Sofyan Amrabat, the roaring lion of Atlas

It’s not easy to get a team lined up in 4-1-4-1 and even less so when they defend in lines as close as they do. Morocco. But if those Walid Regragui is shown as a solvent and hard combination, this is because the first ‘1’ of the comments is Sofian Amrabatone of the great sensations of the tournament.

With the number ‘4’ on his back, Amrabat it becomes the bodyguard of interiors Azzedine Ounahi Y selim amallah and at the same time the ‘security’ you have to go through before stepping into the place where the Aguerd, El Yamiq, Saiss, Bono and company. Whoever dares to prostrate himself before him, had better have arguments to disarm the most loyal soldiers of reragui. However, it would not be fair to talk about him as a destroyer, because despite the fact that he is very careful in recovering the ball, his main task is to be the glue that joins its lines. Morocco. Without it, the North African team will not trouble their rivals as much as they do. But at the same time, Sofian Amrabat He is a footballer with good footing, and the proof of this is that so far in the championship he has starred in 84% of the pass.

Lighthouse of Fiorentina

At 26 years old, Sofian Amrabat is 44 times international with Moroccoand as far as club football is concerned, he plays on Fiorentina. He arrived there at the beginning of 2020 after the ‘viola’ group disbursed more than 20 million euros after he showed what he can do wearing the shirt of Hellas Verona. Previously, he went through Dutch football, which emerged from Utrecht and also wearing the shirt of feyenoordand also of the Belgians, with witchesa team that usually harbors budding footballers.

So far, he has not been seen in the Spanish LaLiga, although it should be noted that in the summer of 2021 Espanyol are interested in him. The blue and white team is looking for a complete midfielder who will strengthen the core of the team led by then Vincent Morenobut the operation was not carried out and in the end the Venezuelan Angel Herrera went to Cornellà-El Prat.

nordin’s brother

Finally, the last name should be noted Amrabat This is not new to the general public, and its ‘culprit’ is the older brother of Sofyan. Nordinnine years older than him (35) and still actively enjoys football in AEK Athens, he did go through Spain to defend the interests first of Málaga and later of Leganés. An Ajax youth squad, he was also seen at English Watford and Turkish Galatasaray. Additionally, many will remember him for vehemently complaining about VAR during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. His brother, who saw all that on TV, is now making history in Morocco.