Those players have played 150-200 matches each so they should be able to provide more inputs to me at this moment than I can provide to them. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. Some of the others present, which included Oltmans himself, have been part of his coaching and support staff, or have worked with him as selectors or government observers. Spain beat Italy 3-0 to close in on World Cup spot. As the tempo picked up after the interval, Aaron Ramsey pushed further forward and had one shot tipped over and another diverted wide by keeper Heinz Lindner. ncia when he was in the academy and he’d train with the big players,” Villa said. ’Two early breaks in the third and Thiem made sure he would be able to celebrate his 24th birthday on Sunday with a win to extend his domination over the Frenchman to 6-0. We wanted to know why we had failed against countries ranked lower to us. Ireland coach Martin O’Neill had warned about “some exceptionally good talent” in Georgia’s team and the draw appeared to prove him right. Substitute Enock Mwepu netted Zambia’s third with two minutes left.