No longer selected by Didier Deschamps since 2020, Houssem Aouar has made the decision to change his sporting nationality. The OL player has made the decision to represent Algeria on the international stage. But his justifications caused a small controversy. Former members of the France team like Djibril Cissé or Raymond Domenech were not convinced.
Born at Lyon, Houssem Aouar decided to opt for the Algerian selection. Not called up to the France team since 2020, the midfielder ofOL decided to wear the colors of his country of origin. During an interview granted to the Algerian Football Federation, Aouar justified his decision: “ To be honest, once my choice to join the France team, I simply felt regret. I felt that for my part, and personally, I had not made the choice that suited me”. Words that do not pass.
He slams the door of the France team, “with Algeria he carries the water bottles” https://t.co/b66X28hQrC pic.twitter.com/pBfVKTol2B
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“I find it humiliating for Algeria”
Former coach of the France team, Raymond Domenech believes that this statement is a lack of respect for the‘Algeria. ” Me, it annoys me compared to Algeria. You can’t say that about another selection. I think it’s humiliating for Algeria to say that because he can no longer play in the France team, well, I’m going to go to Algeria. If he does that when he is at the top level and he is the one who decides who he really chooses ok, but there he somehow diminishes the idea that we can have of this Algerian team by saying I am not good for the France team, so I speak from my heart and go for it. But he does not even play in Lyon ” did he declare.
“It bothers me a bit”
Present on the set of The Team Channel, Djibril Cisse also regrets the words spoken by Aouar. “It bothers me a bit. It’s not because he’s going to play for another selection that he needs to denigrate, it’s not nice what he says, even if he’s not violent, even if he’s not talk a lot about the coach. He could have thanked, said that it had gone badly. I think there is also a seduction operation” said the former goalscorer Blues.
