be in two parts and will be highly personalized. It will probably take place in the south of Europe, most likely in southern Portugal, where people speak the Brazilian language alongside the ocean and a temperate climate. We will play only two friendlies. It will be important, I think, to have the physical freshness. Brazil is very large; we will have logistical problems and will move very often.”


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