Laurent Blanc: My statements about Al Hilal are realistic

French coach Laurent Blanc, the technical director of Al-Ittihad, refused to change his previous statement about Al-Hilal, which he said after losing in El Clásico 3-1, in the fourth round of the Saudi Roshen League competition.

Blanc said in his speech after the Al Ain match: “Regarding my previous statements after the last Al Hilal match about the strength of their team, I must always tell the truth, whatever the public’s opinion.”

He continued: “I am ready to play again against Al Hilal and I am very excited about that and they are capable of winning, and this is the truth regarding the strength of this team. I am frank, we lost because we played against a team strong".

When asked about the rumors about the possibility of his early dismissal, he said: “I did not hear this news, and my job is to develop the team, and I do not have accounts on social networking sites.”