Renard appeared in a video broadcast by the account Saudi Federation On his account in “AX,” he said, “I did not intend to leave, but when your homeland knocks on your door, you must answer.”
He added Runar “My relationship with Saudi Arabia, the fans, the players, and all the memories I cannot forget… I did not end my story with Saudi Arabia Yet, thank God, I have returned,” according to Agence France-Presse.
The French coach had left the Saudi national team in a controversial manner, wanting to move on to coach his country’s women’s national team, which was preparing to participate in the World Cup, before submitting his resignation last August following their exit from the quarter-finals against Brazil in the Olympic Games.
In the 1980s, the Cannes defender assumed leadership Saudi national team In July 2019, after an experience at the head of the Moroccan technical staff and participation in… World Cup Russia He was eliminated in the first round.
He led the Gulf national team to qualify for the… World Cup 2022After topping its Asian group, Al-Akhdar witnessed technical stability under his supervision.
In the Qatar World Cup, Saudi Arabia achieved a historic opening victory over… Argentina national team Led by Lionel Messi (2-1), which later won the title, before being eliminated from the group stage.
The coach was Italian Roberto Manciniwho succeeded Renard, was sacked due to poor results on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia’s match, in which it tied with Bahrain on Tuesday, October 15, was part of the third round of qualifiers for… World Cup 2026 It was the straw that broke the Italian coach’s back with “Green”.
The Saudi team collected only 5 points in 4 matches in the qualifiers, as they tied at the beginning of the campaign at home against Indonesia (1-1), then narrowly won against China (2-1), before falling at home again to Japan (0- 2) Then it draws with Bahrain.
The Saudi Federation places the priority on building a strong national team in light of the large spending on attracting foreign players to the local league and its approaching hosting of the 2034 World Cup.
