The Al Ittihad players will have a double challenge on Saturday when they face Al Bateen to correct course, especially after Al Bateen recently bolstered their ranks with a number of foreign professional players. The Tigers are suffering from a noticeable slump in the team’s last matches, resulting in a loss of 5 points in two matches. Indeed, the team, which did not concede but two until the ninth round, conceded three goals in the last three matches. While Al-Batin is striving keep his chances of continuing into the seniors as he made some winter transfer reinforcements to make up for what he missed at last summer’s Mercato. And the head of Al-Bateen recently announced a challenge, especially with the start of the current winter player registration period, in his words, “The League has started for us now.”
The submarine is at the very bottom of the list with two orphaned points and has not yet tasted victory! It became difficult for him to stay in the league, but it is possible! The Portuguese Nuno Santo, coach of the Al-Ittihad team, will have to quickly correct the mistakes made by the team recently.
Al-Ittihad excels in all matters and is the best. The huge difference in points between the two teams is not taken into account – Al-Batin, despite their stumbles, is a struggling team with strength and difficulty, especially on home soil. a good elite of players and able to do something to achieve his first league win to break out of the bottom and it is expected that Santo will continue to rely on the same method of play that he has taken in previous meetings, focusing on players’ understanding of the method of play and work to correct their mistakes.
He will also play with intense offensive pressure, eliminating midfield mistakes that often result in a lot of voids and gaps in a team’s depth. Al-Ameed’s victory brings him back a lot and he is very close to the lead and a draw or loss will cost him dearly. Saturday also meets with Al-Raed and Al-Faihaa.
