Al-Ittihad coach: Bergwijn is ready for El Clásico. I don't like downtime

Al-Ittihad coach Laurent Blanc appeared to talk about the importance of his team’s confrontation against Al-Nasr, which is scheduled for Friday evening, within the framework of the 13th round of the Roshan Saudi League.

He said Blanc today, Wednesday: “Everywhere; “Direct matches against competitors are important on the way to achieving the title, and facing Al-Nasr is important for everyone, and we have good and high expectations for achieving victory.”

Blanc pointed out that Dutch winger Steven Bergwijn has a slight tension and is ready to play in El Clásico, while Frenchman Moussa Diaby is out of the calculations due to lack of readiness.

When asked about the large number of muscle injuries in the team, Blanc said: “Injury is part of the game. For example, Moussa Diaby was injured in the training session. I am not a doctor. We will work to have the doctor attend the conference.” Next to clarify this, all clubs have muscle injuries and there are many reasons for that.”

Regarding El Clásico, he said: “Al-Ittihad’s confrontation with Al-Nasr will be great, in the presence of Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo. It's great “For the fans, journalists and everyone, these are players with golden balls and it will definitely be a goal.”

Blanc stressed his previous statement about his annoyance with the pause period: “I hope so. I spoke previously that I do not like this pause, and the same goes for many coaches. I am not alone, but not We have no choice but to do so, and of course we hope for victory after returning.”