Mahrez on Nouhou Tolo “I’m used to playing against very big defenders and we’ll see tomorrow if he’s a great defender”

Nkwain Desmond March 25th, 2022, 12:47 am

Algerian and Manchester City winger Riyard Mahrez will battle it out against Nouhou Tolo when the two teams meet on Friday.

Mahrez on Nouhou Tolo “I’m used to playing against very big defenders and we’ll see tomorrow if he’s a great defender” — Riyard Mahrez in action for Algeria in the 2021 Afcon @gettyimages

Nouhou Tolo wowed many fans during the AFCON 2021 tournament where he produced an outstanding defensively display.
His best performance of the tournament came in the semi finals where he made Egyptian Forward Mohammed Salah look like an amateur for 120 minutes, a match they went onto to loose on penalty shoutout.

Nouhou Tolo will have to stand another test when Cameroon meets Algeria in the play offs today as he will be playing on the flank of one of Premier Leagues best dribblers, Riyard Mahrez.

When asked about the the player, here is what Mahrez hard to say

“He’s a great defender who may be used to extinguishing wingers. Well, I’m used to playing against very big defenders every weekend and we’ll see tomorrow if he’s a great defender, said Riyadh Mahrez. What happened at the NPC is a thing of the past. We must learn from this. We come here with our qualities to make a good match and win. »