Fatih Tarim: Any team will face the federation at home, will suffer

Turkish coach Fatih Tarim revealed the reasons for the defeat of his team from Al-Ittihad at the summit of the 16th round of the Saudi Roshn League, on Wednesday evening, with a score of 2-1.

Fateh Tarim said in his remarks after the end of the match: "Any team plays against Al -Ittihad at home and among his fans will face difficulty, that he is a difficult team and blessed them with victory and full points, but we did not provide a good performance in the confrontation and we have not played in our way."

He continued: "We were better in the second half than the first, and my instructions for the players to acquire and enjoy the ball, regardless of the final result.

He added: "We have many absences that affected the team, such as Carrasco, Musab Al -Juwair and Mohamed El -Shuwaikh, but this is not an excuse, we have called on a number of young players by virtue of the absences that we have."

He continued: "We will face the federation in the King's Cup semi -finals, and I hope that I will have larger options and I expect to be better in the face of the cup after the return of the injured and winter contracts."

He continued: "The youth administration is working to attract important players and as long as there is nothing official that cannot be announced."

He concluded: "I watched many Saudi league matches and the first time I watched the referee gives 3 minutes as an additional time. I expected the least thing 8-9 minutes, so I was made in the last minutes."