Nuno Santo, the federation’s coach, has confirmed that his team will play today’s match against Al Nasr with the goal of challenging for the Super Bowl title and not just winning the match, Santo said at a press conference yesterday to talk about El Clasico ahead of Al Nasr. Nasr today, Thursday, “I studied Al-Nasr well and prepared a plan. The match, but it cannot be talked about in front of the media, pointing out that football has no secrets, but there is a reality that circumstances impose on each team, and with these circumstances must be dealt with.
Answering a question about the problem of recruiting foreign professionals before each match, Santo explained that each match has its own circumstances, and therefore it is necessary to select suitable players for each match, and this requires many considerations, including technical, player condition. and his physical and psychological readiness, as well as the lack of a team.
And Santo indicated that his team is complete, but he regrets the injury of young player Swelim Al-Menhali, and explained that he made his final decision after the team’s last practice yesterday.
Santo stressed that his focus now is on Al Ittihad and he doesn’t care about the rumors that come up here and there about his return to the English Premier League again.
As for relying on Coronado in his preferred position, the Al Ittihad coach said that if Coronado starts the match, the team’s tactical pattern changes because the attacking four are required to play defensive roles, and in any case, the coaches do not deal with the issue. the way the spectators look at it, because the coaches look in terms of the number of minutes of play in position during the match, and in fact Coronado plays in position 9.5 on paper only, and there is no specific player for a specific position, it’s all about the need to find balance and diversity within the team during the match.
