Morocco Haiti Brahim Diaz Disappoints Despite 4-2 Win

In a four-goal victory, some players can slip through the lines of the narrative. Brahim Diaz is one of them. Against Haiti, Morocco attacked a lot, shot a lot, crossed a lot. The Atlas Lions finished with 22 shots, 11 on target and 3.262 expected goals. Yet the Real Madrid player did not really weigh on this output.

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His statistical line is revealing: 70 minutes played, 22 passes, only one shot, no shots on target, no assists and only one shot-creating action. According to Opta, Brahim Diaz finishes with a rating of 6.40, the lowest of the Moroccan outfield players who started or came on, apart from Yassine Bounou, penalized by the two goals conceded.

It is not a spectacular individual failure. Brahim Diaz did not multiply visible losses, nor did he drag down Moroccan play with gross errors. But his performance raises another question: how can a player of his profile, supposed to bring creativity, imbalance and the final pass, remain so absent in a match where Morocco attacked so much?

A creator far from the heart of the game

The contrast is stark with the other Moroccan attacking players. Achraf Hakimi, despite being a right-back, finished with 1 goal, 1 assist, 5 shots and 7 shot-creating actions. Ismael Saibari scored and had much more impact in the box. Bilal El Khannouss, meanwhile, was more present in circulation, with 72 passes and 3 shot-creating actions.

Brahim Diaz, for his part, seemed caught between two roles. Not high enough to be a real threat in the box. Not influential enough in midfield to organize play. Not incisive enough either to become a focal point between the lines. Result: Morocco found solutions elsewhere, especially on the right side with Hakimi, then thanks to the substitutes.

His only shot and lack of shots on target are all the more striking given that the match was open. Haiti left spaces, Morocco was often able to progress, and several players took advantage of this freedom. Brahim Diaz did not really convert these favorable conditions into concrete influence.

This match does not call into question his talent or his importance in the squad. But it reminds us that his role remains to be clarified in this team. When Morocco dominates, he must be able to be one of the players who accelerates, who breaks a line or who finds the decisive pass. Against Haiti, he mainly accompanied the play without really marking it.

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Morocco’s victory therefore masks a small individual alert. The Atlas Lions scored four times without Brahim Diaz being at the center of danger. Against Haiti, this did not prevent Morocco from winning. But in a tighter match, his influence will need to be much clearer.