The French coach leads the victory from next season, and arrived in Riyadh yesterday
Fahad Al Harifi praised; The star of the Saudi Al-Nasr club, his club contracted with French coach Rudi Garcia, but he warned against some matters, setting the conditions for his success with the world.
Garcia to replace Russo:
A few days ago, the international announced the departure of Miguel Angel Rosso; The coach of the team, after spending a few months in the club, during which he managed to lead it to the third place in the table of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professionals Cup.
But the global exit empty-handed from the last season prompted the administration to contract with a new coach before the start of the preparation period, to be agreed with Garcia and officially announced that he would take charge in the new season.
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So far, no deal has been revealed from the new players for Al-Nassr during the current summer Mercato, while only Jonathan Rodriguez has officially left.
What did Alharifi say about Garcia?
Al-Harifi said, during his statements via Nasriya, on the social networking site “Twitter”: “Garcia is a great coach, no one can underestimate him, and the person who achieves achievements like him, I know that he has potential, but to bring in the best coaches, and you do not have the tools Identity, stability, winning culture and the good psychology of many players. There are those who represent that he is loyal to the club and causes problems on the field and then they say about him the greatest player! I am the warrior, I am not like Petros Mateus for example. “
He added, “I do not doubt an entertaining thought, but some things were not in his hand and the polarization was not in his hand. Despite the many stars with victory, it is forbidden not to see a player like Giuliano since his departure.”
The musician concluded: “I am not a priest to tell you that victory will win championships, I know the value of victory, this is its fate since it was established, either you surrender, or you work and strive and be keen on the team, it is easy to talk and say this is with us and this is against us, I repeat why it was done Signing Zinedine Zidane, and there are no tools, will not work.”
Who is Garcia?
Garcia is one of the important names in the European leagues, having previously worked with Roma, Marseille and, finally, Lyon, who he left last year.
The best experience of the 57-year-old coach was with Lille, which spanned from 2008 to 2013, and witnessed his crowning of the French League title and later led him to move to Italy, where he coached the capital team for 3 seasons.
Garcia, who has a stern personality, had an amazing season with Lyon in 2020-2021 in the Champions League, as he led the team to the semi-finals after overcoming Juventus and Manchester City in the knockout stages, but he failed to overcome the obstacle of Bayern Munich, who was later crowned champion, and he left Lille. At the end of the season, after finishing fourth in the French League.
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