It was impossible for him to continue working at the head of the Moroccan selection, this is what the Franco-Bosnian coach judged.
Since last week, Vahid Halilhodzic is no longer in charge of the Atlas Lions. He and the Moroccan federation left by mutual agreement. A rupture was recorded just a few months before the World Cup. The experienced technician could have been embittered by this outcome, but this is not really the case. He believes that the collaboration could not continue given the lack of consideration he enjoyed with his employer.
Halilhodzic feels ‘cursed’
Halilhodzic emptied his bag in an interview with the Bosnian media Reprezentacija. “I can accept whatever they ask and stay… But once the coach allows others to decide who will play and go to the World Cup, he is no longer a coach. And the credibility among the players disappears instantly,” he said.
This is the third time in his career that Halilhodzic has been deprived of a World Cup despite having passed the qualification phase. He had already suffered the same fate with Ivory Coast and Japan. A fact which he laughs at publicly, even if he recognizes that he would have done well without this particularity.“I may be cursed, he continued. Statistically, I am their most successful coach in history, but it does not seem to matter. I am sorry [to have been sacked before a World Cup] for the third time, especially since I know how much work I have put in.”
