How Morocco Became So Good At Football
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2023
- In September 2010, Morocco were ranked 95th in the FIFA World Rankings and 24th in Africa, having failed to qualify for a third successive FIFA World Cup - and they made that four with failure to qualify in 2014.
Fast forward to 2023, and Morocco rank 11th in the FIFA World Rankings and 1st in Africa, having become the first African national team to reach a World Cup semi final in Qatar in 2022.
So in this documentary, HITC Sevens takes a look at Morocco's stunning rise, how it happened, and whether the best could still be yet to come. - Sport
The portrayal of Morocco as a defensive team here and elsewhere isn’t really fair because they played good passing football at the World Cup. They would set up deep, but when they won the ball in deep areas they played a short passing game and took a lot of risks, often giving it to Amrabat in crowded midfield positions and passing it back to Bounou the goalkeeper who’d try to pass it to his teammates under pressure himself, and would often transition from defence to attack by playing several quick short passes through the opposition press
i would advise people to go watch the 2-1 friendly with brazil, it literally disapprove anything about morocco being only a defensive team
Their game against france is a great example lf this, when they went down they showed some of the best football in the WC
Lies again? BMO USD SGD
you're good at football bro .. few people who understands football as you are.
I wholly agree
Actually, It's a fair attempt at "shedding a light" on the latest craze and "discovery" of WC QATAR 2022. Nice try but lacking depth and lacking history. Clearly the author has either forgot or neglected to go way before the 2000s missing in the process the rich history of moroccan football dating way way back before wwII.
It is nice to and commandable to cover the subject of Moroccan National Team but the title is not doing moroccan football (or the video for that matter) any justice. Morocco has always been amongst the first african nations to shed a light on the discipline and the talents in a continent that had half a spot in the world cup competition, meaning that Morocco (and most of Africa) has always been good (better) in football but was never given a real chance in the world stage by other "worldly" (mainly european decision makers).
There is so much to be said about the subject matter but it is understable that the video (and commentary) lack so much depth and historical facts.
They play the best form of attack in international football, fluid, non positional and free flowing, Skillful dribbles and risky passing, players move anywhere they want on the pitch to form creative combinations, a Relationalism form of football that Brazil use to play in the past
Underrated comment ! You clearly get football mate !
Ironically, that’s how they won against Brazil. Morocco just lacks a killer 9. But the youth that’s coming up is scary.
@@harrybarry5224 Ilyès el housni or Amine Adil i think can solve the problem. In the short term Cheddira can come good too
@@harrybarry5224 hopefully we show improvement on that aspect
@@harrybarry5224 true
I didn't really get into football until watching Morocco during this world cup so the atlas lions will always have a place in my heart
i never really got into football till watching Canada at the 2026 World Cup
@@12thMandalorianfunny boi
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330 oh no! so you're saying Morocco is exploiting the resources of European countries? damn that's crazy blud
@@believeinbuffalo Yep, they’re. But don’t be surprised by it. Arabs conquered Northern Africa ages ago, colonized it and never left. The king of Morocco is of that heritage and still rules over the country. It’s their second nature, apparently, but nobody is allowed to say as it is.
Look how they’re over represented in the crime stats in The Netherlands and Belgium, f.e.. But ssshhhh, never mention that. It would get them upset.
I can see Morocco becoming a powerhouse in both the men's and women's game in the next 5-10 years, the progress of youth development and the pathway to becoming professional is a huge factor for rising stars on both sides to gain so much experience.
You give us too much credit. We are still far off
@@monkeydluffy8225no we Aint are you delusional ? You realised that we litteraly qualified to the quarter finals ? We moroccans are just Negative on everything
@@theanimeworld8 he is right you know unless we get the afcon title in 2023 or in 2025 we will still be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind
@@monkeydluffy8225 probably not there players are not that good. Idk how they beat Portugal and Spain honestly
So to be a powerhouse in 5-10 years, I'm guessing you can name some youngsters who will be some powerhouse players?
Morroco is one of my favourite respective national men's teams ever and their club football is on the rise as well as talents and rising talents as well as performing their best ever FIFA World Cup by creating a history by being the first African nation to go up to the semi final stage,good friends!!!Wow!!!I can see them slowly dominating the African football even though,they did peak at their best during the 1970's and 1980's and maybe,the world football through their club football,good friends!!!LONG LIVE,MORROCO AND MORROCAN FOOTBALL!!!🇲🇦
Thank you my friend, we appreciate it, welcome to Morocco anytime.
@@fhirvhdyg5gjyefhitzaphgbiu748 You are welcome and thanks for appreciating me,good friend!!!Thanks for welcoming me there and I would come there in near future,good friend!!!:-D
@@depekthegreat359 ❤️❤️👍👍
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@fhirvhdyg5gjyefhitzaphgbiu748 Yeah, but just not ever marry a Moroccan girl, because we know what you think about kufar in the end. Hypocrite.
I genuinely hope that Morrocco can create enough of a challenge to the African establishment to force improvements elsewhere on the continent
One could argue that Morocco is indeed part of the African establishment, look at the Moroccan clubs' results in the African Champions League and the Confederation Cup in the last 10-15 years
That will hopefully produce the 1st African WC winners!
@@anash7 with Wydad winning the African Champions League in 2022
Morocco claim to Arabs and not Africa
@@daviroza4700 morocco is both arab and african . You can be both . Arab is a cultural thing more than an ethnic group. Africa is continent with many ethnic groups including arabs and amazigh people (two main populations in morocco) . But we really hope that federations like nigeria , RDC or Egypt follow , with south africa and algeria as well . Because it is really strange that africa has such a great pool of talent yet have lacked performance on the international stage because of poor management.
As a Sevilla fan, Bounou has to be one of the most underrated keepers right now
I think man united want him next year
For some reason, Bono has been extremely stubborn in staying at Sevilla. The club treats him well and he seems to love the club. We need more loyal players in football.
yes Indeed, he mentioned many times to arab medias that he love the club like anything close to his heart and with the national team he was just enjoy himself with the team until they found them self in semifinal WC lol!, he perform with confidence in big matches and I think he will still rise more inchaalah with Sevilla
I also love Sevilla posts in moroccan language when it comes to Bono in social media It tells a lot about how the team treat his players and I love it I was happy for the team indeed
He wants to stay because sevilla are rising, they will play ueafa super cup and they will play champions league next season
Moroccan people are generous and friendly people 🇮🇹
Morocco is your second country, no wonder why French and Italians love it
We love italia ❤
وشعب إيطاليا أيضا 👍
@@ccflan no one like france in morocco only u i think !
@@pilanty1108 they don't like the French regime not thr people, if you put your feets in Marrakech you'll notice that French citizens are well welcomed in thier homes for example
We got a decent size community of Morrocon immigrants here in Norway, and it has resulted in several football players emerged from that community. Players like Tarik Elyounoussi, Mohammed Elyounoussi, Omar Elabdellaoui, Mohammed Abdellaoue and Mustafa Abdellaoue who all choose to play for Norway. One of the brightest talents that we have now, Osame Sahraoui is also of Morrocon descent. Unfortunately for us in Norway, it might look like he wants to represent Morocco in the future. 😄
well fortunately you have Ode and Erling (currently the best player in the world), an average player won't matter much lol
Aswell as Haitam Aleesami, my favourite player when he was in Gothenburg. / Swedish moroccan.
@@heisenberg4978how you know he’s an average player ? He just started his career
Why do Moroccans in Sweden always choose Sweden? Don’t get me wrong, I totally get it if they would. But elsewhere in Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain, Moroccans seem to choose for Morocco. Perhaps Sweden has superior multicultural society. If that’s true, then hats off to Sweden.
@@harrybarry5224 because the level in Morocco is kinda hard compare to Sweden 🇸🇪
I always knew Morocco were going places. Here in Italy when I played in the public football field moroccan kids came to play all the time, and they were always the most technical out of all the italian kids. I think great moroccan talents went to play for France or Spain and the one team that we have today it's a case of stars aligning, it's a golden generation indeed.
most of the exeptional talent in this team was the result of the moroccan royal football academy, which might explain why it's much more cohesive and gave us results as opposed to the previous teams where each player speaks their own language
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@user-kg7zr3yl3n Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330Ennsery who scored against Portugal is the product of a moroccan academy, attiyatallah the guy who gave him the assist plays for wydad casablanca, a moroccan club, Bono started his career in wydad casablanca too, Aguerd started his career in Kenitra athletic club, you guessed it, another Moroccan club
As a Frenchman myself, I would just like to point out even though I would personally say that we were the better team with a fair bit better tactics, it was actually more one sided than you would think, I feel as if it would’ve been a closer game. When the game started, Morocco played it’s normal 5-4-1, but this time 2 defenders were injured, including team captain and vital player, Roman Saiss, this eventually led to the early French goal by 5 minutes. This ended up forcing Morocco to play a 3-4-3 position and now without 2 of their most important defenders, this ended up in the Randal Kolo Muani second goal, as Yamat Allah, Saiss’ substitute(in my opinion at least), could’ve done better, bro didn’t even bother to even attempt a tackle during the goal. There was also a penalty that should’ve been awarded as Tchouameni is seen holding Amellah in the box, a clear penalty. That’s the only error made by the ref, in my opinion as the challenge on Boufal was more like a collision. I wish them luck in 2026, Dima Maghreb.
Attiat lah his name, even though hes still coming from the local botola and he hadn't enough experience so we gave him a pass. Dari on the other hand was a joke
@@aymenhannani3490 agreed
@@journaiistic1395
Actually the 5-4-1 was not the usual formation. The Moroccan national team played all its games with 4-1-4-1.
In the semi final indeed, both center backs were injuried (Nayef Aguerd who also missed the 1/4 final and the Captain Saïss).
Unfortunately the coach Walid made the wrong decision of playing the Captain Saïss and "protect him" with two junior defenders. Hence the 5-4-1.
Saïss couldn't even finish 20 minutes and got subbed. The Moroccan team went back to its usual system 4-1-4-1 and for the remaing 70 minutes, unless you are biased, they DOMINATED France and Loris had to be in his best day to save a few terrifying scoring occasions.
As for the tackle on Boufal, that was not a collision by any mean!!! Come on man, how can you say such thing when Théo's foot was on Boufal's shin. Have you said he was late, I would consider it, but even in that case it's an indeniable penalty.
@@aymenhannani3490 lmao dari was indeed a joke that first goal he legit whiffed so bad could've stopped that ball but he whiffed
@@m9-iggzy804 On the first goal of France it was not Dari's fault but rather Yamiq who didn't cut the through-pass of Varane.
What i remember most about Moroccan football prior to their semi final run in the 2022 WC is Mustapha Hadji and his ponytail
Also, the PL legend, Adel Taraabt himself
@@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 the "nutmeg king"
@@bluemoon6139 as a QPR fan I will always wonder what Taarabt could have been if he was disciplined. Such a shame
@@kozukioden2406 i tell you, he would've been Ballon d'Or
Well, you're right, after WC98 and losing AFCON 2004 final against Tunisia, we kinda went in a footballistic coma that lasted 18 years till we made it to the Russia 2018.
Keep in mind that all happened with a coach who only had 2 months to work with the national team for his first time ever, so the coach and the team didn't have enough time to work on possession play and everything and many other aspects, only the organization of the defense and free kick drills and some small stuff, and yet we made it all the way to the semis 🇲🇦
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330 bro nayef aguerd, yassine bounou and youssef en nsseyri were all raised and formed in morocco, and they contributed 60 to 70% of what we did in qatar, bounou's saves against spain in the penalty shootout, en nsseyri scored the winning goal against portugal, and the one who assisted him plays with a moroccan club lmao, oh and those players are talented, academies don't make average players messies, but I'm not denying that it's important to make good use of that said talent and
@@thewatchtower8330 I think I already saw you on other channel ( I believe it to be " Sporza " )making stupid comments about Morocco in dutch. Is this you ? If that's the case , I advise you to make an appointment with a psychiatrist because it means that you have mental health issues. Why are you so obsessed with Moroccan success? You love to call these moroccan talents born in the Netherlands as dutch but would you do the same when it is about terrorism ?
Lots of moroccan eligible footballers in Netherlands Spain and Belgium. Morocco national team have benefitted having these players go through these systems.
There are a lot of dual nationality players in the Morocco squad but I’d argue a lot would get into the national teams of their country of birth.
It’s also strange how the likes of Sabiri couldn’t get a game for Huddersfield and cracks in a free kick at the World Cup.
Just like how the Republic of Ireland used the granny rule to improve their team back in the 80's & 90's 🇮🇪
Exactly, more African teams need to do the same. Many players of African descent that are cap tied to other nations struggle to get game time even when they deserve it. Tomori is a prime example
Honestly, that’s the main reason why Senegal and Morocco are so good. They managed to convince their foreign born players to switch allegiances. I wish my country Nigeria could do the same, there are so many Nigerian players playing for Europeans
@@globoiitsunaTomori would probably go to Canada first
It goes beyond that as the video shows.
Morocco has always had a big footballing culture, all we needed was a good coach to finish it off.
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330Sometimes it’s better to represent your parent’s countries of origin than where you were born. Not everyone who was born and raised in a certain country will represent it. Oh an P.S, 4 out of the 6 goals Morocco scored were from Moroccan-born players. And yes that includes En-Nesyri’s header against Portugal.
@@mariofan2867 What a nonsens. Why would that be better? And in this case it’s not “sometimes”, but “mostly”. The players who played for the Moroccan team were mostly raised and formed abroad, when it comes to football. That is my critique, haven’t you noticed.
It’s very strange why Moroccans can’t admit that that situation nowhere else happens in the world. It’s quite a disgrace and I will say it again and again.
@@thewatchtower8330 And, what’s wrong with people of Moroccan descent playing for their national team? At least they still have plenty of Moroccan born and raised players as the majority of their best players. Like dude, it’s becoming more commonplace in many African countries like Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon, heck even Central American countries like El Salvador and Costa Rica have it. As long as the player is of that descent from their parent’s country it’s perfectly fine. Oh and P.S, African football is no longer a pushover and they have been kicking Europe and South America’s ass lately.
@@mariofan2867 It’s not their national team. That’s the whole point. They are formed in other countries, but Morocco take them away and profit from the time, labor and investment of other countries, on a big and significant scale. And then you claim it’s “made by Morocco”. Lol.
I’m looking forward for the day this is made undone. Let’s see then how good Morocco can form their own players.
Thumbs up👍
I'd love to see a similar video discussing Senegal.
They won both the African Cup of nations and African Nations Championship.
As well as getting to the RO16 at the world cup and producing talents such as Mane, Koulibaly etc.
Nobody cares bye 👋
Great idea , Senegal are currently the uncontested African football champion, Morocco "only" has our WC 22 performance to oppose to their impressive achievements.
@@RufusShinra that is thru and morocco love senegalese but honestly the rest of the world do not care about the african cups.
As a Moroccan Fan of the channel. Thank you so much Alfie 🇲🇦🇲🇦
sad people in the comments focus on players formed on foreign countries but ignore the hard work academy done. Only Moroccans know how bad getting players with no structure is since we had years of that
@@aymenhannani3490 There is nothing sad about that hehe. I would not mind if the the team was 100% players formed abroad (or the opposite so to speak)... All was done under the rules of FIFA that any other country benefits from... The full credit goes to the Moroccan federation for finding the right formula, regardless of the means, as long as they are fair and legal, which is the case... any critics about that are just noise.
What is more challenging now is maintaining and staying on the path. For that, mainly relying on what European leagues can provide is basically gambling and thus doubling down on youth development and infra improvement is the way to go, now that they have valuable experience with that.
@@averestless what people miss hereis that having so many local born guys compared to before have really helpef the team create an environment. Since also players like hakimi/boufal... Have also some local culture they brougjt forward the mood. Local players were more important than people think
Passion and youth development are everything. The day before this video (sorry to mention hockey again), Latvia won bronze at the IIHF World Championships, a country of 1.9 million beating the US with 340 million. Also important is long term commitment to that development, such as Germany's 10-20 year plan starting at the youth level that preceded four consecutive World Cup semifinal appearances. (See also: Iceland's Euro miracle.)
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
Great video as always. I'd love it if you made a video about Javier Tebas, the president if laliga. He seems controversial, with his comments about Barcelona and the recent Vinicius incident. I'd love it of you made a in-depth video about his controversies and the direction he is taking laliga in.
Talking about Tebas has to mean speaking about the infamous Fuenlabrada case in 2020, which meant the relegation of Deportivo La Coruña into the third tier of Spanish football in an unfair way. I highly reccomend searching about it, as Tebas was implicated in that groundbreaking corruption scandal. Three years after this incident (which involved secrecy about non declared COVID cases, the arrest of Deportivo's captain and the tracking of private conversations), Tebas is still on charge, more powerful than ever.
The guy's a hypocrite, and he's salty as well. He didn't have a problem with Barca and Real buying all the best players 20 years ago, yet when Mbappe and Haaland rejected La Liga last summer he was crying
@@rohithraman6488he’s also completely corrupt he’s an open madrid fan and does everything in his power to prevent Barca from making signings to faking documents to make Barca look bad, absolute dickhead hopefully he’s replaced as soon as possible
He is a supporter of a far-right political party whose leader called for the expulsion of Muslims from Spain, so yeah, controversial
@@yagocperez Funnily enough, Alfie did cover Deportivo earlier in this channel.
Just to add, Morocco under Halilhodzic wasn't great on the pitch either. The football was dire, there was almost nothing coming from an attacking sense. And also he kept picking terrible players because of favoritism.
Also the final straw was getting knocked out of the african cup in the quarter finals after the worst footballing display I've seen them play in years
Worse he was vocal about how we have no history and what he's doing(beating comores and malawi teams) is something to be proud of
the team went str8 from 1-0 a whole game to 2-1 in the extra time losing the quarters to egypt u could call that an epic fail
@@m9-iggzy804 🤦♂️
@@m9-iggzy804 + we lose against USA 3-0
@@m9-iggzy804 and he kept changing the formation, no clear identity or tactics, didn’t know his best 11, and alienated a lot of good players especially Ziyech and mazraoui. Made the best squad in Africa look like an average team
Morocco 86 bouderbala khairi timoumi zaki Badou. Fantastic team.
I remember watching all those games growing up back in 2007-2016 when Morocco would just lose all the time and losing all hope. I didn’t watch the Belgium/Morocco game because I thought we would lose and when I woke up at the 91st minute and saw we were up 1 goal then watched us win 2-0, part of me healed in a way. All those days of disappointment led to something I thought would only be in my imagination. Thank you for everything Dima Maghrib ❤️💚
Thoroughly enjoyed this video-documentary. I can't imagine the volume of work and research done to sum everything up. Impressive! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This is what proper commitment and planning from the govt level down does to a country's sports infrastructure. Morocco went from being just another footballing nation to every Arab / Muslim nations favorite or 2nd favorite team (if they have a national team of their own). The World Cup is a massive stage and most of us in muslim blocs (Middle East and Pakistan) have a soft corner for African teams, whether it's Cameroon (1994), Senegal (2002), Ghana (2010) or Algeria (2014)
don't call us arabs. you don't call canada french do you?
Didn’t they just recently played samba football against Brazil and won? Like seriously, when’s the last time we’ve seen such a well rounded team? I’m not saying they’re flawless, but structurally speaking, they are quite unique to look at. They can defend, they can press, they can build up from the back, they can out dribble opponents, they have seriously insane stamina. It’s bonkers. But even scarier, they’ve got a lot of new talents coming up. If they had just a little bit more squad depth during the WC, they could’ve comfortably win from France and challenge Argentina in the final. As things stand now, I’d say the only 3 teams better than Morocco are Argentina, Brazil, and France simply because they have good strikers and that’s the one thing Morocco currently lacks.
Strikers ? What about Youssef elnasiry
Agree
@@hamzakhaldi5013he’s found his form now but before he was very inconsistent
I've seen Luton Town mentioned a few times and i myself recommended a video on them not so long ago before they won promotion to the top flight but now that its official i would also like to see a video on the Luton roller coaster story
The channel "FourFourTwo" has a video on Luton from May 24, 2023.
Been waiting for this video since you said you gonna make it, so glad you did. Cheers, Alfie 🙏🙌🇲🇦
Morocco has always been good
Great coverage! That was just amazing, a true example of professionalism! Well done mate !
As a Tunisian, I can assure you 10 years ago the morrocan federation was plagued by the same problems of nepotism and corruption we suffer from here, (the same could be said for Algeria and Egypt whose militaries are heavily involved in sport but that's another problem).
I'm happy for our Morrorcan brothers and I hope our federation can emulate their success first by electing officials based on merit not allegiance and second by tracing funds and punishing corruption.
Tunisians, always giving the most logical and scientific explanations among all ""Arabs"". Greetings for Morocco and good luck to you.
@@louayker4249 Thank you brother ❤️👌
@@louayker4249 tunisians are Amazigh not arab same as Moroccans
@@Mauri7782
I know that’s why I put it between “” “”
Brother, don’t forget Tunisia has always been a strong footballing nation. There have been many instances where I envied your national team, because at times they were just better than the Moroccan team. Insha’Allah it will happen for you guys as well!
Amazing documentary! Thank you so much!
Wow...that was a very comprehensive video. Great work.
Thanks Alfie for all the great content you put out (long time listener, first time commentor here)! ...I 've been having a 'discussion' with some mates following the Europa League final about whether defenders are or are not generally worse penalty takers than mids/forwards. To some of us it seems naturally obvious that they are, but I've found it really difficult to get any comprehensive data on pen shootout rates, thought it could be really interesting to look into. Thanks again for all your great work!
it's also and above all the synthetic soccer fields in almost all the districts of each city of Morocco. thank you for this beautiful video and your excellent work
Thank you so much for your Video about Morocco 🇲🇦 honestly your channel deserves above a million subscribers
Very detailed and great video 👍🏼
Thank you .. Great episode with tons of information.
It's so hard to actually believe Morocco are good. But the stats and facts speak for themselves. Thank you Alfie fella.
Why is it so hard to believe?
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@@areebsiddiqui758 because they've been toss for all my life and that's a long time.
@@areebsiddiqui758 only 1 AFCON thats why
did you take a look at the squad? The defence line is impressve
Day 11: 7 Best Loan moves ever.
The loan moves that have greatly benefited the team receiving the player for a limited amount of time. While not exactly the best, I always think of Morientes to Monaco as an example.
I love their manager, Regragui. That guy really gets how football works.
Hasn’t he already done this video or am I bugging out
@@bababababababa6124 He has done the worst loans
@@lucaslonchampt613oh right lol
Good luck! It's definitely an interesting video idea =]
@@leaguesmanoframsgate Thanks! I'll be patient
Proper comment: I really appreciate this deep dive into Moroccan football, and I'm not surprised at the quality. DR Congo next? =]
Yes the DRC would be great
learnt a lot, cheers mate
Ayo I'm really early.
Just wanted to say that I love the videos ❤️
Make a video talking about the slow downfall of Leicester.
Nice video. Thanks a million 🎉
Morocco and Senegal also went hard into recruiting their own that were operating in countries in Europe. Hope the rest of Africa can manage to do that. The whole continent talent pool is crazy
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330 disgrace until those same European fans discriminate them when they don’t perform 💀 we saw how you Europeans treated Saka, Rashford, Coman, Tchouameni, Ansu fati, etc. Are we gonna talk about Holland execs calling Ziyech a Moroccan thug? Lukaku constantly being attacked while KDB gets no flack even though he was inexistant in this WC
@@hennyspiderman9974 Lol. Those people earn more than 95% of the inhabitants in those countries and they’re are cheered for by every good game. Fellaini was a hero in Belgium, so as Kompany, so as Mbappé in France and so on.
There has been quite a lot of criticism on white players aswel, like Hazard, Coutois, Van der Vaart, Maguire,… But you have forgotten about that apparently. How convenient :-).
Thought this girl texted me back when I got a notification, but no it was another banger from Alfie 🙏
Love seeing some CAF content on this channel, Alfie!! Would it be possible for you to make that video on a sub-Saharan African club-based Best XI?
Great to see some moroccan content bro ❤ atlas lions always roar in the end 🦁 🇲🇦 ⚽️
Oh man don’t give me tears again
I love this video it’s just perfect and i love my country ❤
I almost feel like they had the perfect opponents at the World Cup. You wouldn't think Spain, Portugal and Belgium would be easy, but actually watching them play, none of them actually had a decent tactic to use their incredibly talented squads beyond just "lob the ball up to the best player and inshallah", which doesn't work against such a strong defensive unit.
For what it's worth, I had them beating Belgium before the tournament even started
Belgium I expected, but you can’t tell me with a straight face that you expected them to beat Portugal or Spain 😂 even with their weaker squads, I really expected them to batter Morocco, but Morocco surprised me each time 🇲🇦
As a moroccan, after the belgium win it felt like anything was possible!
"lob the ball up to the best player and inshallah"
hahahahahaha
Yeah that's why they lost to France .
Morocco plays a lot like France but France is the master at this Defense then punish playstyle
@@LesGrosPiedsDeDeejay they lost because they changed tactics because a lot of the main defenders were injured. They mostly played 4141 that changed to 433 but against France they started with a 532 and an injured captain
Good one❤️👑
Wonderful video - thank you
What a great video, thank you very much (from a Canadian-Moroccan)
Great video! I noticed the joke about the 'humbly named' Mohammed the Sixth Academy, and it got me thinking. In the context of Morocco, naming institutions after King Mohammed VI carries more significance than a mere display of ego. It symbolizes the respect and importance given to that endeavor, rather than being about personal power. Understanding this cultural context adds depth to the joke and sheds light on the broader appreciation for the king's contributions. Thanks for addressing various aspects in the video. It would be even more compelling if you could delve deeper into the complexities and nuances surrounding Moroccan issues, providing an even more accurate portrayal. Keep up the great work!
More accuracy is needed indeed! Walid Reguragui was not named avocado head by his critics, instead, it was the moroccan people as a joke that showcases a lot of love and respect. Moroccan do be expressing love through humour!
No, coach's called him avocado head because they hate him whenever they play with him
Arabs conquered Northern Africa ages ago, they colonized it and never left. King Mohamed is an example of that. There is a big problem with that no one calls it out. Hypocrites.
@@thewatchtower8330nothing we can do about it now so move on. And the Arabs did leave, we kicked them out in 740 it’s just the culture didn’t. Reality is our country wouldn’t exist without the Arabs and we would not have such a rich history if the Adarissa never united the land.
@@MuhammadUsman-mi4jk The Arabs never left, Muhammad. Your king is from that heritage still.
If you blame the Europeans to have colonized in the past, then you must do the same with Arabs (and the king). Sorry. If not, it's hypocritical.
great video with deep meticulous analysis
Morocco is always been a football ⚽ country but now it's VAR so ... U all now what time is . ❤ Moroccan we play football every street we crazy 🤣 about football Brazil of Africans lions 🦁👑
Could you do a video on a combined 11 of the best players outside Europes top 5 leagues
You made a monumental error choping the Moroccan Sahara from the maps you showed in your video. Kindly review it. Morocco extends from Tangier in the north to Mauritania south.
Thank you for including the women's team as well.
Moroccans have always been good at football, we just had too much corruption for anything to flourish, now things are getting better. Thank God!
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@thewatchtower8330 Allow me to say with all due respect to the time you took to write this small anecdote. This is ridiculous.
You point makes no sense, just layers of hate dressed as logic and reason, while being empty and enudecated data manipulation!
Other than that to adress your miniscule arguments, which allowed you to call it cowardly;
1- You can never take away this success of Morocco. Same as you cldnt take the success of Qatar in this WC version.
2- The players who played outside of Morocco. Are still Moroccan by Law, by rules, by custom, by basic common sense; and unlike many we actually have root that connects us with our country.
3- Definitely do a little research and check the kind of football infrastructure here. Then criticize it.
4-If what you're is true, then why didn't we succeed like this bfr this version? We definitely had more than 50% in many occasions.
5- God helped us the guys wokred hard, maybe next time we'll do better inchaeAllah.
you really dipicted morocco well. amazing video
Such an inspiration ❤
This even worked for the women's team, who reached the final of the African Women's championship (which they organized), and the World Cup for the first time.
Big respect from Morocco ❤️🌹 🤩🤩
Thanks Alfie!
As Sudanese Its interesting just few years back like around 8 years ago Moroccan national team was ranked below my national team Sudan and even their clubs were sporadically making it to the group stages of CAF champions league
Moroccos football rise in continent firstly must go to Lekjaa a real football mind who came and headed the football within the country previously moroccan fa was runned partially by military veterans hence saw its mismanagement. Today Morocco football os growing and not inly within Africa but worldwide i hope Sudanese FA one day can replicate with a Sudanese mode and ofc both FAs currently have strategic cooperation
I don't remember Sudan being the first african nation leading their group after 3 matches in a world cup
Genuinely got a Visit Morocco advert before this video 😂😂
Absolutely their creative flair. A spitting image of Brazilian football ⚽️
One of your best videos and made me proud to be an honorary Moroccan
Same here! Dima Maghreb!
@@harrybarry5224 you watching Wydad tomorrow?
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
morroco spain portugal world cup would be great thing to see all of the countries had football culture nice weather and tourism infrastructure
7:28 wow what a creative name for a football academy, wonder how he came up with that one
great job
My dad was born in Morocco when my grandfather was stationed there for the American Navy. By that standard i could play for Morocco right? Saudi Arabia better not get ro host, i really dont want to have to boycott watching any matches like i did last year again so soon.
i dont want to get into debates but are you boycotting all American related thing?
Great I live next to the old american base in Kenitra. IDK , Getting moroccan citizenship is linked to your parents being moroccan (or at least someone in the lineage) but as far as i'm concerned , anyone who feels moroccan is moroccan.
You are not a Moor or Moroccan. Stop this foolishness. If your grandfather would have been there no way a Moroccan woman would do stuff with a foreigner and become pregnant without a-being married and b-moroccan women at that time would definately not be allowed to marry a fireigner. If your dad would have been born ..out of marriage..your so called granmama would be dead. Afrocentrism is a ment al illness, always this granmama fantasy stories.
@@elmehdibenhadj5770 he is not Moroccan. He is one of those Muurish cult members from the US who thibj they are Moroccan and think the ones who built Al Andalus. They claim ancient Egyptian history too. A good example is this joke documentairy about Cleopatra, produced by similar cu lture vulture Jada pincket Smith...you know the che ting wife of Will.
@@aymenhannani3490 he is one of those Afrocentric who claim to be Moors. He is just an American from Pitsburgh...lol
Not only The academy but also the local clubs have managed to form players like Bono who comes from Wydad Casablanca
Sorry, but you "forget" the most important thing here. Morocco thanks its succes by the superior Youth Academies of European countries. There those young players are formed. It's European Federations who invest in extreme high quality infrastructure, coaching, competitions, etc. for those youngsters. And then, when they are almost formed, the Federation of Morocco comes and take them away. Now their selection consists of over 50% of players formed abroad, amongst them the key players.
They build their "powerhouse" by using the fruits of the labor of others. There is no other nation in history who did this on such a big scale, when it comes to football. They do it consequently and intentionally, and we don't address that absolute disgrace. Unbelievable.
Must we really applaud for it?! Why don't you just address it as it is? It's cowardly.
@@thewatchtower8330 take them hahaha??? They chose to play for their true origin.. it's not about forming it's about talent. India has also immigrants but they are not passionate about football for Moroccans, they are talented not only at football but also at so many fields that why they're successful we start from 0 to the top. Those countries you are defending of are the reason why so many African leave their countries.. they colonize Africa for many years, stealing its wealth and left it in political problems so that never build a future for its people.
@@thewatchtower8330 I know you're from that French followed country 🇰🇿😂😂 but slave will always be slave
@@soufiane_allali French followed country? Which one are you talking about? You totally ignore the facts I gave you, but I am not surprised about that :-)
@@thewatchtower8330 you're just a slave.. those players are African.
Great video as always (though the 'likes of Zambia was not appreciated 😂)
Can you do a video on why Liverpool stopped winning titles between 1990-2020. I'm always shocked that the downfall of by a distance the best team in England at the time gets very little coverage. We know Man Utd was largely down to losing a generational talent in SAF and poor planning, Arsenal had to pay the Emirates etc, but the factors behind LFC's drop off seem oddly ignored (probably because it started before football was invented iykwim)
The story of Farul Constanța romanian champions this season winning their first (or maybe second?) title.
Club owned, run and managed by romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi, a native of the city of Constanța.
Youngest champions in Europe this season (average players age), important contribution (some of the vital) from: 2 players born in 2005, one in 2006,
1 in 2003 and 3 in 2002 - all products of the club academy.
Came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in the decisive match against Gigi Becali's team FCSB(who has a claim to Steaua Bucharest history).
Bro summarize 30 years of moroccan long run of football in 30 min 😂🇲🇦 legend ❤️
Can you do a video on football at the island games? Would make a good video
Thanks for adding Morocco to western Sahara 👍
Japan and Morocco were the tournament revelations.
I’m happy this video was made as a Moroccan
The world builds itself by migration, truly. My family managed to set up a third generation of arab-latins, since I remember I had grown inside this mixture of arabic and latino traditions which conform the perfect atmosphere for a football loving proud of his Moroccan upbringing fellow. It was absolutely moving to witness the Moroccan national team doing so well in the latest World Cup as a part of the wholesome Moroccan diaspora.
I’ve been to Morocco,nice country
Dear Alfie,
Have you heard of Thiago Motta's 2-7-2 formation?
Hopefully Morocco can do well at Afcon
It will most likely be a Morocco and Senegal final in Côte d’Ivoire next year
@@bababababababa6124The hosts are willing to win it too lol, don't forget also Algeria, Nigeria, and of course the no-matter-in-what-form nominees the Egyptians, it's gonna be a tough one
I was on hand for the USA-Morocco friendly before the World Cup a year ago today.
They clearly had talent, but in a 3-0 US win, if you'd told me a World Cup semi-finalist was on the pitch that night, I wouldn't have guessed it was them.
Props to them for their turnaround and excellent tournament.
That loss is the reason why we reached the semi-finals. If we won those matches, a failed former coach would have kept his position as coach and brought us to the World Cup. But because of that loss, a new coach came who was able to show a true level for Morocco.
@gaming shorts thank you for this.
I didn't realize that match was before the switch.
I can tell you, my family and I were blown away by the Moroccan fans in attendance that night. Unbelievable passion and energy. The fans deserve the success the team has had.
@@redheadredemption1573 Thank you. Those were the matches that led to the replacement of a coach a few months before the World Cup. The US national team is strong. Those matches made me get to know a great team and I encouraged them in the World Cup. They have improved a lot
USA beat a Morocco team with a shit coach, no ziyech no mazraoui, shit players, C team but thanks to that win the coach got sacked and the players cameback
Thanks 🙏 for this video 🇺🇸🫡🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦
Respect from Morocco 🇲🇦
When they have silky smooth like Adel Taarabt. I'm sure that play it's part in the emerging young starlets. Especially how with so much talent but didn't amounted to anything it's a lesson to be learn as any young Moroccans.
Great display of information, you said everything man, but you forgot to mention one thing which is that Vahid as a coach only bullied small teams in Africa, he got knocked off by Egypt in the Afcon in a disgraceful scenario which made the fans outrageous, The FRMF couldn't fire him after failing to reach the semis of the AFCON because the coach that was set to replace him was Reguragui, and he had important games coming up sith wydad (African champions league final & throne cup final), so they couldn't fire Vahid, he did qualify for the world cup but deeo down, every Moroccan knew that Vahid isn't the real deal because it was clear that he struggled against strong teams, and the breaking point for him was a friendly game against USA which ended 3-0, Morocco hasn't lost 3-0 in the period of 7 years until that game, after the disgrace of this loss and the old pain of the AFCON, add to that the team stars missing due to their problems with the coach...it was an outrage by the fans, the FRMF sacked Vahid and waited for Reguragui to finish his season with Wydad to then appoint him as the new coach of Morocco.
Seing Trinidad and Tobago at its then low point the rankings makes me sad. Our local league finally started back after the pandemic but our head coach said it wouldn't help much in terms of selection in the short term. I envy Morocco; excluding knocking the USA out of the World Cup it has been suffering...
Video idea: Players who made a big money move and immediately regretted it.
Hello from Morocco 🙋🏻♂️🇲🇦
mad respect to our Amazigh brothers on their success
How about clubs that won their domestic league and later suffered relegation like Blackburn and Leicester in the EPL or even Sherbourne and Cork City in the league of Ireland or clubs that have bottled the title in a strong position going into the final day of the campaign such as Borrusia Dortmund in the Bundesliga
If you can shed some lights on the Morocco Futsal Team, they beat Brazil and many other top teams 💚♥️
I like videos made by people who do their homework regardless of the topic.
great video, but if i can correct something is that Vahid Halilhodžić didnt get appointed as coach because Moroccan National Team finished last, he got the job after Hervé Renard quit because they got eliminated from the 2019 African Cup of Nations quarter finals against Benin in penalties.
15:14 - The games leading to qualification were within reach, took place on Morocco and were not of the same league as WC teams. The friendly against the US exposed Wahid’s absence of tactical ability to read opponents and to adequately use the squad at his disposal to slow his opponents, let alone defeat them. It’s not just the tensions off field, it’s the lack of performance on the field that led to his dismissal. And, it was the right call!
cool video