Saudi Arabia’s games specialists undermined Friday to hold individuals from the national football group “responsible” after their devastating thrashing against has Russia in the opening match of the World Cup.
Russia challenged desires as the least positioned side in the competition by whipping Saudi Arabia 5-0 before an elate home pack in Moscow on Thursday.
The match was gone to by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed receptacle Salman, who sat two or three seats from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“The outcome was frustrating and unsuitable,” Adel Ezzat, leader of the Saudi Football Federation, told Al-Arabiya TV Friday.
“Various players” including goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf would be considered responsible, he included.
The group had been prepared so they could meet people’s high expectations, Ezzat said.
“The fall was not a direct result of wellness, but rather mistakes in passing the ball, specialized blunders,” he included.
Close by the goalkeeper, Ezzat named two different players – protector Omar Hosawi and striker Mohammed al-Sahlawi – without indicating what move would be made.
Saudi games specialist boss Turki al-Sheik, who is driving the kingdom’s multi-billion dollar push for worldwide footballing impact, said he took “full duty” for the annihilation.
In any case, he additionally lashed out at the players.
“We did everything for them… we gave them the best instructing staff,” Sheik said in a video posted on Twitter.
“Let nobody let me know (Argentinian mentor Juan Antonio) Pizzi is certainly not a known mentor. Be that as it may, these are our players. They didn’t do even five percent of what was expected of them. This is a reality that we ought to concede.”
Provincial Arab media additionally impacted the “Green Falcons” for their embarrassing thrashing.
“Birds of prey conveyed practical”, read a feature in the English-dialect Arab News, a Saudi day by day, citing fans’ alarm over the less than impressive display.
“The bear eats the birds of prey”, said Kuwaiti daily paper al-Anba, while the Oman Daily called the annihilation “the pinnacle of dissatisfaction” for Arab fans.
This year is the principal World Cup finals competition Saudi Arabia has come to since 2006. Football’s worldwide representing body FIFA a week ago positioned the group 67th on the planet, in front of Russia in 70th.
Head mentor Pizzi assumed control over the Saudi group in November a year ago after the football alliance sacked Edgardo Bauza, a kindred Argentinian who had just been in control for two months.
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