Rohr: I will think about my future

Coach of Gabon during the African Cup of Nations, Gernot Rohr returned to Football.fr on the Elimination of Panthers in the quarterfinals against Mali. Not evading any subject, the former coach of OGC Nice spoke of his future, the final Ivory Coast, Zambia scheduled for Sunday, and the statements of Daniel Cousin, not kind about it.

Football.fr: Gernot, after nearly a week, do you have digested the elimination of Gabon against Mali in the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations?
Gernot Rohr: Yes, it is digested.

How were you received by the people after this elimination?
It has been praised across the street. Gabon's population is happy to have been in the quarterfinals of the CAN home. People want to take pictures with us to commemorate this moment.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon was the best of the competition but saw his shot on goal stopped by the doorman Mali ...
He made a very good despite the penalty miss CAN which has dire consequences. It happens to everyone. We do not want it. He has had the courage to take sometimes because some do not want to go. He is still young, it was his first African Cup of Nations while some Zambians had 3 or 4 behind them. This bodes well for the future.

"The Cousin about only look at him"

Daniel Cousin was criticized after the elimination, of getting him out after 70 minutes of play and can not understand some of your choices. An answer?
His only concern about him. I take my responsibilities. I assume. I felt it was no longer able to help us late in the game so I took it out. I will not go into the controversies of this kind. He came from behind. We worked hard to get him back in the team that I was publicly criticized for a time (in October, ed.) Then blame me today to get him out. It's really anything ...

Seen from France, it seems that there has been a great popular success around the two host countries, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Yes it is sure that the popular enthusiasm did much to make this festive CAN. The correct course of two host countries also added to the fervor. The purpose of all this is that there was joy, the beautiful game and fair play. We experienced no competition with 0-0, it is quite extraordinary. I hope the final will be in good order.

Precisely, the Ivorians were expected in the final, just under the Zambians ...
It's good to see that Zambia does not have big stars in their ranks managed to reach the final. She is an exemplary course, this is the real surprise. For its part, the Ivory Coast has posted an impressive and rigorous defense has conceded no goals. I think it vindicates those who advocate a defensive unit as a base to win this tournament. This will be an opposition of style: liveliness, team play against big personalities but still manage to make a good team. It has, through the final lessons of this CAN, because the big players are up to that if they play as a team. Players Championship minors can only compete with the great individuals when they play as a team, they outdo themselves.

"Some of my players earn only 300 euros per month"

This desire and this group have done just your strength during this CAN, with few players known to the public ...
This is also true that we were a mix of genres. There is half of the workforce plays in Gabon and a part that is amateur, winning just 300 euros per month. But they behaved well, were uninhibited and played as a team. They are in progress and I hope these boys here will soon have a professional outcome. They deserve anyway.

Will you be at the head of Gabon in the upcoming qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations in 2013 that start in September?
I am out of contract. I'll think about it quietly. Take stock in hindsight. I'll see if after the CAN pursue this adventure I might be interested or not. Players have become dear to me. We finished undefeated between friendlies and CAN. This is a good basis for future deadlines.

A word about the new qualification system for the CAN 2013 which will play a knockout ...
He had, in a short time, make a new system. There is a preliminary round and a draw and away matches so anything is possible. The Gabonese team has proven that she should be afraid of anyone. There is the confidence to go even further than the quarterfinals.