Renewing the blood of the national team...a mixture of experience and youth betting on the “2030 World Cup”

The visions of Moroccan sports executives and analysts unanimously agreed that the current stage of the first national football team represents a strategic “turning point” that aims to “overcome the typicality of previous tactical solutions.” By pumping new blood and youthful vitality into the team's arteries.

Analysts whom Hespress spoke to believe that the approach followed by the new voter, Mohamed Wehbe, clearly reflects this trend through “a thoughtful mix that combines the pillars of global experience with emerging names who have proven their competence and brilliance in the smaller categories.” What is being viewed is not only from the perspective of “immediate management” of friendly matches, but rather as a building block within an “integrated project” that anticipates the prospects of the 2026 and 2030 World Cups, which requires giving the technical staff sufficient time and the necessary support to ensure the success of the integration process within the group.

Technically, the biggest challenge lies in how to “fuse” these young talents within the structure and crucible of the main team without compromising the overall balance. What requires “tactical flexibility” and a clear philosophy that the upcoming preparatory stations seek to establish in the players’ behavior. Analysts are betting on Wehbe's deep knowledge of these elements that he has accompanied since the "junior youth", in addition to his strict tactical discipline and ability to communicate effectively, to create a combination capable of adapting to the requirements of modern football, which tends towards relying on the young group, highlighting that the transformation, despite the challenges it poses in "managing expectations", is a necessary step to build a competitive team that possesses various solutions to face the upcoming global challenges.

In this regard, the former coach and expert in sports affairs, Mustafa Al-Harhar, confirmed that the next two friendlies are “the last and decisive stop before the start of the World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico 2026.” In his reading of the list summoned by national voter Mohamed Wehbe, he referred to “the mix of experience and youth,” describing the list as “a balanced mixture that combines the experience of veteran players and the ambition of the young people who were supposed to be present previously, especially after their continental coronation.”

Speaking about the “challenge of inclusion,” the declarant explained to the online newspaper Hespress that “the problem does not lie in summoning young people, but rather in how to manage their integration into the group that includes key pillars such as Bono, Hakimi, El Aynaoui, Mazraoui, and Brahim Diaz.”

He also mentioned “support for the future project,” stressing “the necessity of giving Mohamed Wehbe sufficient time and capabilities, as he is a project coach for the 2030 World Cup.” He added, "His success depends on the extent of support he will receive from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, just as happened with his predecessor, Walid Regragui."