Morocco and Olympique de Marseille are trembling. The fault lies with Nayef Aguerd, whose state of health worries the Marseille and Moroccan staff. The central defender indeed suffers from pubalgia and his absence could be counted not in weeks but in months.
“He (Aguerd) feels pubalgia, he felt today that it got worse. He has to do some tests, but I think he needs to take a little break. Otherwise, it risks getting worse and he could miss the CAN, the months of January-February which are crucial, with decisive moments for the Champions League,” said Roberto De Zerbi to this effect after the match against Brest.
And according to journalist Walid Acherchour, concern is indeed in order. “I am very, very afraid for Aguerd,
he confided to the microphone of RMC. He is a player who was already very fragile physically, who at 29 years old has extraordinary qualities. It’s not about his reliability on the field, it’s obviously about the sequence and the responsibility he will have to fulfill very, very high objectives. Help OM to get this top 24 in the Champions League and this second place minimum in the championship. And on the other side, go for a historic title for Morocco on its soil, with all that that represents. »
“I don’t see how it can get any better.”
“I don’t want to sound like a bad omen, but in the second half of the season, I don’t see how things can improve, he continued. I wish him, but whether things go well or not well for Morocco in terms of results, mentally, emotionally, what it can represent for someone there. And behind, on the physical aspect, the load of a competition like the CAN and especially the matches which will precede the competition, in the Champions League and the sequence in Ligue 1, I am very very afraid for the second part of the season.
It’s up to its partners to take over, according to the former DAZN employee. “Given the importance he has today at the club, it will really be necessary for the presumed leaders to take over because we cannot count on Aguerd being 100% all the time, he explained. Especially since there is perhaps his last World Cup at his prime which will be so important because Morocco will have a shot to play and a semi-final to defend in terms of image. I don’t know if we measure everything that it represents physically and mentally, but I’m starting to be worried. »
