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By Martin Graham | 23rd Apr 2022
Hakim Ziyech would possibly perhaps maybe not be returning to the Morocco national group squad, in step with supervisor Vahid Halilhodzic.
Chelsea forward Ziyech alongside Ajax Amsterdam fullback Noussair Mazraoui are persona non grata to the Bosnian supervisor who has refused to starting up any doors of reconciliation between himself and both players.
In 2021, Halilhodzic accused Ziyech of feigning destroy when known as as a lot as the Atlas Lions squad in a international destroy. Halilhodzic then left him out of a September 2021 squad, claiming Ziyech become as soon as in search of to unbalance the group.
“The medical group made several examinations and mentioned he would possibly perhaps maybe perhaps play,” mentioned the Morocco boss at the time. “He then refused to warm up within the second half of because he become as soon as dissatisfied to be a change.
“For me, that compose of behaviour is unacceptable. You’re going to be in a region to’t cheat with the national group. It’s possible you’ll maybe perhaps be 100 per cent there or you would possibly perhaps maybe perhaps be not.”
Ziyech then announced his retirement from the Atlas Lions while inferring that the Bosnian supervisor become as soon as not being honest along with his feedback. Each of them reiterated their decisions when Morocco’s 2021 African Cup of Nations squad become as soon as announced.
The Atlas Lions reached the quarter-finals of that match without Ziyech and rep since gone on to rep a label for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this three hundred and sixty five days.
Halilhodzic, in an interview with a commercial television space in Croatia, Nova TV, become as soon as requested about his job as Morocco head coach and if there is a likelihood of the Chelsea man returning to the Atlas Lions.
“The participant who refuses to speak, who refuses to play, who fakes accidents, for me it’s a carried out memoir,” Halilhodzic mentioned.
“And then, when any individual behaves like this, for me this memoir is over and I don’t need to chat about it anymore. I’ve made this form of resolution.
“The real fact that any individual thinks otherwise is their industry.”
The Atlas Lions supervisor additionally acknowledged that the “national group is one thing sacred” which “doesn’t belong to the players (however) to the total of us”.
His feedback additionally utilized to Ajax’s Mazraoui, who become as soon as overlooked from the AFCON squad and announced that he’ll now not be answering any call so long as the Bosnian become as soon as to blame of the squad.
Halilhodzic’s feedback come after the pinnacle of the Moroccan soccer federation Fouzi Lekjaa mentioned final week that the doors of the national group remained “starting up to all Moroccan players, no matter their differences”.
Halilhodzic become as soon as additionally requested referring to the contemporary criticism he has got from Moroccans for his ways no matter his achievements of contemporary. “We’ll seek. Many unheard of things rep already took assign in my life … If any individual thinks otherwise that’s his industry.
“In the event that they don’t look like elated with me, it’s not the key time we separate”.
Morocco rep been drawn in Crew F and would possibly perhaps maybe perhaps face Croatia, Belgium and Canada in Qatar. Halilhodzic mentioned he considers 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia to be team favourites, however pledged that his group would attain the entire lot to beat them.
Martin Graham is an MFF sports creator