
Croatian Dragan Talaic, coach of the Bahrain national team, confirmed the difficulty of the upcoming confrontation against Saudi Arabia, tomorrow, Sunday, at the opening of their campaign in the Arabian Gulf Cup “Gulf 26” championship held in the State of Kuwait.
Talic said in his statements at the introductory press conference for the match, today, Saturday: “The first matches are always difficult for both sides. I faced the Greens with their former coach Mancini recently, and Hervé Renard will try to appear differently.”
The Bahrain coach added: “I respect Renard and the strong matches he played with the Saudi national team, especially against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup.”
He continued: “The 26th Gulf Championship will miss Salem Al-Dosari, not just the Saudi team. I hope he recovers and we meet in the final.”
He continued: “The qualifiers The Gulf Cup is two different tournaments, and I am confident in the ability of the Bahraini players to present beautiful football.”
He added: “The combined tournaments help us enter the competitive atmosphere quickly, and the Saudi team is strong and we respect it.”
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