Saudi coach: Salman Al-Faraj is ready.. and Fahd Al-Mawlid will not affect
French coach Herve Renard, coach of the Saudi national football team, today, Tuesday, held a press conference to talk about the upcoming friendly match against Croatia tomorrow, Wednesday, at the end of the national team's preparations for the 2022 World Cup, which will start in Qatar next Sunday.
Renard confirmed the readiness of the player, Salman Al-Faraj, for the Croatia match, indicating that the player is fully prepared to play 90 minutes in the upcoming matches.
Renard called on the Saudi fans to trust the players they know well, pointing out that the motives in the experimental matches differ from the official ones.
Regarding the exclusion of the player Fahd Al-Muwallad from the national team list, the French coach confirmed that Al-Muwallad is an important player, but his exclusion will not affect the national team, adding that the player Nawaf Al-Abed is a suitable replacement for him.
Renard stressed the importance of the friendly match against Croatia, the summer of the 2018 World Cup, and represented a strong preparation for the team before entering the World Cup.
The Saudi national team will compete in the World Cup in Group C, and will start its campaign against Argentina next Tuesday, before facing Poland on November 26, then facing Mexico on the 30th of the same month.
The Croatian team's delegation arrived this morning at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, in preparation for the Saudi national team match, and was received by a number of Saudi Federation officials.
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