Hakim Ziyech has well and truly fallen out of favour at Chelsea in the last 12 months, going from a player who was always trying to break into the first XI to one who is often the last option left on the bench.
As his chances has waned so has his enthusiasm, and the relationship between him and the club feels like it’s on its last legs.
We all hoped he would thrive at the World Cup, in a different environment with a different team, and the Morocco star looks super motivated. His team have made their way to the quarter finals, where they face Portugal.
One man asked about Ziyech’s impact was Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal, who knows Ziyech well from his time at Ajax. Van Gaal pointed to his impact in Qatar, and threw some shade on Thomas Tuchel, who was the Chelsea manager who really cast Ziyech into exile.
You can see his quotes above – we reckon if Van Gaal had seen some of Ziyech’s efforts in a Blue shirt, he might have a different opinion.
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