Moroccan coach Ragraj answered a question about Arab coaches at a pre-match press conference last night.
Interviewer: why don’t top clubs have Arab coaches?
“the best question is to ask the European club.” He replied, “Why don’t they hire Arab coaches? Maybe it’s a cultural issue, maybe it’s a state of mind.
At least for the moment, I don’t think it’s possible for Manchester City or Barcelona to hire an Arab coach, and they won’t even think about it, as if we were unworthy, ignorant or incompetent for such a task.
However, there are moments in history that make people change their minds, but we, as African and Arab peoples, want to change history. To some extent, this is possible. ”
“I’ve been a coach for ten years, and no one looks at me.” He added, “No, it’s impossible, he has no experience. Let’s see the others.'”
“but I made it to the 1/4 final of the World Cup. When people talk about experience, experience doesn’t matter, it’s skills that matter. It has nothing to do with your background, religion or cultural background, it’s about skills. If you have no value, you have no skills, you can leave. ”