Spain == Portugal

March 1st, 2006 | By: Shahed | 5 Comments »

Saudi’s objective in playing Portugal was to see the answer to this question: are they ready to face Spain in World Cup 2006? Thanks to this game, Saudis will be doing a much harder preparation physcially and mentally.

The game result did not upset coach Paqeuta (see the smile in his face). The Saudi Football Federation and Paqueta wanted the game to achieve one thing: how ready are the players to play infront of non-home crowd? how ready are they players in different environment ( it was extremely cold during the game against Portugal; Saudis are “desert” people and can’t quickly get adjusted to the cold temperature ) how ready are players in front of big teams? Which players are playing with full energy?

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By chris | March 1st, 2006 at 10:47 pm

And what were the answers to these questions, in your opinion?

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By Sami | March 2nd, 2006 at 6:55 am

The problem with the Saudi team has always been having a connection between the midfielders and the defense. And also a misunderstanding between the goalkeeper, Al-Deyaea, and the defense. The right side of the defense has many problems, especially having Mohamed Al-Muwalad playing there from the beginning of the game because he was the weakest link, in my opinion. Ahmed Al-Dokhi (Al-Dossari) should have played there from the beginning because that’s his exclusive spot.
The bottom line, yesterday’s game is a friendly. It’ll be of good insight for the Saudi coach, Paqueta.

My insight on some of the Saudi players:

- Abdulazziz Al-Khathran: I think he was the best player in the team. He played confidently and was a key link between the midfielders and the attack.

Mohamed Al-Deyea: He played a good game, as usual, but he’s always had this problem with communicating with his defense. Especially the new guys like Al-Muwalad and Muntashiri.

Mohamed Al-Shilhoub: The Saudi prodigy wasn’t really in the game today. He’ll improve to the best with time.

Nawaf Al-Temyat: He was a key player and a major threat in the second half. We noticed that Saudi Arabia started attacking.

Yasser Al-Qahtani and Ahmed Al-Suwaleh: Both of these attackers did a decent job in opening up the Portuguese defense and make room for Nawaf Al-Temyat to shoot a few times.

Sami Al-Jaber: As much as I like him, just like Al-Shilhoub, he wasn’t really in there. Maybe because he was just recalled back to the team.

Mohamed Ameen: He did ok, but there was a lack on understanding between him and Al-Jaber.

Reda Takar: He was real good in the defense. He also played confidently from time to time.

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By Perz | March 2nd, 2006 at 7:05 pm

What do we need to do to get a better result? I can’t stand to see us get killed at the world cup.

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By Shahed | March 3rd, 2006 at 12:29 pm

I don’t think the Saudis will be killed in this World Cup. So far, I have always seen the Saudi perform really well against African and Asian Teams. If that’s the case, the first game Saudis are playing is Tunisia. Its an easy start for the Saudi and chance for them to win the next games.

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By Shahed | March 5th, 2006 at 12:59 am

This is really wierd. The player the sports channel called Mohammad Al-Muwalad is actually Mohammad Massad from al-Ahil. He is the brother of Khaled Massad. I am pretty sure about that. What do you think?
Yeah I believe we need to take Mohamad Massad out of the team. He’s too young and inexperienced. I don’t know if Ahmed Al Dhoki is good enough for that positon. He is not as good as Abdul Aziz Al Khathran.

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