Adel Taarabt the killjoy? The international (30 caps, 4 goals) let go during a live Twitter with Soccer 212. He particularly criticized the way the Moroccan team played during the last World Cup, which nevertheless achieved a remarkable course which led it to the semi-finals.
Adel Taarabt, who now plays on the side of Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates), obviously did not miss the epic of the Atlas Lions at the end of last year during the World Cup in Qatar. He first acknowledged the incredible range of the Rouge et Vert course: “With this World Cup, they made everyone agree. The whole world no longer sees Morocco in the same way. The guys, they gave it their all.” Before giving its opinion on the game proposed by the formation of Walid Regragui
: “It was practically playing with a bus. You were expecting a counterattack. I haven’t seen a team from Morocco dominate. Yes, they were very well in place. They did an exceptional job. We can’t say anything. But I think they can play a lot more. Hakimi, I would like to see him play like at PSG when he overflows, he takes the whole corridor. At the World Cup, he was playing right back” regretted the former Queen Park Rangers player.
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Taarabt calls for another style of play
“I think you can no longer have an identity. When you see the match against theSpain, it was 72 to 28 (of possession, editor’s note). Afterwards, there was a need for a result like this. But I think with the players you have… They played with guts. But in terms of playing, creating chances, I think Morocco still have to do better.”
proclaimed the former nugget of Moroccan football. Words ultimately not so surprising for a player who dazzled our eyes with his silky technique throughout his unfortunately erratic career. His staunchest detractors will no doubt say that he retained a hint of bitterness at not having been part of the adventure in Qatar, despite having been recalled a few months earlier under the era Vahid Halihodzic (the former coach). But IHowever, he displayed his optimism about the future of the selection, and in particular with regard to the quality of play so dear to him: “In a year, a year and a half, I think Morocco will still play much better.
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