We can only imagine what it is like to be Vahid Halilhodzic – to take not one, not two, but their different national teams to the FIFA World Cup but never record a single WC appearance subsequently.That’s the destiny of the Bosnian-born coach, who was sacked three months before the Qatar tournament due to disagreements with the Moroccan FA.Halilhodzic to leave Morocco post over Ziyech rowNow, asked by journalists regarding the Atlas Lions’ chances in the tournament, he was more than adamant in the stance he doesn’t want to talk about it.”I don’t want to say a single word about Morocco! Well, not a single letter, not even an ‘M’! I had many offers to talk about the particular subject from many countries, but I refused all of them. I don’t want to talk about that topic. Everything that happened still affects me, I experienced parting as a great injustice, and you can’t forget everything so easily, ” said Halilhodzic in an interview for the Croatian newspaper ‘Sportske novosti’, before adding:”I won’t even watch all the WC games. And I certainly won’t watch the Croatia – Morocco tie. That’s out of the question at all! No way, it would be too painful for me.”Atlas Lions coach reveals the secret of success: “I forbid them to drink alcohol, to smoke and too much Play Station”However, a bit later, when the journalist returned to the painful outcome, Halilhodzic revealed something more…”Look, I wouldn’t want this to be taken as pathetic. I don’t want it to come off as “crying”. Well, maybe I am also to blame for the split. Maybe I could have accepted some conditions that were put before me, so now I would still be on the bench. For example, someone else decides for me which players I will call and who will play for me. Sorry, but I am not that kind of person, I have always had my own attitude, I am quite tough, and I never give up on some things. If I am a coach, then I decide who I will call to the national team, so that is the fundamental task of the managers! And it was impossible for me, and, in the end, I was “pushed down the stairs”, despite the good results and the effort I had put in to achieve those results.##EDITORS_CHOICE##”I did not expect such an outcome. I’m sorry because I established a good, young team, and I believed that we could make a surprise at the World Cup. I was hoping that with Morocco, I would repeat the success I had with Algeria in Brazil in 2014, when that country went through for the first time in history group and qualified for the round of 16 of the World Cup. And that was made impossible for me by the decision of some people. What was mine was taken from me, and I certainly cannot forgive anyone for that, nor will I ever forget,” concluded Halilhodzic.##NAJAVA_MECA_6824740##
