Lauren slammed his side's preparations (Allsport)

By PA Sport Staff

Arsenal star Lauren has 'done a Roy Keane' and blasted Cameroon's World Cup preparations.

Lauren reckons the travel chaos that delayed the Indomitable Lions' arrival in Japan by five days has hampered their chances of making progress.

"The way we travelled here was terrible," grumbled Lauren, ahead of his side's clash with Saudi Arabia in Saitama.

"The way that we prepared wasn't good enough to play for a tournament at the highest level like the World Cup."

Lauren chose not to single out anyone for blame of the travel farce which led to the Cameroon squad being delayed in Paris and in Thailand en route to the Far East.

But he added: "At the highest level you must prepare for the World Cup in a different way if you want to do something. It's just not good enough."

Despite his frustrations, the 25-year-old double winner with the Gunners is ready to put the problems behind him and reckons there is nothing wrong with morale in the Cameroon camp.

"I'm thinking about a win and we do have a great spirit," he said. "Everybody just wants to play."

The Saudis will be smarting after their 8-0 thrashing at the hands of Germany.

And Lauren added: "It may be dangerous to play them now after losing 8-0. They will want to show everybody they can win again. We know that and we will be trying to win the game."