On December 1, Beijing time, in the third round of Group F of the Qatar World Cup group match, the Canadian team played against Morocco.
Ziyech helped Morocco take the lead in the 4th minute of the opening, and then Ennesiri scored, and Agade blocked the opponent's cross into his own goal.
In the end, the Moroccan team defeated the Canadian team 2:1 and advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the group.
The picture shows players from both sides fighting for a header.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
(Qatar World Cup) Star of the day: Controversial hero Ziyech
China News Agency, Beijing, December 2nd, title: One Star Every Day: Controversial Hero Ziyech
China News Agency reporter Gao Kai
Morocco defeated Canada in the final round of the Qatar World Cup group stage and entered the top 16 of the World Cup after a lapse of 36 years.
Ziyech said: "This is a historic achievement, it's fantastic! We are very proud, I can only find such adjectives now."
The Moroccan core general who has always kept "playing cool" and not celebrating after scoring a goal, finally brought his excitement to the surface this time.
In Qatar, Morocco, which was not expected before the game, made great strides all the way under the surprised eyes of the people. It first drew with Croatia, the runner-up of the last cup, and beat Belgium in the second game, and beat Canada in the final round.
Team leader!
"Proud" as it should be.
What's more, Ziyech was directly involved in the key two goals. He used his personal ability to send an assist in the game against Belgium, and completed another goal in the last round.
In fact, Ziyech may be even less favored before the game than Morocco, which is not favored.
On December 1, Beijing time, in the third round of Group F of the Qatar World Cup group match, the match between the Canadian team and the Morocco team officially started.
The picture shows the moment when a Moroccan player (white) scores a goal.
As a former Ajax "demon star", before being selected for the current Morocco national team, Ziyech had not started for the national team for 1236 consecutive days.
In the club, Ziyech has also struggled since his transfer in 2020 and has become a marginal player for Chelsea.
Ziyech's childhood was accompanied by poverty, coupled with the loss of his father when he was young, his sensitive and rebellious personality "derailed" directly in adolescence, skipped school and drank alcohol, and scolded coaches and teammates in the youth training team... He is still unruly after landing in the professional league , Zeng asked for a public transfer due to unwillingness to give up No. 10, and quit the Moroccan national team at the beginning of this year due to disagreements with the coach...
In contrast, Ziyech's talent and talent, he has no obvious physical advantage as a midfielder, excellent technology, strong vision and creativity enable Ziyech to move closer to his idol Zidane, and was crowned With the title of "Midfield Magician".
The 29-year-old Ziyech has been involved in various awards very early. Born in the Netherlands as a Moroccan immigrant, he was selected as the "Oranje" in 2015, but withdrew because he "felt underappreciated". In 2016, Ziyech He chose to play for his parents' home country, Morocco.
Due to a conflict with the team's previous meritorious coach, the Bosnian Halilovic, the two were almost in the same situation. At the beginning of this year, Ziyech willfully withdrew from his second national team.
But just before the World Cup, the Moroccan Football Association made a magical decision-fire Halilovic and re-recruit Ziyech into the team.
On December 1, Beijing time, in the third round of Group F of the Qatar World Cup group match, the Canadian team played against Morocco.
Ziyech helped Morocco take the lead in the 4th minute of the opening, and then Ennesiri scored, and Agade blocked the opponent's cross into his own goal.
In the end, the Moroccan team defeated the Canadian team 2:1 and advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the group.
The picture shows a Morocco player (white) tackles.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
"It's definitely not plug-and-play, it's a complicated model, and you need to study and understand the 'instruction manual' carefully." Some fans once commented on Ziyech. Maybe it is true. Ziyech who "does not work well" is a "disaster". But the current Ziyech is powerful and amazing in execution.
"Many people say that Ziyech is a difficult player to manage. I have a different opinion. When you give him enough love and confidence, he is even willing to die for you to repay the trust." Current Morocco coach Reglagui Say so.
In fact, for a period of time, whether in the club or the national team, Ziyech’s experience of the game is a fact, and he can still maintain the state of "come and fight" in the predicament, and finally break out at the right time. Ziyech's confidence.
Maybe he is not destined to be a "hero" in the traditional sense, but his performance in Qatar is enough to show that Ziyech is destined to shine hard.
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