Facing an audience of journalists admiring the path traveled by the national team during the 2022 World Cup, Walid Regragui did not give in to despondency and displayed his fighting spirit, despite the defeat conceded once morest the French world champions, this Wednesday, December 14 on the lawn of the Al Bayt stadium.
“My players put a lot of heart into the battle. The image they gave of our national team in the world is worth a victory” said the national coach. “We were on the pace. Despite the fatigue, the players gave the maximum”.
That said, Walid Regragui is aware that this France team was not invincible. “I think we made them doubt at times and already, for us, it’s extraordinary” he emphasizes. “But the step was a bit too high for us physically. We had too many injured players.”
A good loser, Mr. Regragui did not fail to congratulate his opponents in the evening. “It’s a great team, with few things they are able to win”. But the breeder’s competitive streak took over at the time of regret “this goal conceded quickly which gave even more certainty to the France team to stay in its scheme”.
An expected and dreaded pattern. The one where the Blues do not make possession an obsession, leaving it to Morocco to play the game to better counter it. “We said if they let us have the ball, we would take it. We did but we made too many technical errors in the first half” explained the coach.
“In the second period, we were more skilful, we lost fewer balls, we caused them problems by creating a lot of situations but we were not decisive in the 30 meters. We wanted to score to put them in doubt.” he continues.
Minds turned to the small final once morest Croatia, Saturday, December 17, Walid Regragui promises that Morocco’s epic in this World Cup is only one further step towards consistency in high performance. “We will continue to work to come back stronger. We will have to be regular to show that our journey was not an accident.” he concludes.
