Not summoned for the match at Saint-Etienne (1-1) on Sunday, Mostafa Mohamed was cropped by Antoine Kombouaré. The FC Nantes coach expects more from his attacker. Unless his choice is linked to President Waldemar Kita's affection for the Egyptian.
With only four starts this season in Ligue 1, Mostafa Mohamed has understood the message. The FC Nantes striker is clearly not in favor with Antoine Kombouaré. This is also the reason why the Egyptian is announced to be leaving during this winter transfer window. And in case the former Galatasaray player was still hoping for a turnaround, the Canaries coach crushed him by leaving him out of the group for the trip to Saint-Etienne on Sunday.
Kombouaré's version
« Duverne and Mohamed? There are players who are better than them right now, period.the Kanak justified himself. It's up to them to work to get their place back. There is competition so there is no status. With me, there is no status, everyone plays and it's the best who play. If it's a question of behavior? No, no. It's performance, always. It's a sporting choice. If they are good, they are in the group. And those who are in difficulty… There is competition and the young people are good. Little Louis Leroux has come in and he's doing what he has to do to earn his place and playing time, that's good. »
-What if the choice of technician was not only linked to the sporting aspect? In any case, this is the hypothesis of journalist Loïc Tanzi who wonders if Mostafa Mohamed does not repay the affection of President Waldemar Kita. “ Kombouaré was very harsh with Mostafa Mohamed at a press conference, certainly to push him towards the exitinterpreted our colleague from L’Equipe on X. He forgets that the striker has helped him in a lot of bad situations in recent seasons. Is it, also, because Kita father loves him very much? » Even if the Nantes coach was reinforced in his position, the two men did not become the best friends in the world.
