The official Saudi League Roshen Twitter account has been tracking the changes in Santo’s play against Al Ittihad since returning from the World Cup break: Al Ittihad topped the league’s most-owned list by 77%, with Al Hilal coming in second. from 76.4%.
And Santo, since he took over the training of Al-Ittihad, was not interested in acquisitions.
He relied on standing in the center of his court and then surprising his opponent with quick attacks. For 9 rounds in this way, Al-Ittihad scored only two goals.
And after returning from the break, Santo became interested in possession until he became the team with the most possession in the 13th round.
Since changing the method, Al-Ittihad have conceded 4 goals in 4 matches.