"humiliating for Algeria" : Raymond Domenech challenges Houssem Aouar after his decision to change his pick (VIDEO)

Houssem Aouar will no longer play for the France national team. In an interview with the Algerian Football Federation on Thursday, March 16, the midfielder announced that he now wants to defend the colors of Algeria in the national team: “This idea has been swirling around in my head for a very long time. A big part of me is French because I was born and raised here, but I also have a big part, namely Algerian because I have roots and it’s also simply the way I was homeschooled. I didn’t see myself step in for fear of being perceived as opportunistic and there the coach (Djamel Belmadi) and (FAF president) reached out to me and I saw a sign of fate, got a second chance and jumped on it. This choice means a lot to me, to my family, to my family, so it’s a very powerful thing to me. It’s not a default choice at all.“The OL player did not hesitate to use strong words to justify his decision, despite playing with the Blues in a friendly match against Ukraine in 2020:”To be honest, I regretted choosing the France team at that time. I personally felt that I did not make the right choice for me.“

available in the set Evening Team this Thursday, March 16 Channel TeamRaymond Domenech reacted sharply to Houssem Aouar’s election change. The former coach of the France team feels that the 24-year-old midfielder does not respect Algeria with his decision, which he finds opportunistic: “I think it is humiliating for Algeria to say “Okay, I will go to Algeria” because Algeria cannot play for the French team. If he does this at the highest level, he’s the one who decides and really chooses, yes. But there, it somewhat diminishes the idea we might have of this Algerian team: “I’m not good for the France team, so I speak from my heart, from my desire. I go. But he doesn’t even play in Lyon!“

Tired of football players who may have to change national teams throughout their careers, Raymond Domenech expressed that he would like to see stricter regulations on this issue: “I begged for another arrangement. All countries where there are bi-national competitions, where clubs train players, where countries train players, should have priority until the age of 22, 23. You put an age at the end of hopes. If not, he has the right to go to another election, but not the other way around. It would be much better for countries providing education.As a reminder, a football player can change the selection as long as he does not play an official match under the colors of another country.

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