Open letter to Djamel Belmadi
Salam coach, my name is Sofiane, I am 29 years old, I am a great supporter of our national team, which is why I owe it to myself, for the sake of it, to write these words to you.
Like you, I am French Algerian, son of Mujahid, my dad Allah y rahmo transmitted to me the love of our homeland and for her, for her good and happiness, I am ready for anything, that’s why I sincerely hope that this open letter will reach you in time, if your final decision is not yet made.
Like you, on Tuesday night, I was floored no, sorry, not like you, it would be disrespectful to your involvement, to your rigor, to your professionalism and especially to the immense work you have done since 2019 to have even the pretension to affirm that I could have been as affected as you by this defeat, even having spent the worst night of my life, it is impossible.
You are an amazing man coach, I personally owe a debt to you, because the first match of Algeria that I could see in my life is the famous France – Algeria, match during which you scored a sumptuous goal, with a celebration that came from the heart, I was facing you in the stand, it made a huge impression on me, I was 8 years old, this is my first memory of joy provided by my national team and this is the moment that created my immeasurable love for this selection, which allowed me to cry in 2004 to be crazy with happiness in 2009, to be able to realize a dream and to arrive at 10am to Chat in the rain with my cousins in Blida in November 2013 and to live the most beautiful emotional moment of my life , to dream big in 2014 and finally to touch the grail in 2019.
These moments of happiness, you were at the origin directly and indirectly and, like many Algerians of my generation, I would be eternally grateful to you.
As I told you, I have a debt to you, that’s why I tell myself that you need to hear some words, some advice, some kind words, this is the only thing I can do on my scale, hoping that it can have a positive effect Inshallah.
Coach, you have been and you are an example for all binationals, Algerians or not, the love and dedication that you carry to Algeria and that allowed you to hoist us on the throne of Africa and to hoist our flag on a record alongside and even in front of the greatest nations of world football, which makes you a model of success for every binational who carries his country of origin in his heart.
By your fait accompli, you have been an example for the whole of Africa and full of selectors, from Aliou Cissé to Kaba Diawara through Mohamed Magassouba, Rigobert Song, Kamou Malo and so on, all dream of doing like you, to make the motherland triumph, only one succeeded, 3 years after you realized your dream at his expense, your friend Aliou Cissé.
If I quote your friend and great coach Mr Aliou Cissé, it is because in my opinion, with all due respect, it is your turn to take him as an example.
This man waited at the head of his selection exactly seven years to realize his dream, in fact, since 2015 he has been fighting in order to make his country triumph and realize the dream of an entire people, but especially his own.
So coach, I know that Algeria is complicated only mentally that it’s hard that the pressure is huge that it’s tiring that you have to be a force of nature to be able to withstand all this pressure on a daily basis, but coach, it’s 2022, the qualifications for the next world cup will be in 2025, as you said in the press conference the world cup is the dream of your whole life, so coach, on behalf of all the Algerian people, be patient and stay with us!
Three years coach, three short years, as you said it would be a huge waste to destroy what you took so long to build with brilliance and courage what you did sleepless nights for is why you gave yourself so much.
Deschamps took 7 years to be able to achieve his ultimate goal Joachim Low Aliou Cissé also 7 years and many other coaches took a long time to realize their ultimate dream, as you said in a press conference to metaphor the failure of the can, being little you fell off the bike but you got up, it’s time to do it again, one last time.
You deserve to be happy coach, if your happiness is found elsewhere in a club with ambition where I am sure you will succeed and you would also triumph then all Algeria will understand it because as a benevolent people we wish your happiness because you sincerely deserve it.
I will end this letter with two of your quotes ,
You have said and repeated that the day you feel that you are no longer useful for the national team then you will leave on your own , Coach, today is when we need you the most because we will never find a person as competent as dedicated with a tactical sense a courage a passion as strong as yours so yes, you are still useful and all Algeria needs you it’s time to be with us and start moving forward!
And finally, certainly the most beautiful of your quotes that will serve me as a conclusion, in life there is no love, there are only proofs of love …. This letter is another one, I do not pretend to speak on behalf of all Algeria, but I think that every Algerian with a minimum of sense feels today what I wanted to convey to you through these words:
love and kindness. We love you coach, stay with us ❤️
Sincerely and amicably, Sofiane Guermah, a little brother who wants you well.
Translated by hope from : https://dzballon.com/2022/04/02/belle-lettre-damour-dun-supporter-algerien-a-djamel-belmadi/
