Morocco coach Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic, sent a message to fans of the “Lions of the Atlas” before facing Liberia, set for Monday night, in the qualifiers for the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
Halilhodzic said in a televised statement: “The current situation needs support and help, regardless of the many other issues surrounding the reality of the national team.”
He added: “The players are tired and exhausted after a hard and marathon season. They made an extraordinary effort, which I can attest, to follow them and my permanent residence with them in the camps ”.
He added: “Most of them are not in their best condition, however, we have overcome all difficulties, to be fully prepared against Liberia.”
He continued: “There is nothing better than the crowd that surrounds the players and supports them in this match.”
He continued: “You have to support the players who are going to Liberia because they think there is someone behind them in these situations, so I call on the public to be strong and support the group, to achieve a decisive victory in qualification process for the African Cup of Nations ”.
The Moroccan team suffered a disappointing 0-3 friendly defeat to the United States a few days ago, before beating South Africa 2-1 on Thursday in the first round of the African Cup qualifiers. of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast.
These results have sparked requests to sack Halilhodzic, ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, especially after the Bosnian coach caused the removal of Chelsea playmaker Hakim Ziyech from the Moroccan team.
Most media in Morocco agree that Liberia’s confrontation with the “Lions of the Atlas” is likely Halilhodzic’s last, as the Moroccan Football Association is expected to issue a decision to remove him after this match.
The obsession with the failure of the World Cup “Qatar 2022” was one of the main reasons driving the Moroccan Football Federation to make the decision to overthrow Khalilhodzic, as the “Lions of the Atlas” went through a technical crisis recently, which expressed by 2 of the group leaders.
And goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was the first to warn about it, when he warned of tactical slips, which must be corrected before the World Cup.
He was followed by Roman Sais, more strongly, who said in the current state of form, the Moroccan team will be the first to return from Qatar.
Source: agencies
Source: Arabic RT
