Hi Koura – Al-Shabab coach Fatih Tarim commented on his team’s 2-1 defeat from Al-Ittihad, in the Saudi Roshen League competitions.
Tarim confirmed that facing Al-Ittihad on its home soil and among its fans is very difficult, and that the absence of the youth team was the reason for the defeat, during his statements in the press conference after the match, which were as follows:
“Any team that faces Al-Ittihad on its home soil and among its fans will face difficulty. It is a difficult team, and I congratulate them on the victory and the full points.”
“We did not perform well in the confrontation, and we did not play in our usual way, but the second half was better than the first, as I asked the players to take possession of the ball and enjoy it regardless of the result.”
--“Team mentality, high spirit, and good performance is what I always demand from the players.”
“The absence of Carrasco, Musab Al-Jawir, and Muhammad Al-Shuwairikh greatly affected us. This is not an excuse, but we were forced to call in a number of young players to compensate for these absences.”
“We will face Al-Ittihad again in the semi-finals of the cup, and I hope from now until the confrontation that I will have greater options with the return of injured people and winter contracts, and I expect that we will be better.”
