When Frenchman Hervé Renard was appointed as the coach of the Saudi national team, the Green fans had huge hopes for a radical change, but what was achieved was below expectations and carried alarming indicators.

Renard recorded 30 setbacks in just 55 matches, with a failure rate of 55%, making him the coach with the most negative results in the history of the Saudi national team.

Renard led the Green to 17 losses and 13 draws, which is the highest number ever among all coaches, against only 25 wins, a rate that is considered weak compared to his predecessors.

In the recent exit from the quarter-finals of the 2025 Gold Cup against Mexico, the team did not manage to shoot a single ball on target, and the match ended in a 2-0 loss, leaving the fans in shock.

For the first time in years, the team appeared without any notable offensive effectiveness, despite having fast and experienced players, which exposed the technical deficiency and lack of organization in the final third of the field.

The lackluster performance and accumulation of negative results sparked a wave of outrage, with increasing calls to review Renard's future with the team, amid a decline in the technical identity and absence of solutions.