What Do We Arabs Lack as an Arab System?We suffer from three missing elements:Continuity
There is no project that extends 8 or 10 years. Everything starts and ends with a change of coach or official.Identity
We do not know: Do we play defensively? High pressing? Do we rely on talent?
Every Arab national team changes its shape every year.Environment
The Arab player is talented, but the environment around him is unstable: irregular leagues, few academies, unhealthy fan pressure, administrative interventions.How Did Morocco Find the Solution?Morocco did not wait for “circumstances” to improve… it created them itself.Clear Project
A vision extending more than 10 years under the leadership of Fouzi Lekjaa: infrastructure, academies, investment in local and expatriate players.Stable Identity
Morocco plays clear football: strong character, organized defense, speed in transitions, tactical realism, mental confidence.Coach Who Fits the Identity
Regragui did not come to change everything… he came to complete a ready-made project.Integration of Expatriates
Morocco understood that identity is not the “player’s nationality,” but “the way of playing.”
It attracted the best talents from Europe and turned them into one system.Global Character
The most important thing Morocco did:
It convinced its players that they are not inferior to anyone.
And this is what we Arabs lack.Why Are Germany, Italy, and Brazil Searching for Identity?Because these teams once possessed a historical identity:

  • Germany: Discipline, pressing, and realism
  • Italy: Defense and solidity
  • Brazil: Entertainment and skill

But football has changed… and the old identity is no longer enough.
So these countries began searching for a “new version” of themselves.As for us Arabs?
We have not yet reached the stage of “possessing a first version” to update it.Arab football does not lack identity because it is weak…
but because it has not even tried to create one in the first place.We possess talent, fans, and financial capabilities…
but we lack the most important element: the project.And until we reach a true Arab identity, we must start where Morocco began:
Building a system… not just building a team.