The Belgian-Moroccan-Chilean winger Nayel Mehssatou, debutant in the adult ‘Roja’, valued the atmosphere in the team: “everyone has tried to help me and speak to me in Spanish and English”
He played the 90 minutes and saved the debut with personality. The Belgian-Moroccan-Chilean winger, Nayel Mehssatou, it premiered on Monday with the senior Chilean team, specifically in the 2-0 loss to South Korea in Daejeon.
The KV Kortrijk player from Belgium left his European training reflected on the pitch: he played neatly, without messing up either the mark or the projection.
In his first impressions after the debut in the adult ‘Roja’ -he had played in the Under 17 team-, Mehssatou declared to the team’s official channels that “first of all I’m a little disappointed with the result, I think we all wanted to win the first match”.
“I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE DEBUT IN THE SELECTION”#SportsCenter Nayel Mehssatou spoke after its premiere with #LaRoja in the fall with #South Korea: “We hope to continue working and be better in the next game”. pic.twitter.com/3jd4u9iTMO
— ESPN Chile (@ESPNChile) June 7, 2022
“But we played against a good team, it wasn’t easy and they had a lot of fans. Personally I’m very happy for having debuted in the national team,” he added.
Continuing the analysis of the clash with the South Koreans, the 21-year-old right-back said that “we played good football in the first half and in the second it was more difficult with the red card at the beginning, but we had several chances. We hope to continue working and we hope to be better in the next game”.
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Already preparing the premiere in the Kirin Cup against Tunisia ???????? #VamosLaRoja pic.twitter.com/9Oo4kofbn8
– Chilean National Team (@LaRoja) June 7, 2022
As for the reception he has had in the team led by Eduardo Berizzo, the native of Brussels pointed out that “my first day was very good, everyone has tried to help me and speak to me in Spanish and English. They have made an effort. Ben speaks English to me and the coach speaks a little French too, so they were very nice to me.”
Mehssatou and the rest of the national squad are now preparing for this Friday’s game against Tunisia, in the first match of the Kirin Cup in Japan.