Chelsea Star Ziyech Dropped From Morocco’s WCQ team

Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech has been omitted from the newest Morocco squad because of “unacceptable behaviour”, the nation’s head coach Vahid Halilhodzic has confirmed.

Ziyech has gained 41 caps for Morocco since making his worldwide debut in 2015, along with his final outing coming within the 1-0 pleasant victory over Burkina Faso on June 12.

The Chelsea winger additionally appeared from the bench in a 1-0 win in opposition to Ghana 4 days earlier, however he was not included in Halilhodzic’s newest squad for World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Sudan and Guinea.

Halilhodzic has now defined why he has left Ziyech out, revealing that the 28-year-old’s conduct within the final worldwide break fell properly in need of the required customary.

“His behaviour within the final two matches, particularly the final one, was not that of a nationwide staff participant who as a frontrunner within the staff needs to be a optimistic position mannequin,” he advised a press convention on Wednesday.

“He arrived late and after that, he even refused to work. There was no level in discussing it afterwards, as a coach the reply is correct there to see. For me, the nationwide staff is above the whole lot, no one can maintain it hostage.”

The Morocco boss claims Ziyech initially feigned damage to get out of taking part in in opposition to Ghana after which refused to heat up when requested to return on within the second half to indicate his disapproval after being named as an alternative.

“For the primary time in my teaching profession, I’ve seen behaviour that disappoints me,” Halilhodzic added. “A participant who refuses to play a recreation, admittedly a pleasant, on the pretext that he’s injured.

“The medical workers made a number of examinations and mentioned he may play. He then refused to heat up within the second half as a result of he was dissatisfied to be a substitute. For me, that kind of behaviour is unacceptable. You’ll be able to’t cheat with the nationwide staff. You might be 100% there or you aren’t.”