Laurent Blanc, the coach of Al-Ittihad, spoke about his team's victory in the Roshan Saudi League title after defeating Al-Raed 3-1 in a match held on Thursday evening as part of the 32nd round of the tournament.

Blanc said in the post-match press conference: "I cannot say everything in the media, there was indeed an adventure in involving Rajkovic, and you know well that he is awaiting surgery."

He continued: "I told the players today in the technical lecture before the match, we started working together on this pitch and I mentioned to them that we must clinch the league today, because if we do not finish the league today, the next two rounds will be difficult, and I am proud of the players."

He concluded: "I do not know the criticism directed at me, and I do not know if I will stay next year or not, my job is to develop the team, and I believe the team has developed a lot and we still have room for further development."