“We were with the family by the pool. We were enjoying the children ”. Freshly arrived in Qatar last July, everything seems to be going well with Jordan Veretout. Holder in the first five championship matches, the former Lyonnais community quickly adapted to his new Al-Arabi team as well as to his new environment.
But while its installation continues to take place, terrible events shocked the whole country. Qatar and more specifically the Capital Doha, which shelters al-Arabi, were indeed targeted by Israeli strikes on September 9. “We heard a first detonation, a second, a third, and then it links to almost eleven detonations, I think”says the former French international during an interview with Square media.
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Veretout: “We realize that something serious happens”
For Jordan Veretout and his family, the concern is in order. The player even talks about “Big panic, with the tears of children”. He continues: “We decide to quickly take refuge at home. The first reflex is to call the people we know about Doha to find out what's going on and to light television. The first title that appears on TV is “Israel attacking doha”. It's really scary, we start to panic because we don't know what's really going on. ”
But after “Several long minutes”Veretout as well as all the players of Al-Arabi were “Reassured”
by the club. Even if “At the time, it's a big panic”he admits. Once the shock has passed, either “In the time that followed, the situation could be clarified and secure.” The former OM’s midfielder even went to training the same evening. An event that will remain engraved in his memory.
