The "Atlas Lions" warned of the Spanish media...and advised Rekragui not to exaggerate in defense

Al-Bataeh coach: I am confident that Morocco will defeat Spain.. Hamdallah's call-up is a "mistake".

• Said Schakhit.

• An ideal atmosphere in the camp of the Moroccan national team, led by Walid Regragui.

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The coach of the Al-Bataeh team, Moroccan Saeed Shakhit, expected that his country's national team would decide its match with Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup "Qatar 2022" in its original time.

Shakhit told Emirates Today: "I do not expect (the Atlas Lions) to beat Spain. Rather, I am confident that this matter will be achieved and we see Morocco in the quarter-finals as the first achievement of an Arab team in the World Cup to reach that stage of the tournament."

He added: «My confidence in winning stems from several things, most notably the great morale of the Moroccan players. I am in daily contact with many of them, and everyone assures me that they will win against Spain, and the other thing is that the Moroccan team plays distinguished offensive football, and these roles of the championship need For teams with these abilities, as there is no other way for these matches but to win.

He added: «What I hope is that the players, the audience and the technical staff will not be affected by the negative energy attempts that the Spanish media, their coach and players are trying to export to the Moroccan team, and the constant talk about its level and strength. In doing so, it would be a disaster.”

Regarding the criticism directed at Moroccan coach Walid Regragui regarding his readings of the match, and the changes he makes without achieving the required technical addition, Saeed Chakhit said: “Frankly speaking, those criticisms of the coach were right in many of them. We saw in the Canada match in particular this. The matter is being achieved. The coach asked the players to retreat for a full 45 minutes to defend to maintain the two-goal difference, although the strength of the Moroccan team always appears in the advanced offensive pressure, thanks to the 4-1-4-1 method that Regragui pursues.

He added, "We succeeded in that way against Croatia and Belgium, and in the first half against Canada, thanks to which the image of the Moroccan team on the field was much better, and it was in control of the entire course and course of the match."

He continued, "The nature of the Moroccan players' performance makes them more proficient in the offensive aspect, in contrast to the defensive method, simply because we are not good at counter-attacks, and our advantage depends more on the collective in the opponent's half of the stadium."

He continued, "For this reason, I advise the coach to enhance his method of attacking the Moroccan national team, and not to think about the retreating defense at all, because in that case we will face several problems with the Spanish national team, especially as it is better characterized by the offensive side, and has some problems on the defensive side."

Regarding the level of Abdul Razeq Hamdallah with the Lions in the World Cup, Al-Bataeh coach said: “With all honesty, thank God, he did not achieve the required addition to the Moroccan national team at the level of the minutes in which he appeared in the Lions shirt.”

He added: «With all honesty, the coach was not convinced of choosing Hamdallah, and also the president of the Royal University, but the public and media pressures on the two prompted them to include the player, and if I see that a player like Youssef Sari or Sufyan Rahimi is much better than Hamdallah, whose performance is not commensurate with the game. Fast and strong in the World Cup.

 Bassir: "The key" to Morocco's victory is in the middle of the field

The former Moroccan international player, Salah El-Din Bassir, said that the “Atlas Lions” and Spain have equal chances of crossing the round of 16.

He added to "Emirates Today": "We cannot give one team preference over the other, because we are facing a very equal match, even if Spain is the world champion in the 2010 edition."

He added: «What makes the match equal is that the majority of the Moroccan national team players have grown up since their youth in leading European clubs, and they compete with each other in major leagues, and thus they have become experienced in facing such players, and in any tournament».

He added, “The key to winning that match will be in the middle of the field. If the stars of the Moroccan national team improve their control and grip on that area, they will have an advantage over the course of the game in general, especially since the Spanish national team is one of the teams that are good at possession and constant pressure on them will deprive them of their most important advantage.” ».

Saeed Schakhit:

"Moroccan players are better at attacking, not defensively."

"Public and media pressures behind Hamdallah's inclusion in the national team."

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