Investigating Manchini so came the most prominent comments of Saudi players excluded from the Asian Cup
Nawaf Al-Aqaidi, goalkeeper of Al-Nasr and the Saudi top soccer team, confirmed that Italian head coach Roberto Manshchini was incorrect during the press conference on Monday ,
about the keeper requiring to play essentially or leave the headquarters of the Green preparatory camp before the start of the Asian Cup tournament.
Al-Aqaidi indicated through his personal account via the “X” social media platform that he postponed clarification of the details of the case until after the continental tournament.
The international guard merely stressed that Mancini had not yet spoken to him about Lebanon’s Test match, until his exclusion, and that the information cited by the coach was incorrect.
Mancini stated during a press conference earlier on Monday: “Nawaf al-Aqaidi did not want to attend Camp Green since I took charge of training,
and finally he said clearly either I play or I will not continue that when he came to the guards coach three days ago and said to him: I don’t want to stay here if I don’t play”
On Monday, Al-Hilal and Saudi Football Team 1 captain Salman Al-Faraj demanded that officials of the Saudi Federation of the Game open an investigation into statements made by Italian Green coach Roberto Mancini,
اشارة الى حديث المدير الفني للمنتخب السعودي السيد مانشيني والذي تطرق فيه لرفضي المشاركة في اللقاء الودي وحيث أنه ليس الوقت المناسب للرد ولكن نظراً لردة الفعل الكبيرة التي وصلت للتشكيك في وطنيتي وخدمتي لمنتخب بلادي .. فأنا مضطر للرد وتوضيح ماحدث للرأي العام /
بداية منذ حضور السيد…— سلمان الفرج (@salman_f13) January 15, 2024
who said he refused to participate in test matches, and therefore was not called again.
Al-Faraj stressed through his official account at the “X” social media platform that he refuses to touch his patriotism, as stated by the Italian coach at the press conference, before facing Amman.
He wrote: “Referring to Mancini’s green coach talk, during which he addressed my refusal to participate in the friendly meeting, as it is not the time to respond,
but given the great reaction that has reached to question my patriotism and my service to my country. I am obliged to respond and clarify what happened to public opinion. “
International Team Al-Ghanam and Saudi Football Team 1 have confirmed that Italy’s Roberto Mancini, head coach of Green, was not required to play primarily in order to join the 2023 Asian Cup list, hosted by Doha, Qatar.
– تمثيل الوطن عبر المنتخب شرف كبير لا يضاهيه أي شرف
– رغبتي في تمثيل المنتخب السعودي في كأس آسيا كانت ولا زالت شديدة جدًا لأقدم كل ما لدي لخدمة الأخضر ..
– اجتمع معي المدير الفني السيد مانشيني مرة واحدة سابقًا بطلبه ، وليس مرتين.— سلطان الغنام (@sultan_ghannam) January 15, 2024
The affirmation of the sheep, in response to Mancini’s talk at the press conference to confront Oman, said: “The Sultan of the sheep has tried more than once to talk to him in order to represent the team but has refused.”
The Sultan of Ghanam wrote via his official account in the “X” social media platform: “Manager Mancini met with me once before with his request, not twice,
and I expressed to him my keen desire to participate and play and my readiness to serve the team on the field with everything I have,
and my discomfort to be a player who does not participate definitively,
which is normal for every player who dreams of representing their team, I never reminded him that participation provided I was only essential.”
