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In every camp for the Saudi national football team, a striking phenomenon emerges: injuries are announced before or during the camp, depriving the team of key players, while the same names quickly return to participate with their clubs without clear indications of long-term injuries. This paradox raises troubling questions about the seriousness of the diagnosis, the medical handling process, and the level of coordination between the medical staff of the clubs and the medical staff of the national team.

Injuries at Gathering

The history of Saudi camps over the past years reveals that the national team often enters its competitions with a numerical deficit due to injury reports received from the clubs, or injuries that suddenly appear at the beginning of training. The situation repeats in a stereotypical manner: a prominent player stops, a treatment program is announced, and then a quick return in local league matches as if nothing had happened. This contradiction creates a negative mental image among the sports community and undermines the fans' trust in the mechanisms dealing with the medical file.

Responsibility of the National Team

The medical team of the Saudi national team finds itself facing a doubled responsibility. Not only in accurately diagnosing injuries but also in verifying the validity of the reports received from the clubs. The required approach should be more stringent and transparent, subjecting players to independent and intensive examinations at the beginning of each camp, ensuring the protection of the national team from any potential conflicts or negligence in conveying medical information.

Coordination and Stringency

Solutions are not impossible; the Saudi Football Federation can establish a mandatory medical protocol that requires club doctors to submit detailed reports supported by X-rays and laboratory reports, with the mandatory presence of a medical representative from the national team to review the cases. Opening official investigations into any case where a contradiction appears between a player's injury with the national team and their quick participation with their club would be a serious step to deter any violations or shortcomings.

National Team First

The issue at its core is not between the national team and the clubs, but at the heart of protecting the national pathway. The Saudi national team cannot afford to lose key players due to weak coordination or medical favoritism. Fans are expecting greater transparency and higher stringency, so that the Saudi player is genuinely protected, and the national team remains fully present in every continental and international challenge.