Yasser Al-Mishal, head of the Saudi Arabian Football Association, commented on the failure of the Saudi national team to score a second consecutive match in preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

His announcement came after a goalless draw by the Greens in a friendly against the United States, which is the same result that ended in a match against Ecuador in preparation for the 2022 World Cup starting next November.

Al-Mishal confirmed that the aim of friendly matches is to look distinct and not score goals, pointing out that they have achieved their goal with Spain and that they still have 6 caps to play for Abu Dhabi next month. to achieve full readiness.

He added that the team is moving in the right direction, and the coach tried a number of tactical suggestions, and the players participated in the national team for the first time.

Al-Mishal believes that the situation with Al-Akhdar at the current stage is encouraging, but they are aiming to reach a much better level before their first match in the World Cup.

And about goals not scored, the president of the Football Association replied that the main thing is that they could reach the goal and threaten the opponent’s goal, and could score from a few moments.

Regarding the failure of Argentina’s friendly match, he stressed that the reason was that they were in the same group.

He concluded that there were players who were aiming to be among the 26 players in the World Cup in Qatar, but coach Renard made it clear that only a ready-made player would enter.

Behavior / Donia Haddad