Disappointing since his arrival in Marseille, Azzedine Ounahi explains his timid beginnings in the sky and white jersey.
It’s been a year since Azzedine Ounahi defended the colors of OM. Arriving from Angers crowned with a high-level 2022 World Cup, the Moroccan international has not yet been able to give the full measure of his talent in Marseille. Asked about the question by beIN Sports on the sidelines of the African Cup of Nations, the person concerned recognizes his difficulties in adapting, disturbed by injuries, regular changes of position and the waltz of coaches in particular. But not only.
Beyond the footballer, the man has been affected in recent months. He explains it this Wednesday. “ There’s also some personal stuff. I lost my best friend. It took me a while to come backbreathes Azzedine Ounahi, bruised by the death of Oussama Falouh, a former Moroccan Hope who left at the age of 24 last November after three weeks of intensive care following a road accident. Losing him affected me enormously. I went to visit him at the clinic. I never imagined seeing him one day like that in front of me without being able to do anything, neither with money nor with anything… »
“People don’t know everything”
And to continue, clearly still upset to this day: “ This is something I haven’t talked about that really… (he cuts) I started to look at life differently. I said to myself: “I’m here, I’m playing, I’m sacrificing, my parents are a little bit far from me…” There were a lot of things. People don’t know everything. I was the same when I was little, when I was a supporter. You look at the players and you say: “He’s rubbish, he’s not good at the moment, why isn’t he scoring, why isn’t he doing that…” But we’re human beings! »
