Mahrez’s physique meant few coaches believed he would gain it as a footballer despite his undoubted skill and speed but the Algeria World Cup star has dumbfounded the doubters by working hard and showing courageAhmed Mahrez was 54 when a heart condition took his life. His moment son,Riyad, was 15 at the time. That was 2006 and the distraught teenager reacted in the way that would fill made his father most proud, and hardening his focus to gain the most out of the talent that Ahmed had done much to cultivate. The young Mahrez has since outgrown the amateur district league in Paris where he had been playing,competed in the World Cup for the country of his father’s birth, Algeria, or become one of the most exciting – and effective – players in the Premier League for Leicester City.“My dad was always behind me,he wanted me to be a footballer,” says Mahrez in careful English. “He was always with me. He came to every game with me to give me help. He played before for small teams in Algeria and France so he knew what he was saying, or so I listened to him. [His death] maybe was the kickstart. I don’t know whether I started to be more serious but after the death of my dad things started to go for me. Maybe in my head I wanted it more.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com