Former player Malik Abdel-Lawy confirms to Al-Shorouk:
The coach and former player, Malik Abdel-Laoi, attributed the pale face of the national team in the World Cup finals to several reasons and factors, most notably the rift between coach Petkovic and the players, noting that this defect had an impact from the technical, communication and psychological aspects, adding that the national team was able to achieve a better path, but the large number of grave errors and the defect occurring in the defence, midfield and goalkeeping cost the “Greens” dearly, calling for the necessity of identifying the shortcomings in order to Remedy as soon as possible in anticipation of the upcoming official challenges.
There is a rift between Petkovic and the players that prevented him from shining at the World Cup
Malek Abdelaoui is considered one of the players who left his mark on the Algerian stadiums during the eighties and nineties of the last century. Although he plays in a defensive position, that did not prevent him from stealing the spotlight and revealing his skills, as evidenced by his positive path with the various clubs whose colors he carried, starting with the Belkour School, then Sarie Belouizdad, all the way to the Belkour Youth Club during the eighties, which enabled him to stand out in the class of greats even though he is still in the class of middle men, as was previously mentioned. He had the obligation to carry the colors of the national team in the company of a prominent generation in that period, to turn his direction towards the youth of Al-Abyar before landing in the Algerian Union, which carried the colors for about 6 seasons at the end of the eighties and the beginning of the nineties, where he lived with him periods of brilliance that allowed the sons of Soucatra to participate in continental competition, and in the year 1993 he landed with the youth of Batna after being convinced of the offer made to him by Rachid Bouaid Allah, a journey that lasted until a summer. In the year 2000, he had a short experience with Jijel Youth, before he decided to go into work as a coach, then he turned his direction to the Arabian Gulf from the gate of the Emirati League and then the Saudi League as a coach in the youth groups, where he contributed to the formation of football talents that became their place in the Emirati and then the Saudi national team, and he worked for 14 years with the Emirati club Al Ain and then carried out similar tasks with the Saudi Al-Nasr, Al-Ahly Jeddah, Al-Faiha and other clubs, noting that he He is currently with Al-Ahly Jeddah Club, whose colors were carried by the leader of the “Greens”, Riyad Mahrez, with whom he has good relations and beautiful memories.
There is a clear rift between Petkovic and the players that negatively affected the performance of the “Greens”
During his guest appearance on the “Shorouk News” channel through the “Offside” program prepared and presented by our colleague Yassine Maaloumi, coach and former player Malek Abdelaoui did not hesitate to put the dots on many of the issues affecting Algerian football, through his objective readings through which he aimed to highlight the shortcomings and improve the positives. In his return to the national team’s recent participation in the World Cup finals, he confirmed that the performance presented revealed the existence of a clear rift between the team led by the team. Coach Petkovic and the players, which, according to him, affected the technical, communication and even moral aspects, which prevented achieving a better path that was within reach. He pointed out the many defensive errors that cost the national team a lot in various matches, most recently against the Swiss national team. He pointed out that coach Petkovic’s choices facilitated the task of the Swiss national team, which won by two goals without a response, stressing that the lack of stability in the lineup due to the many changes had a negative impact, not to mention the failure to fortify the defense with an additional player, in addition to Not relying on a clear striker and being satisfied with a fake striker, which are things that affected Abdel-Lawi’s sense of the national team’s performance, in addition to the delay in the process of switching from attack to defence, which constituted a clear defect that was exploited by the competing teams that scored several goals by exploiting clear defensive errors. He pointed out that the national team suffered a lot in the defensive aspect due to a defect in the back unit and goalkeeping as well as in the midfield, which, according to him, requires the need to deal seriously with the defect in order to correct it as soon as possible, and at all to avoid a return to The zero point we often fall into after every failure of this kind.
Mahrez was subjected to injustice, and there were those who caused him to leave the family of Jeddah
On the other hand, former player Abdel-Laoi praised the great role played by captain Riyad Mahrez throughout his 12-year spell in the national team, noting that the latter employed his potential for the national team in a way that reflects his sacrifice in this aspect, at a time when, in his view, he was met with ingratitude, especially since some of the sharp criticism directed at him through platoons had an impact on his path with Al-Ahly Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and it came to the point of leaving the club.
My memories with the youth of Batna and Ansar Al-Cape are unforgettable AYou respect them very much
Abdel-Lawi said that Riyad Mahrez is taking advantage of leaving the wide door with the national team and not by being attacked by some parties that like such negative practices, stressing that those who know Mahrez closely jump on his qualities and advantages in hard work and doing good with good. In the same context, Abdel-Lawi stressed that the national team is in dire need of a serious evaluation pause before making appropriate decisions, hinting that there are players who deserve to retire, but care must be taken to ensure balance in the squad according to decisions and choices characterized by sobriety and objectivity, adding that the responsibility for failure is not borne by Petkovic alone, but rather is the result of collective mistakes borne by several parties, although that did not prevent him from criticizing Petkovic, especially since, according to him, “we wasted a lot of time in changing formations,” while preventing the necessary stability in being guaranteed in the team. The number and elements that deserve a player in the starting lineup, which, according to him, confirms that the national team is in dire need of a strict and determined coach who will impose his decisions and assume his responsibilities in this aspect.
These are my highlights as a player with Belouizdad, Al-Abyar, Al-Ittihad, and Chabab Batna
Regarding his football career as a player, Abdel-Laoui went back and recalled many beautiful memories, noting that his beginning was in his neighborhood of Belouizdad, when he played with the Belkour School, then the Belkour Speed Club, all the way to the Belkour Youth Club (Belouizdad), where he played alongside prominent players in that period such as Naqazi, Zaghazi, Mustafa Kouissi and many names. He also carried the colors of JS Al-Abyar according to a number that combined experienced people and young people such as Al-Haras Al-Arabi, Boualem Laaroom and others, to change the direction. Towards the Algerian Union, according to a journey that lasted about 6 seasons, where he described his journey with the sons of Soustara as a mission, before he decided to leave for the young man of Batna, coinciding with the latter’s rise to the first division in 1993, where he received an important offer from the club president, Rachid Bouabdallah, stressing that he was in dire need of housing, which was guaranteed to him by the “Cape” management, at the same time he implicitly criticized the Algerian club’s administration, coinciding with the arrival of Saeed Alaik and new managers..
I refused to experiment with Karmali and had disagreements with Amer Jameel
He stressed that Aliq did not evaluate him, which made him leave without a man, just as he had previously refused to conduct experiments with the Mouloudia de Algiers during the period of the late Karmali, stressing that his personality made him refuse to be insulted by any party. In the context of his speech, Abdel-Laoui confirmed that he lived beautiful memories with the youth of Batna that allowed him to honor the club’s colors in the first division throughout the nineties, including revitalizing the Republic Cup final against USM Alger. He pointed out that the “Cape” had a distinguished number, but the financial problem prevented them from keeping those names, as evidenced by the semi-mass departure in 2000, which made the administration abandon 14 players and then undertake a work project with coach Amer Jamil, which required investing in forming a young team in line with the club’s financial capabilities. Speaking of Amer Jamil, Abdel-Lawi explained that he had a disagreement with him from a technical standpoint, but he respects him as a coach who has given a lot, and is in constant contact with him in recent years, and he is settled in Jordan, as his former colleague in Shabab Ibn Abdel Aziz Qushair recalls, who described him as an outstanding player, stressing that he did not get his due. According to him, if he had played with Mouloudia Algiers or with Shabab Belouizdad, he would have gone far in his football career, which, according to his view, confirms the impact of some circumstances on the path of football. The player’s emergence, regardless of his talent and artistic potential.
We have to train and take care of our tires in order to save our ball
At the conclusion of his speech during his appearance as a guest on the “Offside” program with our colleague Yassine Maaloumi, Malik Abdelaoui preferred to put dots on the various points that he deems important and sensitive, as he called on the concerned authorities to devote the factor of stability according to an effective strategy that benefits Algerian football, and at the forefront of that is the interest in basic training to take care of football talents, stressing that Algeria does not suffer from a crisis of players, but it suffers from the absence of interest in football talents, which is prohibited. The clubs and teams from Khazan Ham were able to present a positive image of Algerian football, until we came to the point of searching for goalkeepers and players in various positions, adding that Algeria has qualified staff and coaches, as evidenced by the fact that many of them succeeded in Gulf championships, at a time when Algeria suffers from marginalization, due to the logic of loyalty, regionalism and interests, which has deprived our championship, according to Abdelaoui, of people who can serve Algerian football technically and educationally. Stressing that the ball is in the goal of those who watch over our football, so they should take this aspect into consideration, and take a lesson from the Algerian coaches and coaches who demonstrated outside the country after falling victim to marginalization in Algeria.
