Argentine coach Al Hilal Ramon Diaz revealed a plan developed under the supervision of the medical staff to speed up the recovery process for injured players before the upcoming matches, which he described as stressful for the team.
This came during his answer to the question of “Okaz” in the press conference after Al-Hilal’s victory over the Gulf “2-0” in the postponed meeting of the 16th round of the Saudi Roshan League at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Malaz.
Diaz added that the coming period is sensitive, and care will be taken to recover the injured players quickly, led by Salman Al-Faraj and Salem Al-Dosari, as Al-Hilal awaits the pressure of matches in the coming period. He said, "We will follow the effort management by rotating the players to end our season by achieving our goals, and we, as a technical staff, see that our players can do that."
Regarding Al-Hilal's performance against the Gulf, coach Ramon Diaz replied: "Despite my absence due to the circumstances that you know during the last period, the team maintained its level and managed the match as it should, and I congratulate the players for their performance in the last two matches."
For his part, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, coach of the Gulf team, confirmed that their goal this season is to stay in the Saudi Professional League, Roshen, expressing his satisfaction with the team's group of players.
"I thank the players for their performance, and we knew that the confrontation would be difficult because it was in front of Al Hilal," Emmanuel said in the press conference after the meeting that brought his team together with Al Hilal. He explained that his team performed well in the first half until the goal of Ighalo, who has high potential, came.
The coach of the Gulf team revealed in his speech that they calmed the game after their team received the first goal, but they did not succeed in protecting their net from the second goal of Al Hilal, expressing his conviction that the Gulf could have come out with a draw in the first half.
Emmanuel concluded his speech by saying, "We wanted to manage the second half with balance, after we were two goals behind, in an attempt to get back into the game, but we were unable to take advantage of some of the opportunities that were available to us."
It is noteworthy that the Gulf team remained in the fifteenth place in the standings, with 17 points, after losing to Al-Hilal.
Amal Al-Saeed (Riyadh) @amal222424
