The national team delivered an exceptional version of the FIFA World Cup final despite its exit from the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but the Kingdom came out with invaluable achievements at all levels of football and tourism.
Our green hawks have provided a beautiful image of Saudi football and evidence of its development and renaissance, competing against international teams the size of Argentina, with the presence of Messi and a constellation of other stars, with a marketing value of 645.20 million euros. , and Poland in the presence of Lewandowski and his associates, with a marketing value of 255.60 million euros, and even in front of the Mexico national team, with a value of 179.10 million euros, while our marketing team has a value of 25.20 million euros.
And our team would not have delivered such an exceptional performance were it not for the moral and material support provided by His Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, especially during his meeting with the players when he told them: “Enjoy the three group matches , perform without psychological pressure that can affect your game. great results, but the invitations are with them, and everyone goes first, and, God willing, the next one will be better.”
Our national team, along with the Saudi masses, also promoted the Kingdom as a tourist destination, bringing Saudi football and Saudi culture to the world’s attention, after fans of all countries participating in the World Cup were forced to sing the chants of the Saudi public, but rather among football fans around the world via social media, including the song “Messi Winneh”.
Among the successes that the Green Falcons have had in the 2022 World Cup, light has been shed on a number of players as a number of international resellers have begun following some of our players, most notably Saud Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Kno, Hassan Timbukti, and Firas Al- Buraiqan, and there is a big Spanish club that is interested in Saud Abdul Hamid, in addition to the clubs that were interested in our players, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, and a big Spanish club.
And the Football Association, together with the clubs, will play a role in promoting the professionalization of their players, taking into account the role of the Ministry of Sports in leadership and leadership, to open the way to globalization for the Saudi player, as long as we have good material, it must be worked out by experience through participation in major leagues and international levels unbeatable.
Mohammed Al Owais was also an impenetrable dam in all our team’s matches and he won for Renard’s trust in him when he insisted on his inclusion despite not being in the major league with the local league and the western media is talking about his competence as a strong goalkeeper who carried the team on his shoulders in all matches of the third group at the World Cup. Rather, he was chosen man of the match against Argentina for his high ability to counter the stars of the Tango team. .
Specifications
Al-Akhdar presented against Argentina and at the beginning of his career at the World Cup in Qatar 2022 the best match in his history and crowned it with a historic victory (2: 1). And their departure from the match and the tournament , Salman Al-Faraj and Yasser Al-Shahrani , but our players were not shocked and besieged the Argentine national team within their regions with a reaction that blinded the world, until they turned the result in their favor.
In the match against Poland, the Saudi team confirmed that what it presented against Argentina was not a coincidence or a fleeting surprise. Rather, the Falcons delivered one of their finest matches in the history of Saudi football, and with little success we saw a different result from how the match ended after the stars saluted and toured Al-Ahdar, and threatened the goalkeeper’s goal Poland Chesney, if it were not for the luck that turned away from our players in that match, and even the penalty that was awarded to our team, Salem Al-Dosari put up with it, and if I had scored then everything would have changed in the match.
It is also unfortunate that the arena referee or the video referee refuse to take the penalty, because all experts unanimously agreed that the goalkeeper went out of the gate before the payment from the game, which requires a replay of the kick. In general, Messi missed the same one and the Polish goalkeeper blocked it.
Without a doubt, before Mexico, our team played the fewest matches in the collective and individual terms due to many changes in the formation to compensate for the injury. Losing more than 4 key players due to injury and accumulating cards in the decisive match threatens any team.
Renard introduced a team with a strong identity and imprint
The Frenchman Herve Renard managed to present a special version of the Saudi Arabia national team with a strong identity and imprint on a technical and moral level, and instill confidence in the hearts of the players, especially in his excellent role in the dressing room between the two halves, and there is no doubt that his continuation going with Al Akhdar has become a requirement, especially in light of the harmony between him, the Football Association and the officials.
Renard has been criticized for insisting on a certain group of players and paying the price for it against Mexico and should have looked for new alternatives available in the league that may not be of the same quality as some of the mainstream players but he is able to extract from them benefit and bring out the best in them.
For example, it is not logical for Saud Abdul Hamid to play in 4 positions in just 3 matches: my left and right back, center back and support had to leave and Yasser Al-Shahrani had to leave to prepare Nasser Al-Dossari to this position, and previously successfully held it with his team.
The last word:
Coach Renard was excellent at leading the team technically and the players excelled at presenting their best, but more could have been done.