Vladimir Petkovic, coach of the national football team, did not know that he would cause a huge uproar in the Algerian sports community, when he used the word “disciplinary” when he spoke, last Thursday, during his press conference, about the reason for not summoning the player Youssef Blayli. For the current camp For the “Greens” team.
But it seems that the intensity of this uproar will subside after the clarification made by the media official at the Algerian Football Federation, Said Flack, yesterday evening, Saturday.
Flack said in Statements To Algerian television: “I spoke with coach Petkovic, and assured him that his use of the term (disciplinary crises) would create the event and cause a great uproar.”
Flack added firmly: “Petkovic assured me that he did not mean any disciplinary problems in the way that everyone understood, but he was referring to the case of Youssef Belaili with FIFA, and what happened to him with the Al-Ahly Saudi club.
Last Wednesday, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) had written to the Algerian Football Association (FAF) and the Mouloudia Club of Algiers, informing them of the suspension of Youssef Belaili from playing until he paid a small sum of money that he still owed to his former team, the Saudi club Al-Ahly Jeddah. This was before FIFA decided, the day before yesterday, Friday, Lift penalty The player after paying the due financial value.
Flack continued explaining Petkovic’s position, saying: “If the coach had thought that Blailey was an undisciplined player, he would not have called him up in the expanded list in the first place. “His words were misinterpreted.”
Flack: Petkovic’s position is clear regarding Blailey
Flack added: “The coach’s position was completely clear regarding Youssef Blayli. The exclusion was due to his knowledge of the player’s issue with FIFA. It is also a primarily technical decision, because Petkovic believes that he has players with the same characteristics as him at the present time.”
Flack concluded: “In the end, these options remain the responsibility of the coach himself, and we must all respect them, as he follows the players well and has reports on everyone who invited him to the expanded list.”
The national voter was, Vladimir Petkovicmay be Announce Last Thursday, an invitation was sent to 25 players to participate in the current June camp, and the list was characterized by the continued absence of some veteran stars, such as Riad Mahrez Youssef Blayli and Islam Soleimani.
This preparatory camp includes the Algerian national team competing in two important matches within the framework of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the first next Thursday against the national team. Guinea At Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, and the second on June 10th at Muntakhab’s home Uganda .
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