Renard: It is important to finish well at home and in front of our fans after qualifying

2022-03-28
21:35:37

The coach of the national team, "Herve Renard", spoke at the press conference held this evening to talk about preparations to face Australia in the last round of the final Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, and said: "It's the final match on our land and among our fans, it is important that we end our participation in these qualifiers well, and I always repeat throughout my experience in coaching teams that when you wear the emblem of your country you must give your maximum energy, be proud of representing your country and make the fans and spectators enjoy watching their national team”.

Regarding his lack of stability in the attacking position, Herve Renard replied: “We have four strikers in the current squad who worked well throughout the qualifiers and made great contributions to our career, and as I mentioned in the last press conference that the most important thing for the players is to participate with their clubs on an ongoing basis”.

On the impact of the team’s classification after participating in the FIFA Arab Cup, Herve Renard replied: “Football at the level of teams must take the international classification into account, as it affects the tournament draw by determining the levels, which makes all international matches important”.

About the impact of celebrations on the performance of the players tomorrow, he said: “Celebrating after victory is something that every athlete who participates in any competition aspires to, not only at the professional level but even at the amateur level, no athlete can prevent joy after achieving any achievement”.

Herve Renard concluded his speech saying: “Today, no player came with me as usual, I preferred that Mohamed Amin accompanied me, representing all the staffs, I would have liked all the Saudi and other members to be with me, as I am not alone in this team, and I would like to thank "Mohamed Amin" in front of you, he was wonderful from our first steps in the national team, and by the way, he is a wonderful person besides he is a wonderful assistant".

The assistant coach of the national team, "Mohamed Amin", spoke and said: "It's an important match for everyone, we seek to be a historic match in which we celebrate with the fans who supported us throughout the last period".

He added: "I would like to thank the Minister of Sports and the President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation for their support to the national coach, and thanks to the great coach, "Herve Renard", who gave me the opportunity to work with him".