Paulo Duarte criticizes Ilaix Moriba for wanting Guinea's No. 10
Duarte backs Aliou Baldé, who has worn the 10 for two years, while Giráldez explains Moriba missed the trip due to patellar tendon discomfort.
Guinea coach Paulo Duarte has spoken harshly about Ilaix Moriba, the Celta midfielder who will not be joining the national team. According to MARCA, Duarte questioned why anyone would ask for the No. 10 shirt when Aliou Baldé has worn it for two years.
The coach warned that the number does not guarantee a starting place and said that a player with a huge ego only thinks about himself. As for Moriba, Duarte only said the player had told them he was injured.
At Celta, Claudio Giráldez explained that the midfielder could not travel because of discomfort in his patellar tendon, which he has carried since the start of the season and for which the club had already managed his minutes.
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