Forced rest during this international truce, the banished of Vahid Halilhodzic take the opportunity to empty their bag. After Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Ajax Amsterdam right-back Noussair Mazraoui spoke on the show In the car with Andy and recounted in detail the incident which caused his quarrel with the Morocco coach and his ban since November 2020.
«Last year there was a problem. It was during the corona period (October 2020, editor’s note). Ajax did not let me go for selection, but Morocco wanted me to come because they had arranged everything well. They said I had to come. They even sent Ajax a letter and email. If you don’t show up, they can suspend you. In the end, Ajax gave their approval three or four days later. I was a little pissed off because I was supposed to have a few days off, I had done my schedule. But it was no longer possible so I went to Morocco. So I arrive three or four days late», Began the native of Leiderdorp, upset but full of good will… until the training session which changed everything.
The Bottle of Discord
«I went to Morocco and the coach was pissed off but I didn’t know it. I went to train, it was hot so we had a refreshment break every five minutes. At one point, I was no longer thirsty, so I didn’t drink. Then the coach came and said: ‘you have to drink’. I said: ‘I’m not thirsty, coach’. I said it very politely. He wanted to force me to drink, that doesn’t make sense. He insisted several times. So I responded politely at first then the tone got more and more aggressive», Continued Mazraoui.
Captain Romain Saïss then intervened. “He wanted to calm everyone down. He threw me a bottle of water. I picked up the water bottle, opened it, poured some water on the floor, closed it and threw it away because I wasn’t thirsty. The coach then fired me and that was the start of this shit.L’Ajacide then had a conversation with Halilhodzic. “Then I was angry, he was angry and I said to him: ‘I came after three or four days, then you kick me out in the first session. What am I doing here ?’ We had a conversation and I thought it was settled on my end. But apparently he still has a problem and I’ve only been called back once since», Lamented a bitter Mazraoui …
Mazraoui about the incident with Vahid pt1 pic.twitter.com/6J7dYoC71r
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