Posted on 06/16/2018 1:02:27 PM PDT by markomalley
Saudi Arabia Football Federation president Adel Ezzat has revealed that three players will be punished following their disastrous opening day defeat against hosts Russia in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Saudi Arabia were hammered 5-0 by Russia which took their winless run at the World Cup to 11.
And according to Al-Youm Assabaa newspaper monitored by Daily Mail, Ezzat says the performance in Moscow fell well below expectation.
“We are very disappointed by the defeat. This result is totally unsatisfactory, because it does not reflect the true level of our preparedness.
“Several players will face a penalty – goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf, striker Mohammad Al-Sahlawi and defender Omar Hawsawi.”
There was also criticism from another government figure Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the General Sport Authority, who described the game as a ‘total fiasco’ in a video posted on his Twitter page.
He said, “These players have made my face go black with embarrassment and fury.
“This is down to their weak potential and ability. We did everything for this team and this generation of players, everything.
“We brought them the best technical support, a team of the highest level and we paid them for three years.
“But now we see they have limited capabilities.
Sharpen up the decapitation sword, Abdul. We’ll be calling for you later.
Beheading followed by throwing off tall building followed by cage immolation. Allah is not pleased.
Iraq used to “punish” their Olympic & Soccer Athletes too with tools.
Soccer - a game for gentlemen played by thugs. Seems that applies to management as well.
Beheadings will continue until the defense improves.
No kneelers in that league, I’ll bet.
“You mean that money can’t buy talent? “
FIFA rules disallow using severed heads as balls, this put them off their game.
Describes every MLB team that never makes it to the playoffs...........
I was cheering loudly for Russia and had a good laugh at the final result.
I know they have absolutely no chance but it would be hilarious if Russia won the cup. Leftist heads worldwide would be exploding.
I’m pulling for all the Slavic squads. Croatia defeated Nigeria 2-0.
Luka Modric proved today why he is one of the best mid-fielders of all time. He is a play-maker extrordinaire, excellent defender, and one of the best passers of all time. He makes one touch no-look passes look simple.
I admit that I’m not very familiar with the individual players for each squad. I’m a relative newcomer to soccer (football).
I was very impressed with Modric. I will be watching him with interest throughout the tournament.
Ozel for Germany and Iniesta for Spain fill similar roles for their teams.
Messi is a great player, but when he is confronted by another team that is disciplined in their defense and don’t allow him many opportunities, he has problems. He simply doesn’t have the speed and quickness to overcome teams that have great speed at all positions. When he gets frustrated, he tries to do too much on his own. That hurts himself and Argentina.
Messi and Ronaldo are two names that I am most familiar with.
You make a good point about Messi. I was very surprised the way Argentina fared against Iceland. I was expecting Argentina to cruise against them.
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