{"id":780766,"date":"2024-01-23T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=780766"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:36:03","slug":"didier-zokora-attacks-the-culprit-of-the-humiliation-of-ivory-coast-he-is-rubbish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/afcon-2023\/didier-zokora-attacks-the-culprit-of-the-humiliation-of-ivory-coast-he-is-rubbish","title":{"rendered":"Didier Zokora attacks the culprit of the humiliation of Ivory Coast: \u201cHe is rubbish\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>The resounding 4-0 defeat suffered by the Elephants of C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire against the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea in the third group match of the Afcon 2023 went very badly. Ivorian legend Didier Zokora did not mince his words to express his dissatisfaction.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/afcon-2023\/afcon-2023-a-fight-breaks-out-after-the-humiliation-of-ivory-coast\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"780697\">Equatorial Guinea&#8217;s Nzalang Nacional inflicted a memorable humiliation on Ivory Coast 4-0. <\/a>Emilio Nsu\u00e9 scored twice, bringing his goal tally to 5 after a hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau. A figure which places him at the top of the ranking of the best scorers of the Afcon 2023. C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, with a failing midfield, an attack lacking inspiration and a defense in disarray, has never shown signs of strength against Equatorial Guinea, an opponent who, according to Zokora, was not as formidable as it seemed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As millions of Ivorians face the heaviness of this colossal 4-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea, Zokora&#8217;s disappointment is particularly deep. The Maestro, as he is affectionately called, struggles to accept that the Elephants no longer control their destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Didier Zokora exposes the incompetence of Jean-Louis Gasset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Didier Drogba, the other Didier, the one the Ivorians nickname Maestro, followed with bitterness the slap inflicted by Equatorial Guinea. In a frank video after the match and transcribed by the local media, sport-ivoire.ci, Zokora clearly blamed the Ivorian coach, Jean Louis Gasset.<em> \u201cI think the players are the image of the coach because the coach is very bad,\u201d<\/em> first remarked the former Tottenham midfielder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Zokora Didier d\u00e9monte Gasset : <br><br>\u00ab Cette d\u00e9faite est une humiliation pour la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire de perdre 4-0  \u00e0 domicile. Je pense que les joueurs sont \u00e0 l\u2019image du coach.<br><br>Pour moi le coach est tr\u00e8s nul, il n\u2019a pas de CV, il n\u2019a rien gagn\u00e9 en France, partout et il vient prendre\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MepP1SiMME\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/MepP1SiMME<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Le Media 100Filtre (@lemedia100filtr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lemedia100filtr\/status\/1749775378460074382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Didier Zokora&#8217;s criticism extends beyond the immediate disappointment of defeat. The legend trained at Asec Mimosa targeted Gasset&#8217;s unimpressive record and completely undermined it. <em>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have a CV, he hasn\u2019t won anything at the club or even anywhere. &#8220;,<\/em> he added. According to him, entrusting such a crucial match to a coach with an unimpressive pedigree was a blatant lack of respect for the efforts made by the Ivorian state to ensure the team&#8217;s success. Zokora evokes in this case, Gasset&#8217;s inability to change the course of the game in the second half. <em>\u201cA match that is important, the State has put in place the means for the team to get as far as possible. Losing like that is humiliating. It\u2019s a lack of respect for C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire,\u201d <\/em>he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Zokora\" class=\"wp-image-780768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/GEH-JSvWMAAVfoA-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gasset himself designates himself responsible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivory Coast must now wait and wait for luck to turn in its favor, hoping to finish among the four best thirds in order to continue the adventure. The Elephants, who lost against Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, recorded a victory, which can allow them today to continue the CAN 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gasset\" class=\"wp-image-780739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Gasset.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But after the humiliation suffered against Equatorial Guinea, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/afcon-2023\/afcon-2023-jean-louis-gasset-names-the-culprit-for-the-humiliation-of-ivory-coast\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"780728\">Jean Louis Gasset, coach of Ivory Coast, designated himself as solely responsible for this heavy defeat. <em>\u201cI<\/em><\/a><em>n life, there are sometimes matches that turn into nightmares, matches where everything seems linked. We conceded a goal in the first half on the opponent&#8217;s only opportunity, even though we had control of the game, we had opportunities, it&#8217;s already a bit hard. In the second half, the same scenario. We are dominant\u2026 the opportunities present themselves to us and it is ultimately the opponent who scores. We call this the disaster scenario. When you are a club or national team coach, you are responsible for results. Today the result was catastrophic. So of course, I am the first to be responsible. \u00bb,<\/em> blurted the French technician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Didier Zokora&#8217;s scathing criticism of Jean Louis Gasset&#8217;s coaching following Ivory Coast&#8217;s 4-0 debacle against Equatorial Guinea at Afcon 2023. 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