China News Service, Beijing, November 26 (Reporter Wang Hao) Saudi Arabia, which was recognized as a "soft persimmon" before the game, has now become the biggest dark horse in the World Cup in the eyes of many people.
On the evening of the 26th Beijing time, Saudi Arabia will face Poland. If they can win, Saudi Arabia will advance to the knockout round.
All of this is inseparable from the efforts of Saudi coach Renard.
The amazing thing is that this handsome head coach still has some fate with us in China.
On November 22, local time, the match between Argentina (blue) and Saudi Arabia in the first round of Group C of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage was held at the Lusail Stadium.
In the end, Argentina lost 1:2 to Saudi Arabia.
The picture shows the Saudi team celebrating a goal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Two days ago, the halftime locker room video of Saudi Arabia's reversal and victory over Argentina was circulated. Renard's vocal and emotional encouragement made everyone's blood boil.
After his ideological mobilization, the players felt as if they had been beaten in the second half: Argentina, come here!
Such an accurate grasp of the emotions of the players stems from Renard's long-term coaching experience.
Like many coaches, the 54-year-old Renard is also a player.
He was born in France, where football talents are abundant, and his entire player career did not have many bright spots, and he retired before he was 30 years old.
Renard.
Renard didn't want to leave the green field, so he chose to become a coach.
But the coach is not something you can do casually. According to media reports, in order to get the coaching qualification, Renard worked as a cleaner during the day and trained with the club at night.
During this process, Renard met his "noble man" - Leroy.
And his fate with China also began to unfold quietly.
In 2001, Leroy became the head coach of the A team Shanghai COSCO, and Renard joined the team with him as a physical coach.
Renard was not well known at the time, but it was easy to attract attention.
This is not only because of his handsome appearance, but also because his physical strength and physical reserves in training are even better than some active Chinese players.
Renard directs the game.
Perhaps when Chinese fans read this story, they will have a deeper understanding of why Chinese football is like this. In fact, there are traces to follow from a long time ago.
Renard coached Shanghai COSCO for more than a year, and then he left China, and his identity is no longer just a physical coach.
If it is in the novel, he already has the "background accumulation" to become famous and create miracles, but the reality is not cool, what greets Renard is a slightly wandering journey.
Renard has taken up the coach of many national teams such as Zambia, Angola, and Côte d'Ivoire, and he has continued to grow in the process.
In the African Cup of Nations in 2012 and 2015, Renard led the Zambia team and the Côte d'Ivoire team to win the championship respectively.
In 2019, Renard began to coach Saudi Arabia.
Before the Qatar World Cup, Renard said: "We want to show the good image of Saudi football to people all over the world." But in fact, not many people believed that they would have good results at that time.
On November 22, local time, in the first round of the first round of Group C of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina's match against Saudi Arabia officially started. This is also Messi's fifth World Cup debut.
The picture shows Argentine fans holding up a flag with Messi printed on it.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
Saudi Arabia's first game against Argentina, the vast majority of fans are ready to welcome Messi's perfect debut, as for Saudi Arabia?
No matter how it looks, it looks like it will become a background board.
But Renard didn't think so. He fell behind with a goal at halftime, and he roared in the locker room: "When Messi dribbles the ball, do you defend like this? You can take a photo with him with your mobile phone! Go press! Put him under pressure. !"
The Lusail Stadium that night was originally considered to be Messi's stage, but Renard and his players didn't want to be spectators. They worked hard, stepped on the stage, and put on their own show.
This is what Renard has not done in the past few decades, but the accumulation of bits and pieces in those years has finally paid off.
On November 22, local time, in the first round of the first round of Group C of the World Cup in Qatar, Argentina's match against Saudi Arabia officially started. This is also Messi's fifth World Cup debut.
Today, Renard is about to lead his team to meet new challenges. If they can win Poland, Saudi Arabia will advance to the top 16 ahead of schedule.
According to the analysis of people before the World Cup, Poland is stronger than Saudi Arabia, but after the first round, no one dares to underestimate Renard's team anymore.
Regardless of victory or defeat, I hope that he and the players will show their best image to the world as he said!
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