كان بإمكاني استخدام كلمة ألطف بكثير من كلمة «اطردوه» ولكن للأسف الشديد لم أجد أي كلمة أخرى «مناسبة» لعمل مدرب «ناوي له على نية» وهذه النية من الواضح لا يرغب في الاستمرار ومواصلة التدريب إنما يرغب في فسخ العقد من قبل الإدارة ليحصل بالتالي على تعويض مالي إذا كان هناك اتفاق ضمن شروط العقد.
-المعني بهذا الكلام والذي أطالب بطرده فوراً هو مدرب الاتحاد لوران بلان لا غيره.
فكل الشواهد التي أمام عيني وعيون كل من يفهم أبجديات بسيطة في كرة القدم بدءاً من معسكر إعدادي «فاشل» من خلال مباريات ودية «سيئة» جداً جداً وما ظهر به الفريق في بطولة «السوبر السعودي» والحال «المتهالك» الذي شاهده الجميع بسبب فكر مدرب عجز عن الاستفادة من طرد لاعب من نادي النصر من منتصف الشوط الأول دون إجراء تغيير سريع ليستثمر هذا الغياب ويعطي قوة إضافية للنمور، وليحدث العكس تماماً بالشوط الثاني حيث تفوق مدرب النصر خيسوس على المدرب «النائم» في العسل متقدماً بهدفين مقابل هدف.
-الغريب جداً أن بلان «النائم» لم يصحو من سباته العميق إلا قبل نهاية المباراة بسبع دقائق بإجراء تغييرات تدل على أنه يطمح لتحقيق فريقه التعادل ثم يحتكم الفريقان إلى ركلات الترجيح، متناسياً ومتجاهلاً أفضلية حارس النصر بمراحل عن حارس الاتحاد بما يعطي شعوراً أو انطباعاً بعدم رغبته بالفوز وحصد اللقب، لأنه من غير المعقول إقدامه على هذا التغييرات في توقيت متأخر جداً وهو يعلم أن النهاية لن تكون في صالحه ولا الاتحاد، مما يطرح سؤالاً مهماً ومنطقياً بماذا وكيف يفكر هذا المدرب الغريب جداً.
-هذه الغرابة لم تتوقف عند هذا الحد فحسب، إنما شاهدناها في ثلاث مباريات متتالية للفريق أمام الأخدود والفتح والوحدة الإماراتي، اثنتان فاز فيهما الاتحاد عبر مستويات هزيلة بسبب فكر مدرب لا وجود له في الملعب، ويتكرر المشهد مرة ثانية بطرد أهم لاعب فتحاوي دون أن يتحرك المدرب «النائم» ساكناً، وكالعادة عقب نهاية «فرجته» يجري تغييرات في الدقائق الأخيرة من المباراة، ثم شاهدنا مساء أول أمس «مهزلة» كروية لمدرب «متخاذل» بقي متفرجاً لفريقه الناقص بسبب لاعب «مطرود متهور» دون إجراء تغيير إلا في الدقائق الأخيرة من المباراة، رغم الحصار الذي واجهه الفريق الاتحادي والذي أثمر عن إحراز الوحدة للتعادل ثم هدف الفوز، وهنا أيضاً كشف عن «نواياه» الخبيثة التي بدأها من بداية المباراة عبر تشكيلة خاطئة وطريقة لعب «أي كلام» وتغييرات «نص كم».
-إنني أرى مشهداً يذكرني بالمدرب نونو سانتو في الموسم ما قبل الماضي حينما طمع في الإقالة والحصول على الشرط الجزائي، «نسخة مكررة» الأصل لـ «مكر» مدربين عانى منه الاتحاد كثيراً حتى على مستوى لاعبين سعوديين أم أجانب مارسوا نفس أسلوب لوران بلان وغايتهم تبرر الوسيلة الكفيلة بطردهم بعدما «طارت الطيور بأرزاقها» ويخرج الاتحاد من المولد بلا حمص «بخفي حنين».
-على إدارة الاتحاد بقيادة المهندس فهد سندي أن تدرك وتنتبه جيداً لهذه اللعبة التي تحاك بعناية فائقة، مما يتطلب اتخاذ قرار «عاجل وشجاع» بطرد بلان اليوم قبل الغد، واقترح المدرب الجزائري بن زكري الذي يجيد ثلاث لغات الإنجليزية والفرنسية والإيطالية، مما يسهل مهمته مع ابن جلدته بنزيما وكانتي وعوار الذين يتحدثون اللغة الفرنسية ويحقق نجاحاً أراهن عليه بقوة، وكلي ثقة فيه وفي قدراته التدريبية وشخصيته القوية.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
I could have used a much nicer word than "fire him," but unfortunately, I couldn't find any other "appropriate" word for a coach who is "intent on leaving." This intention is clearly not to continue training but rather to have the contract terminated by the management so that he can receive financial compensation if there is an agreement within the terms of the contract.
- The person I am referring to, whom I demand to be fired immediately, is the coach of Al-Ittihad, Laurent Blanc, and no one else.
All the evidence in front of my eyes and the eyes of anyone who understands the basics of football begins with a "failed" training camp through very poor friendly matches, and what the team displayed in the "Saudi Super Cup," and the "dilapidated" state that everyone witnessed due to a coach who failed to take advantage of the expulsion of a player from Al-Nassr in the middle of the first half without making a quick substitution to capitalize on this absence and give additional strength to the Tigers. Instead, the opposite happened in the second half, where Al-Nassr's coach, Jesus, outperformed the "sleeping" coach, leading by two goals to one.
- It is very strange that Blanc, the "sleeping" coach, did not wake from his deep slumber until seven minutes before the end of the match by making substitutions that indicate he aims to achieve a draw for his team and then have the two teams go to penalties, forgetting and ignoring the significant advantage of Al-Nassr's goalkeeper over Al-Ittihad's goalkeeper, which gives the impression of his lack of desire to win and claim the title. It is unreasonable for him to make these substitutions at such a late timing while knowing that the outcome will not be in his favor or Al-Ittihad's, raising an important and logical question about what and how this very strange coach is thinking.
- This strangeness did not stop there; we saw it in three consecutive matches for the team against Al-Akhidood, Al-Fateh, and Al-Wahda from the UAE, two of which Al-Ittihad won through weak performances due to a coach whose presence is nonexistent on the field. The scene repeated itself a second time with the expulsion of the most important Al-Fateh player without the "sleeping" coach moving a muscle, and as usual, after his "show" ended, he made substitutions in the last minutes of the match. Then we witnessed a "farce" of football the night before last from a "negligent" coach who remained a spectator for his team, which was down a player due to a "reckless expelled" player, without making any substitutions until the last minutes of the match, despite the siege faced by Al-Ittihad, which resulted in Al-Wahda equalizing and then scoring the winning goal. Here, too, he revealed his "malicious intentions" that he started from the beginning of the match through a wrong lineup, a "random" playing style, and "half-hearted" substitutions.
- I see a scene that reminds me of coach Nuno Santo in the season before last when he aspired to be dismissed and receive the penalty clause, a "repeated version" of the "cunning" that coaches have inflicted on Al-Ittihad many times, even at the level of Saudi or foreign players who practiced the same style as Laurent Blanc, with their goal justifying the means that would lead to their dismissal after "the birds flew with their provisions," leaving Al-Ittihad empty-handed "with nothing to show for it."
- The management of Al-Ittihad, led by engineer Fahd Sindi, must realize and pay close attention to this game that is being carefully orchestrated, which requires making an "urgent and courageous" decision to fire Blanc today before tomorrow. I suggest Algerian coach Ben Zakri, who speaks three languages: English, French, and Italian, which would facilitate his task with his compatriots Benzema, Kante, and Aouar, who speak French, and I strongly bet on his success. I have full confidence in him, his coaching abilities, and his strong personality.
- The person I am referring to, whom I demand to be fired immediately, is the coach of Al-Ittihad, Laurent Blanc, and no one else.
All the evidence in front of my eyes and the eyes of anyone who understands the basics of football begins with a "failed" training camp through very poor friendly matches, and what the team displayed in the "Saudi Super Cup," and the "dilapidated" state that everyone witnessed due to a coach who failed to take advantage of the expulsion of a player from Al-Nassr in the middle of the first half without making a quick substitution to capitalize on this absence and give additional strength to the Tigers. Instead, the opposite happened in the second half, where Al-Nassr's coach, Jesus, outperformed the "sleeping" coach, leading by two goals to one.
- It is very strange that Blanc, the "sleeping" coach, did not wake from his deep slumber until seven minutes before the end of the match by making substitutions that indicate he aims to achieve a draw for his team and then have the two teams go to penalties, forgetting and ignoring the significant advantage of Al-Nassr's goalkeeper over Al-Ittihad's goalkeeper, which gives the impression of his lack of desire to win and claim the title. It is unreasonable for him to make these substitutions at such a late timing while knowing that the outcome will not be in his favor or Al-Ittihad's, raising an important and logical question about what and how this very strange coach is thinking.
- This strangeness did not stop there; we saw it in three consecutive matches for the team against Al-Akhidood, Al-Fateh, and Al-Wahda from the UAE, two of which Al-Ittihad won through weak performances due to a coach whose presence is nonexistent on the field. The scene repeated itself a second time with the expulsion of the most important Al-Fateh player without the "sleeping" coach moving a muscle, and as usual, after his "show" ended, he made substitutions in the last minutes of the match. Then we witnessed a "farce" of football the night before last from a "negligent" coach who remained a spectator for his team, which was down a player due to a "reckless expelled" player, without making any substitutions until the last minutes of the match, despite the siege faced by Al-Ittihad, which resulted in Al-Wahda equalizing and then scoring the winning goal. Here, too, he revealed his "malicious intentions" that he started from the beginning of the match through a wrong lineup, a "random" playing style, and "half-hearted" substitutions.
- I see a scene that reminds me of coach Nuno Santo in the season before last when he aspired to be dismissed and receive the penalty clause, a "repeated version" of the "cunning" that coaches have inflicted on Al-Ittihad many times, even at the level of Saudi or foreign players who practiced the same style as Laurent Blanc, with their goal justifying the means that would lead to their dismissal after "the birds flew with their provisions," leaving Al-Ittihad empty-handed "with nothing to show for it."
- The management of Al-Ittihad, led by engineer Fahd Sindi, must realize and pay close attention to this game that is being carefully orchestrated, which requires making an "urgent and courageous" decision to fire Blanc today before tomorrow. I suggest Algerian coach Ben Zakri, who speaks three languages: English, French, and Italian, which would facilitate his task with his compatriots Benzema, Kante, and Aouar, who speak French, and I strongly bet on his success. I have full confidence in him, his coaching abilities, and his strong personality.


