2024-06-01 11:31:05
“How a lot do the Atlas Mountains weigh? Two million tons? It does not matter in any respect. Deliver the entire mountain vary right here and put it on the shoulders of considered one of these Moroccan gamers. They may be capable to win it to the ends of the earth”, writes the newspaper Aftonbladet, which highlighted the true sport of the nationwide workforce.
In an article entitled “Victory of Morocco: the affair of the whole Arab world”, the Swedish media highlights the particularity of seeing a whole nation come collectively to jot down nationwide historical past collectively.
“It’s not simply Moroccan gamers who packed up final week, it’s almost 40 million folks at residence and round 5 million extra within the diaspora,” notes the publication in its Wednesday supply.
“They’ve solely been to the spherical of 16 of the World Cup as soon as earlier than and that was 36 years in the past, when soccer didn’t have the identical international cultural energy because it does right this moment. Yesterday was undoubtedly essentially the most stunning day within the historical past of Moroccan sport, which reminded us a little bit of the period of runners like Stated Aouita, Nawal El Moutawakel and Hicham El Guerrouj”, argues the newspaper.
It was a spherical of 16 which was in all respects a nationwide affair and this was significantly famous in the best way through which the Royal Moroccan Soccer Federation managed the difficulty of tickets, continues the publication which recollects that the fervor of the Arab world triggered the variety of supporters to extend from 45 million to one thing like half a billion folks.
The newspaper additionally underlines the “extraordinarily exceptional” will of the Atlas Lions and their “sensational” tactical self-discipline. “Each floor is roofed correctly, each assist is the place it must be. If you wish to obtain the Moroccan goal, it’s a must to crawl, crawl and climb 4 traces of barbed wire. If you wish to defeat this workforce, it’s a must to pay with a forex that you just haven’t got”, we learn in the identical publication.
And to keep up that between a Hakim Ziyech who runs greater than he ever did earlier than, an Achraf Hakimi who fights as if he belonged to Preston, a Sofyan Amrabat who varieties a one-man rampart who appears impenetrable and a strong Roman Saïss brings up the rear ten minutes from the top, the victory might solely be Moroccan.
“Svenska” returns, for his half, to the profession of Achraf Hakimi, “among the finest full-backs on this planet”, observing that Morocco has pushed the bounds of soccer with gamers who by no means demerit, dealing with a boring and blunt Spain, which has hit a wall and never simply any wall.
Specializing in the Moroccan sport, the Swedish media emphasizes that the Atlas Lions run for one another, take duels like gladiators, place defensive play on the high of the checklist of priorities and play in a purely tactical method.
However above all, the publication continues, we will solely spotlight the collective qualities of this workforce with Sofyan Amrabat who roams the sphere and massive stars like Hakimi and Ziyech who’re able to do something for the nice of the workforce.
A gaggle like that’s at all times troublesome to beat, notes the newspaper, recalling that Spain didn’t “crack the code” towards Yassine Bounou.
The extensively circulated newspaper Expressen notes, for its half, that Morocco was one of many constructive surprises of this World Cup, managing to maintain Spain removed from its purpose for 120 minutes.
If Morocco finally ends up successful the subsequent match, the publication believes, they’ll have the chance to make African historical past with a semi-final berth inside attain.
Moreover, the publication didn’t fail to spotlight the essential position of Moroccan supporters, who come from the 4 corners of the world to assist their workforce and who give it the impression of taking part in at residence.
2024-06-01 11:31:05