Sebastian Tounekti has called for a stronger mentality from his national side Tunisia following a poor performance during the international break…
The Celtic winger featured in their 1-1 draw with Uganda, following on from a poor World Cup from Tunisia.
Tounekti started on the left and played 69 minutes as Tunisia began their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign by surrendering an early advantage.
The 24-year-old acknowledged that the appointment of Mouine Chaabani has brought another period of tactical adjustment but insisted that cannot alter Tunisia’s expectations on home soil.
“It’s a new coach, we’ve been together for two days, so it’s normal that it takes a little bit of time,” Tounekti said. “But when you play at home, you have to win every game.”
He added: “We cannot be afraid when you’re at home in Tunisia. That’s the mentality, you have to be together, and you cannot be afraid.”
It is surprising to hear Tounekti make a claim about mentality given some common misconceptions about him from some Celtic supporters. Clearly he is someone that takes results to heart and wants to do better.
Tounekti will no doubt be eager to get rhythm into his game while on international duty to assist him with his toils at Celtic. The Tunisian attacker has frustrated and it is hoped that he can kick on this season, especially given the return of Jota in the coming weeks.
And with Yang returning from the Asian Cup in a few weeks Tounekti may live to regret not making more on an impression on the Celtic coaching staff and indeed the Celtic supporters during the past few weeks when he was given his chance by Martin O’Neill without much success.
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