Ahmed Atif, the former Saudi national team star, mocked Riyad Mahrez, the Saudi Al-Ahly player, because of his noticeable weight gain.

Al-Ahly team was defeated by its counterpart Al-Fateh team with a score of 1-0 in the second round of the Saudi League.

Ahmed Atif said via the program “Dorina Gir”: “There is no disagreement about Riyad Mahrez’s capabilities, but the story depends on the coach’s personality in dealing with the players. If you look at the player’s body, you will find that he is strangely overweight.”

He added: “Al-Ahly underwent a preparation period that reached 45 days, but it was not enough for Mahrez to lose weight. So what does the team’s preparation coach do? I think that the Algerian star cannot pass through simple individual situations.”

He continued: “Riyad Mahrez’s body does not make you feel like a football player. A strange situation happened to me during the year 2012, with the Romanian coach Michel Brodrum with the youth, as he decided to keep me away from training during the preparation period because I gained 3 kilos in weight.” Only".

He concluded: “He told me that I will not participate in any friendly match with this weight, in addition to deducting 20% ​​of my salary, which demonstrates the coach’s strong personality, in contrast to the German coach Matthias Jaisse’s (coach) dealing with Al-Ahly players.” .