National coach Ronald Koeman proudly poses at the De Herdgang training center in Eindhoven with Mohamed Ihattaren, who, after some good discussions, has decided on a future international player with Orange. A lot has happened in three years, but there has never been a debut for the Dutch national team.
First of all, because Koeman took his time with Moroccan-born Ihattaren. He was only seventeen at the time and was deeply affected by the loss of his father. “If he says he wants to rest, I’ll wait.”
The question these days seems to be whether the attacking midfielder can be appreciated on a soccer field. As unique as he may be when the ball is under his feet, he is now gaining an unforgettable reputation, especially off the court.
Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport interpreted the career of Ihattaren, who has a contract with Juventus Torino until the summer of 2025, as “a painful story of a football player who cannot be found”. No need to sign up for training in Turin for the time being.
As a result of the tragic result of the Pembe spor newspaper, it turned out that the condition of football player İhattaren is even worse than a year ago. When Ajax gave him a chance to restart his career under close supervision.
The personal guidance of Gerald Vanenburg, Wesley Sneijder, and even the warmth of the Nouri family didn’t help.
“He wants to be successful at any cost. He doesn’t understand this… What other players couldn’t do in a whole season, Jong achieved in two games in Ajax. Apparently he doesn’t understand that… Because if he did, he would play for the biggest clubs in the world,” Vanenburg said about Ziggo.
Vanenburg prepared Ihattaren for Ajax’s A-selection in just a few months with individual training sessions. A second collaboration ended prematurely after another relapse.
“It’s going to be a tough story,” Sneijder concluded with Veronica, who also briefly tried to put Ihattaren on the right track. “He has the passion and the joy, but he just can’t turn the switch yet. At least that’s what I found, and it’s hard for me then too.”
According to the former international player, he was often late, ignoring well-meaning advice and busying himself with other things than his football career.
Ihattaren paid tribute to the latter when he expressed his gratitude for the support Mo Nouri offered him at De Telegraaf. “I didn’t realize that in Kanaleneiland, in Utrecht, where I grew up, the crime line was so narrow.”
Everything looked so good for Mo Ihattaren last summer:
It’s not entirely clear whether one incident was linked to the other, but within months, Ihattaren’s car was engulfed in flames, unable to make it to Ajax’s training ground due to serious threats and was expelled twice.
Meanwhile, Ihattaren continues to receive media attention as an absolute top football player. Two years after his last goal in the Eredivisie, when he came in as a substitute, he brutally shot into the top corner and shouted into the camera: “No one can break me, no one!”
There was silence after that, but football always goes on. PSV has a new star in longtime Xavi Simons.
Go back three seasons when Ihattaren stunned the Premier League with his talent. PSV fans sang heartily for their young star in tune with “No Limit”. His left managed to bring in a record amount of tens of millions.
Until the player ran into a collision course with his new coach, Roger Schmidt, who knocked him out several times. At that time, Ihattaren saw the German coach’s approach as a direct cause of his relapse in PSV. But today’s knowledge offers nuances.
“I really hope that one day he will really tap into his potential,” Schmidt wanted to say later. “After all, self-reflection is part of it.”
For Juventus Turin, the transfer fee of around twom euros was worth the risk, but the Italian soon got fed up with the mood after a disappointing loan at Sampdoria. After a match played on the bench, the player suddenly walked away again. He went to the Netherlands without telling anyone in Genoa.
Cut off from the outside world, Ihattaren later worked on a flashback in Amsterdam. He shared his story while preparing for this season.
“I had to recover for a while. Of course I quickly joined PSV 1. It was fast and I went through a lot. Then there should be a moment to think: How am I going to do this? to continue?”
On Sunday, the football player was arrested on his 21st birthday. A day later, his house in Vleuten was searched by the police.
There is an overwhelming feeling that football player Ihattaren is just a shadow of what he could be. He once said eloquent words to Voetbal International: “If I feel completely comfortable in my own skin, I can break the premier league.”
“Honey is her wonderful friend”
If. The whole story is in that one word. Because no one dared to doubt his talent. “The way he plays is pure football love,” said Willem van Hanegem on Algemeen Dagblad. “The ball is his best friend.”
Koeman, who has invested heavily in Ihattaren in the past, is back as a national team manager. He recently said that he had not communicated with her for a while. The old international is also worried about the situation. “A talent must learn from his mistakes. This is such a pity.”
Source: NOS
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