Today, Wydad Athletic Club is heading to hold an urgent meeting between its management and the Portuguese coach Paulo Sergio to discuss the reasons behind the team’s stumbling start in the professional national championship. This move came after the surprising loss the team suffered by three goals to one against Widad Temara, in the opening match of the league held at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca.
Press reports revealed that the club president, Ibrahim Al-Asri, was keen on holding this meeting between Wydad and Paulo Sergio in the presence of the sports director and members of the sports committee, aiming to review all the details related to the match and analyze the performance delivered by the players in their first official appearance this season. A comprehensive evaluation of the technical staff’s choices and the players’ readiness for the upcoming phase is expected to take place during the meeting.
Al-Asri asked the administrative director, Idriss Merbah, to send invitations to the concerned parties to discuss the reasons for the defeat, especially since the team missed many scoring opportunities, while the opponent exploited the defensive errors of the home side to secure a valuable win and take the three points, in a stunning upset witnessed in the first round of the championship. The club president seeks to understand the motivations behind this unsuccessful start.
This meeting between Wydad and Paulo Sergio aims to identify the flaws and effectively address them to avoid repeating mistakes in upcoming matches. This step comes as part of the administration’s earnest efforts to overcome the negative implications of the poor start and ensure the team’s return to the right track before facing the important upcoming challenges.
