2024-01-31 04:59:26
Dubai United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Yasser Al-Meshal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Association, said that… What Roberto Mancini, the “Green” coach, did during the penalty shootout that the team lost to the South Korean team with a score of 2/4, is completely unacceptable..
Mancini had left the field before the end of the penalty shootout that the two teams resorted to following a 1-1 draw in regular and extra time in the second round of the Asian Cup, specifically following Abdul Rahman Gharib missed the fourth penalty kick for the Saudi team, and before the “Korean Samson” player executed his kick.
The Italian coach’s action sparked widespread controversy, and when he was asked regarding it in the press conference following the match, he replied, “I apologize for that. I thought the kicks were over. I did not mean to disrespect anyone. I did not intend that. I want to thank the players following everything they did during the match.” the match”.
While Al-Meshal said to the Saudi “SSC” channel regarding Roberto Mancini’s action: “This matter is completely unacceptable, but following the end of the match, the coach met with the players, shook their hands, thanked them for their honorable performance, and consoled some of them.”
He added: “But his behavior is absolutely unacceptable. We did not have time to find out what happened regarding that. We will sit with the coach and ask him regarding it. We do not accept such behavior from anyone, but (the coach) has the right to clarify what he has, and then we will take the appropriate action.” .
When asked whether the Saudi Federation would decide to dismiss the coach or continue him, Yasser Al-Meshal said: “It is too early to talk regarding that. We are completely satisfied with the technical work of the Board of Directors, but we must also talk regarding what happened and evaluate that, so I do not like to I rush into anything, with the satisfaction of the technical staff…but every incident has a story.”
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