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I promise to inform him about the decision “as a special advance”.
Ayoub Bouadi, who has played 10 matches for the France under-21 team, has announced his final selection to represent Morocco.
This week, Bouadi became the second Lille player to decide his international fate, after Matias Fernandez Pardo, who chose to represent Belgium over Spain, decisions that coach Bruno Genesio confirmed he did not want to interfere with at all.
It is not my role to give advice on matters of the heart
During the press conference before Lille’s clash with Auxerre, coach Bruno Genesio was asked about Ayoub Bouadi and Matias Fernandez Pardo’s decision to choose Morocco and Belgium over France and Spain respectively.
“These are very personal choices,” the coach of “Lille” clearly said. “It’s not my role or job to advise them on that when the decision is about how you feel inside.”
It is a very important decision and there is no room for influence
“Choosing a national team is a very important matter, and it concerns each of us. Everyone has their own way of living with these choices, so it wasn’t my role to advise them. That would be completely inappropriate. I didn’t want to influence them.”
He continued. “We may have an opinion, but it’s often biased because we don’t feel the same emotions as the people involved.”
I promise to inform him about the decision “as a special advance”.
Bruno Genesio also revealed that Ayoub Bouadi, who has played for all of France’s senior teams, informed him of his decision last Wednesday as a “special scoop” given that his players were “not affected” by national team selection throughout the season, reflecting their professionalism and focus on their duties with the club.
Did the French Federation fail?
As for whether the French Football Federation didn’t try hard enough to convince the 18-year-old midfielder to choose France, Genesio avoided a direct answer, saying:
