CORNERFLICK
club
Club
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Nation
LI
Club
CF
League
34
Age
DF
Position
3
Caps
1
Int'l goals
Lille
Club
Coupe de France
League
ALG
National team
// the read
The shape of him
Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.
// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor
The job
The last line of trust.
Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
34Years old
DefenderRole
// the cabinet
Honours
×2
// the closing word
Aïssa Mandi.Algeria · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
ALGDefenderLille