The "strategic piece" is Morocco's hope against Spain... His experience in Andalusia is a source of strength
If the Moroccan national football team reached the final price of the FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar, it owes this in large part to the "strategic piece", the center of its attack, Youssef Nusairi, in the "patch" of its coach, Walid Rekragui.
"Every player has a specific role in the team. There are players who sacrifice, and I would like you to talk about the striker (Youssef) Al-Nusairi, who is making a great effort and his value is known only by high-level coaches in football." This was Regragui's response to a question from a journalist about the great role of the players. The middle Soufiane Amrabat and Salim Amlah in the achievement of Morocco.
Al-Nasiri has suffered from harsh criticism this season, in light of his declining form after recovering from an injury.
He failed to impose himself again in the lineup of the Andalusian team, as he was preferred by Rafa Mir, and the disappointing results of the latter, who occupies eighth place in La Liga, overshadowed the "Moroccan Lion".
He scored only two goals in various competitions this season, and they were in the Champions League competition: the goal of honor in the summer goal, Borussia Dortmund (1-4) in the third round, then opened the scoring against Copenhagen (3-0) in the penultimate fifth round.
He did not score in 10 LaLiga matches and one in the domestic cup competition.
Al-Rakraki defended Al-Nusairi before the World Cup, after voices rose, calling for his exclusion, at least from the starting line-up, and giving the opportunity to Abdul-Razzaq Hamdallah, the Saudi Jeddah Al-Ittihad striker.
Even before announcing the preliminary squad of 55 players, the coach confirmed that En-Nesyri would be in the World Cup.
Regragui was well aware of what he was saying. The striker, born on June 1, 1997 in the city of Fez, has done well so far in Qatar.
In the last match against Canada, he was the reason for his country's opening goal when he pressed goalkeeper Milan Burian, forcing him to dodge him, as the ball reached him and Ziyash played it, falling into the empty goal (4).
He scored the second goal when he slipped behind the Canadian defense following a wonderful pass from Hakimi, which he finished with a powerful shot from inside the area to the left of the goalkeeper (23), then scored a goal that was ruled out by the referee for offside (45 + 3).
- “He is indispensable in the line-up.” - Al-Rakraki said: “No one can appreciate Al-Nusairi's talent except for coaches like me. for his services in the squad.
A graduate of the Mohammed VI Academy in the Moroccan city of Sale, which deals with young talents, he hit hard in the three matches of the Atlas Lions in the World Cup in Qatar, heading in the last match against Canada with a goal of his sixteenth in 53 international matches, and became the first Moroccan player to score in two consecutive editions after he was shaken Spain's net in the third and last round of the group stage in the Russia 2018 edition.
Al-Nusiri equalized with Abd al-Razzaq Khairy, Salah al-Din Basir and Abd al-Jalil Hedda Camacho, who each scored two goals in the world championship with the first double in the 1986 edition, and the second and third in the 1998 edition.
Since he set foot in Spain, the "Atlas Lion" Al-Nusairi has slowly climbed the ranks armed with focus and hard work until, thanks to his goals and efforts in the stadiums, he has become a key element in his Seville squad and the focus of interest for many clubs in the old continent.
Al-Nusairi confirmed that he was "proud" of scoring in two different versions of the World Cup, after he scored against Spain in the 2018 World Cup, then Canada in the current version.
He added, "I dedicate this achievement to my family and everyone who supported me. I was the first to be criticized and questioned about my abilities, but praise be to God, the result appeared and proved to everyone that I deserve to play for the national team."
He continued, "Some of those who criticized my joining the Lions now praise my abilities and effectiveness with the Moroccan national team. I do not criticize much except for the construction, because I want to develop and improve, but I work hard and professionally in order to prove my capabilities and respond to criticism on the field through my effort and the decisive goals." that I record.
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