Blanc explains the participation of Al-Omari instead of Al-Aboud in front of Al-Nasr

Al-Ittihad team Laurent Blanc appeared in press statements, after defeating Al-Nasr 2-1 in the thirteenth round of the Saudi League.

The coach said: “I extend my congratulations.” For my team to win, I believe that the Al-Ittihad project began this season, and when the technical staff and I arrived, we held many meetings with the officials, as the most important thing is managing all the elements.”

He added: “We played A good match, and both teams were great at the level Technically and physically, even the opponent was good.”

He continued: “I was not happy because I wanted to control from the beginning, but it was not our day so I decided to play on the rebounds, but I do not like the team’s appearance despite the victory.”

Regarding his inclusion of defender Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari instead of winger Abdul-Rahman Al-Aboud at the beginning of the second half, he said: “In the first half, Al-Nasr was in control. When I studied the opponent before the confrontation, I thought: We had possession and this did not happen.”

He stressed: “After the events of the first half ended, I saw that we were not in control, so I included Al-Omari instead of Al-Aboud.”

He continued: “I prefer to include Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari from the beginning, but if we did, he would not have completed the confrontation because he is coming back from an injury. Yes, we won, but we have many important injuries and we have some problems, like all teams.” .

He concluded: “We have the opportunity to rest during the upcoming break and regain levels. We have 7 days of rest, then a preparatory camp, then a week’s rest. We have a full month of non-competition. We will work to come back better in 2025.”