The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
‘All the players knew that I was the best defender’
“After each training session with the national side, we played 11 versus 11 and I won most of those games. All of the players there knew I was the best defender there,” said Mohsni.
“They obviously couldn’t speak out but knew I should have been in the 23-man squad at least.”
Mohsni added: “The problem was the coach just didn’t give me my chance. We had two friendly games – for one I was on the bench against Portugal and for the other I was in the stand against Turkey.
“He knew that if I got the chance he wouldn’t be able to take me out of the team. I saw it with my own eyes.
“There were lots of funny things going on. I knew from the second week there, it wasn’t going to happen.
“It’s because I wasn’t born in Tunisia and am not a fan of one of the big four clubs in the country.
“Those clubs have a lot of power in the national team.
“As for me, I did things another way and nobody helped me get to where I am now in my career.
“I played in the Championship in Scotland and lower leagues in England, so I was the only player in the lower divisions out with Tunisia who was in the 29-man squad.”