Cameroon's disqualified goalkeeper refuses to apologize to the coach
"I always behave with the desire to go with the team to success," Onana wrote in a statement on November 29. "I've put all my effort and energy into finding a solution to a situation that a football player often finds himself in, but the other side has no will. Some moments it's difficult to find a voice. shared".
The Cameroonian goalkeeper also affirmed his support for the decisions of those involved, and wished his teammates well in the 2022 World Cup. "The values that I uphold as a person and as a player are the values that define me. Those are the things I learned from my family from a young age. It is always a privilege to wear the Cameroon national team shirt. The interests of the team are always first and always." write more.
Many news outlets suggested that Onana was expelled for disciplinary reasons, but Marca stressed the reason was purely a matter of expertise. According to the Spanish daily, Song was not satisfied and "screamed" at Onana during a practice session on November 26. He then scolded Onana for abusing foot control and being too adventurous. The head coach of Cameroon wants a simple football style, avoiding taking risks when deploying the ball from home. After the practice session, the two sat down to talk, but Onana insisted that she would not change the way she played.
Therefore, Song decided that "it would be best for Onana to leave the team". He also commented that keeping Onana as the number two goalkeeper is also not a good choice, because the 26-year-old player does not fit the team's plan.
Samuel Eto'o - former striker, now President of the Football Federation of Cameroon (FECAFOOT) - wanted the two sides to yield to each other for the sake of the team. Eto'o is inherently influential in Onana's career, when this goalkeeper comes from the 41-year-old former player's non-profit organization.
In the end, though, Eto'o supported Song's point of view. As for the Cameroon head coach himself, he is willing to let Onana return to the squad, on the condition that he apologizes to the coaching staff and teammates. The 26-year-old goalkeeper did not accept and left Cameroon's headquarters in Qatar on November 28, will not play the next matches at the 2022 World Cup.
After Onana left the team, the main catch was given by coach Song to Devis Epassy - the goalkeeper is wearing the Abha club in Saudi Arabia and has only played for the team five times. Epassy did not perform well and conceded three times against Switzerland, but Cameroon still regained a point thanks to Jean-Charles Castellotto, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and substitute striker Vincent Aboubakar.
Cameroon and Serbia continue to share the bottom two places of Group G with the same point, Switzerland has three points, and Brazil is sure to continue with six points. Song's teachers and students are no longer determined to decide for themselves, because even if they win against Brazil in the last round, they still have to wait for the results of the match between Serbia and Switzerland at the same time.
