In the penultimate tie of the round of 16, Morocco struck back against European and South American soccer powers. It was a welcome blow not just for Africa or for the Arab world but, above all, for a proud nation. OliverKay has more:
— more than 1,000 attempted passes over 120 minutes, but only a single shot on target in attack — but in mitigation they were up against a team whose unrelenting tenacity seemed to shock Luis Enrique and his players. “ Amrabat we know very well, but the No 8 didn’t stop running,” the Spain coach said. “He was outstanding. He must be feeling destroyed.”
Regragui suggested Luis Enrique was right. He said his entire team and staff felt emotionally and physically drained as they try to recover in time to playin the quarter-final on Saturday. “The players used up a lot of energy,” the Morocco coach said. “For a national team like ours, the adrenalin and the pressure is so intense. You want to go down in history, but that takes up a lot of energy.
Regragui was asked how he had managed to get Ziyech working so hard for the team. By encouraging him while also showing him the love that he craves, the coach said. “Some coaches say all players should be treated equally,” he said. “But Hakim is not just any other player. I show him a lot of love and respect because he needs it.”These players look like they would do anything for the Moroccan cause.
“Before this World Cup we had a lot of problems about guys born in Europe,” the coach said. “Sometimes people, including some journalists in this room, said, ‘These guys don’t love Morocco. Why not play with the guys born in Morocco?’ We showed the world that every Moroccan is Moroccan. When he comes with the national team, he wants to die, wants to fight.”Where to go next on
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