Saudi Arabia's head coach will be fired if he "cutted again"Local media "Due to poor performance + internal and external conflicts"
Oct 18, 2024
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The Saudi Arabian Football Association has decided to dismiss Mancini, according to foreign media such as Saudi Arabian media 'Al Medina'.
Mancini's replacement has been anticipated. This is because they did not show satisfactory performance in the final Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup. South Arabia, which had one win, two draws and one loss in a 0-0 draw against Bahrain on the 16th, was pushed to third place in Group C. It is five points different from Japan (3 wins and 1 draw) in the same group. They have the same points as Australia, which is in second place, and their chances of advancing to the finals are alive.
However, he seems to have chosen to break up due to his performance of only one win in the four final qualifying games and frequent discord.
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In particular, he reportedly responded with abusive language when Saudi fans booed him while leaving the stadium after the match against Bahrain, sparking strong opposition.
Local media reported that `The Korea Football Association has decided to terminate Mancini's contract due to poor performance and is preparing to make an official announcement.' While Mancini supported some players, he excluded others, and failed to improve the team due to too strong belief and stubbornness. This has been the subject of fierce criticism from analysts, technicians and fans.'
The successor is still undecided, but the Saudi Football Association will soon choose an appropriate successor because it has several managerial files on the table.
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