After the poor performances at the Asian Cup earlier this year, the Saudi football team went to Qatar for the Gulf Cup and was kicked out by a young Bahraini side, who could not believe that they have defeated the Green Falcons 3-0. The good thing about this time is that the FA cannot blame the manager for it. The Argentinian Gabriel Calderon was appointed only ten days before the tournament. He hardly could memorize his players' names.
In my opinion, this poor performance in Gulf Cup is due to mismanagement by the FA directors. They sacked the former manager in July, and did not appoint a new one till the time for the Gulf Cup. Another reason is the unprofessional behavior of some players such as Mohammed Nour. How often a player gets sent off twice in one tournament?
Saudi Arabia could make it to the World Cup 2006, but this won't be easy. With Korea, Kuwait and Uzbekistan in the same group, qualifying will be a difficult task. And thank God Bahrain is in the other group. # »
In my opinion, this poor performance in Gulf Cup is due to mismanagement by the FA directors. They sacked the former manager in July, and did not appoint a new one till the time for the Gulf Cup. Another reason is the unprofessional behavior of some players such as Mohammed Nour. How often a player gets sent off twice in one tournament?
Saudi Arabia could make it to the World Cup 2006, but this won't be easy. With Korea, Kuwait and Uzbekistan in the same group, qualifying will be a difficult task. And thank God Bahrain is in the other group. # »
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