Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela is one of the players that former Atlas Lions coach Eric Gerets closely follows at Standard Liège. The former captain of the Reds and Whites gave his opinion on the Carcela enigma at this club.
After the withdrawal of some key players from the national team, Vahid Halilhodzic has summoned another player for the friendly matches against Libya on October 11 and Gabon on October 15. It is Mehdi Carcela, a player from Standard Liège.
Mehdi Carcela has no intention of being part of the squad of the Al-Sailiya SC club based in Doha. The Atlas Lion has refused the offer from the Qatari club, preferring to continue his adventure at Standard Liège.
Speaking about the difficult situation going through Mehdi Carcela , Moroccan international of Standard de Liège, his former coach Éric Gerets pretended to compare him to Lionel Messi.
Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela has just received, this Monday, and for the third time, the "Belgian Lion" trophy in its 2019 edition. This distinction is awarded to the best player of Arab origin playing in Belgium.
The winner of the "best Arab and Berber player" award in the division 1 championship in Belgium for the year 2019 will be revealed by the organizing committee on April 29.
Mehdi Carcela , who was playing for Standard de Liège, against Anderlecht, risks 2 months suspension for having made a "middle finger and an obscene gesture" to the referee during this Belgian clasico.
Moroccan international Mehdi Carcela was not present last night at the Soulier d’Or gala rewarding the best Belgian football players because he fell asleep.