أنا وأعني تاريخ حافل بالإعلام والرياضة أجدني فخور بالهلال هذا المساء وكل مساء قبل مواجهة العمالقة، فالهلال الذي تعثر الموسم الماضي نتيجة خطأ فني تكتيكي في برمجة الفريق من موسم موسوعة «غينيس» إلى الموسم الذي يليه، خطأ صغير لم يهتم له أحد يتمثل في الإعداد البدني واللياقي لمجموعة محدودة من اللاعبين ولقائمة لم تتجاوز 15 لاعبا تم الاعتماد عليهم في موسمين رغم أن القائمة في الأصل محدودة بـ25 لاعبا في الموسم.
راهنت ومازلت أراهن بأن الهلال كل ما كان يحتاجه راحة وتعديل بنك الاحتياط فقط ثم سيستكمل مجده، فالكبير ليس بحاجة لكونسولتو يعالج مشاكله ولا إلى ضجيج ليحل محل العمل والتركيز، ومع هذا أجدهم في الهلال والأهلي والنصر يتعاطون مع ما أكتبه على أنه رأي منافس رغم أنني أثبت في أكثر من مرة وأكثر من مقام بأن الإعلام الرياضي السعودي لايزال بخير.
في كأس العالم للأندية يقف الهلال السعودي شامخًا كعادته، فهذا الفريق يعرف تماما ماذا يريد، قد تبدو المهمة صعبة، وقد يظن البعض أن الفوارق شاسعة... لكن من يعرف الهلال، يعرف أن التحديات تصنع عزيمته، وأن المباريات الكبرى تخرج منه روحًا تجعلني دوما أردد أنه يلعب في الأرض ويسكن السماء.
الهلال ليس مجرد نادٍ، بل هو حكاية، وسيرة نضال كرويّ، وبطولات تُروى للأجيال. من قلب آسيا إلى أرض المونديال، شقّ طريقه بالإصرار، وكتب تاريخه بعرق الأبطال، ولم يصل إلى هنا صدفة، بل استحقاقًا ومجداً، فهو الوجهة والجاه في كثير من المحطات والأزمنة.
أمام ريال مدريد أو بقية منافسيه لا نحتاج إلى دروس في الرهبة، بل إلى لحظة صدق وبهجة، يلعب فيها الهلال باسمه، بجماهيره، بتاريخه، وبقلبه؛ لأن الهلال له قلب كالحجر كالحديد يُدهش في صبره وفي جبروته. وحين يُؤمن بهذه القاعدة وهذه الفكرة ينتصر وهو ما فعله في المغرب قبل عامين ولم يكن بحوزته سوى الأرجنتيني لوسيانو فييتو.
فعلا أنا لا أخاف على الهلال، وعلى يقين بأن مدرسته التدريبية الجديدة أي مدرسة (قياصرة اللعبة) أصحاب القلوب القوية بقيادة الأنيق سيموني إنزاغي قادرة على احتواء المشهد وتقديم ما يستحق التصفيق ورفع القبعة.
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I, and I mean a history rich in media and sports, find myself proud of Al-Hilal this evening and every evening before facing the giants. Al-Hilal, which stumbled last season due to a tactical error in programming the team from the "Guinness" season to the following season, made a small mistake that no one paid attention to, which was the physical and fitness preparation of a limited group of players and a roster that did not exceed 15 players relied upon for two seasons, despite the fact that the roster is originally limited to 25 players per season.
I bet, and I still bet, that all Al-Hilal needed was rest and a modification of the bench, and then it would continue its glory. The great does not need a consultant to solve its problems nor the noise to replace work and focus. Yet, I find them in Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli, and Al-Nasr treating what I write as a rival opinion, even though I have proven more than once and in more than one occasion that Saudi sports media is still doing well.
In the FIFA Club World Cup, Al-Hilal stands tall as usual. This team knows exactly what it wants; the task may seem difficult, and some may think the gaps are vast... but those who know Al-Hilal know that challenges forge its determination, and that major matches bring out a spirit that makes me always repeat that it plays on earth and resides in the sky.
Al-Hilal is not just a club; it is a story, a narrative of football struggle, and championships that are told to generations. From the heart of Asia to the land of the World Cup, it carved its path with determination, and wrote its history with the sweat of champions. It did not arrive here by chance, but through merit and glory, as it is the destination and prestige in many stations and times.
Against Real Madrid or its other competitors, we do not need lessons in fear, but rather a moment of sincerity and joy, where Al-Hilal plays with its name, its fans, its history, and its heart; because Al-Hilal has a heart like stone, like iron, that astonishes with its patience and its might. And when it believes in this principle and this idea, it triumphs, as it did in Morocco two years ago when it had only the Argentine Luciano Vietto.
Indeed, I am not afraid for Al-Hilal, and I am certain that its new coaching school, the school of (the emperors of the game), led by the elegant Simone Inzaghi, is capable of containing the scene and delivering what deserves applause and tipping the hat.
I bet, and I still bet, that all Al-Hilal needed was rest and a modification of the bench, and then it would continue its glory. The great does not need a consultant to solve its problems nor the noise to replace work and focus. Yet, I find them in Al-Hilal, Al-Ahli, and Al-Nasr treating what I write as a rival opinion, even though I have proven more than once and in more than one occasion that Saudi sports media is still doing well.
In the FIFA Club World Cup, Al-Hilal stands tall as usual. This team knows exactly what it wants; the task may seem difficult, and some may think the gaps are vast... but those who know Al-Hilal know that challenges forge its determination, and that major matches bring out a spirit that makes me always repeat that it plays on earth and resides in the sky.
Al-Hilal is not just a club; it is a story, a narrative of football struggle, and championships that are told to generations. From the heart of Asia to the land of the World Cup, it carved its path with determination, and wrote its history with the sweat of champions. It did not arrive here by chance, but through merit and glory, as it is the destination and prestige in many stations and times.
Against Real Madrid or its other competitors, we do not need lessons in fear, but rather a moment of sincerity and joy, where Al-Hilal plays with its name, its fans, its history, and its heart; because Al-Hilal has a heart like stone, like iron, that astonishes with its patience and its might. And when it believes in this principle and this idea, it triumphs, as it did in Morocco two years ago when it had only the Argentine Luciano Vietto.
Indeed, I am not afraid for Al-Hilal, and I am certain that its new coaching school, the school of (the emperors of the game), led by the elegant Simone Inzaghi, is capable of containing the scene and delivering what deserves applause and tipping the hat.


