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sport">“His behavior in the last two games, especially the last one, was not what it should be for a player of the national team, who as a leader of the team has to be a positive role model,” said Halilhodzic.
sport">“He arrived late and even refused to work afterwards. There was no point in talking about it afterwards, as a coach I had already seen the answer. For me, the national team is above all else, no one can hold the team hostage.”
sport">According to Halilhodzic, the Chelsea player faked an injury at the beginning of June because he did not want to play in a friendly against Ghana. “The medical staff did several tests and said he could play. He then refused to warm up in the second half because he was disappointed that he was a substitute,” said the national coach.
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National coach Vahid Halilhodzic
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sport">“For the first time in my career as a coach, I have seen behavior that disappoints me. A player who refuses to play a match, albeit a friendly match, on the pretext that he is injured. That kind of behavior is unacceptable to me. You can’t cheat on the national team. You’re either 100 percent with it or you’re not.”
sport">Morocco will face Sudan on Thursday.
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