Here’s some news again from Christophe Galtier. Since his departure from PSG, the French technician seems to be starting to build a small career on the Asian continent. After almost two years of freelance work with Al-Duhail, Christophe Galtier took the helm of NEOM SC last summer with the desire to embody the gigantic project of the richest club in the Saudi Pro League. But for the moment, the adventure is not going as planned. With only 1 victory in the last 7 matches (including 5 defeats), NEOM is suffering.
This Saturday, Alexandre Lacazette’s teammates suffered another defeat against Al-Ahli of Riyad Mahrez or Edouard Mendy (0-3). NEOM SC thus conceded three goals in barely 12 minutes (55th, 64th, 67th), conceded a penalty (55th) and then an expulsion to make matters worse (61st). An infuriating defeat for Christophe Galtier who left the match even before the end of the match, very angry with his players. And in the conference, he simply decided to destroy his players, furious with their attitude and their complacency.
Galtier takes out the sulphate
“The players will find out who Christophe Galtier is in the coming days. Some players on this team don’t respect the championship and take things for granted. But they will find out who I am and what my decisions will be in the next matches. And I promise you major decisions in the starting lineup, things will change”he first told the former Saint-Etienne coach without naming any of his players precisely. Then, he decided to be more lucid in analyzing his team’s performance.
“In the second half, we started very badly, making two big mistakes, the first of which earned Al Ahly an indisputable penalty. I am unhappy, especially with the repetition of these errors which cost us points. The match turned around after the sending off and the second goal, and it became very difficult to compete with a team of the caliber of Al Ahly. The situation became even more complicated after the third goal conceded. So I decided to take a break from certain players who had a string of tenures. That sums up the match well: two different stories, one half out of two. I will remove players from the starting XI, both local and foreign, because of the mistakes made. Against Al-Shabab, these mistakes cost us defeat, and they were repeated today, as always. The players will recognize my decisions the next day because of the mistakes they make in each match. Salman Al-Faraj, Mohammed Al-Breik and Ahmed Hegazi know the value of the Saudi championship. Unfortunately, some players don’t understand it and take the competition lightly. » The message got through.
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