Mohammed Al-Sheikh, the former official spokesman for the Saudi Football Association, confirmed that Ali Al-Bulayhi, the Saudi national team player, is one of the best defenders in the history of Saudi football. .

The Saudi national team tied 0-0 with its counterpart, the Australian national team, yesterday in a match within the framework of the fifth round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

The Sheikh said on the “X” platform: “Ali Al-Bulaihi was more than just a defender today.. He came as a fighter and a leader, as if he was saying to Mancini I am not the one who is excluded from Al-Akhdar’s list, and from my point of view, when we consider the five average defensive players to be the best throughout Al-Akhdar’s career, Ali Al-Bulaihi must be one of them.”

He continued: “The measurement is based on the level of competitions that the players played locally, continentally and internationally, and there are great names without a doubt, but has anyone faced the type of attackers that Al-Bulayhi faced.”