Morocco coach Walid Regragui says he might rotate ‘but not too much.’
Speaking during Tuesday’s media briefing ahead the final group match, Regragui also said the Atlas Lions should show humility.
“If we do not respect the competition, we can pay dearly. We could change the team, yes, but not too much. We still have 24 hours to make the best possible mix,” he said
“I have confidence in my group, we came with 27 players and everyone has something to give to this team.
“We are becoming regular at this African Cup, which was rare in the last 10 or 15 years. Now we must respect this AFCON and respect ourselves.
Regragui also said that he prefers a 7pm kickoff to a 2pm.
“We will play in the evening and not at 2 p.m. We will try to give the best of ourselves and have a good match.
“We still have the same mentality. Again yesterday, we saw surprises. When I talk about humility, I know what I’m talking about. We took 4 points and we are still criticized. Thank God we now have this security.”
“The second game [ v DR Congo] , we weren’t very happy with it, especially in the second half.
“I believe that playing at 2 p.m. under 35 C and 75% humidity, no one can perform under these conditions.
“What matters is that even when we are average and not good, when we don’t present what you expect of us, we don’t lose.
“It proves that we are growing as a team. From now on, all matches will be finals.” CAN 2023: which opponent for Morocco in the round of 16? CAN 2023: which opponent for Morocco in the round of 16? Lions of the Atlas:
“There are no absences, we have practically everyone back… Noussair Mazraoui is also with us the information about a return to Bayern Munich is false”.
“We released a lot of energy, as I said, playing at 2 p.m. is inhumane .
“We have a quality squad, I am criticized because I leave quality players on the bench”.
