“He didn’t give him a chance to leave the Radiant Jewel!” .. Yasser Al-Meshal reveals official procedures to resolve Roberto Mancini’s future

Despite the renewed confidence in the coach after the Japan match; However, the reaction of Yasser Al-Mashal, President of the Saudi Football Association, was not delayed this time against the Italian Roberto Mancini, the coach of the national team, following the confrontation with Bahrain, on Tuesday evening.

The Saudi national team fell into a goalless draw (0-0) against its Bahraini counterpart, at the “Radiant Jewel” Stadium in the city of Jeddah, in the fourth round of the group stage, in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

andAccording to Al-Ikhbariya channel sourcesAl-Mashal held an “urgent meeting” with Mancini, at the “Radiant Jewel” stadium, which hosted the match between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. This happened immediately after the final whistle blew.

Sources announced that the meeting discussed the future of the Italian technical director; After the poor results of the Saudi Green, in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, which is hosted by the United States of America, in conjunction with Mexico and Canada.

Yasser Al-Mashal’s statements after the Saudi-Bahrain summit

For his part, Al-Meshal said: “The level against Bahrain was very bad… We are not satisfied with what is happening. Achieving two points from three matches on Saudi soil is completely unacceptable.”

In his statements reported by the “Action with Walid” program, he stressed that he would not make emotional decisions, announcing a meeting with the Football Association’s Board of Directors, in the coming hours. In order to discuss Mancini’s future with the Saudi national team.

Yasser Al-Mashal asked the media to give him some time – approximately 48 hours or 3 days -; Before making appropriate decisions and announcing them in front of the Saudi sports street.

The head of the Saudi Football Association considered that the national team could have achieved victory “easily” against Bahrain. But the performance was bad compared to the level against Japan, in the third round of the qualifiers, which ended in a loss (0-2).

At the end of his speech, Yasser Al-Meshal announced that he took responsibility for the decline in the national team’s results. Saying: “As President of the Saudi Football Association, I bear full responsibility for what happens.”

It is worth noting that the Saudi national team raised its score with this tie, to 5 points in “third place” in the table for the third group of qualifiers, with a goal difference over Bahrain, “fourth,” and Australia, “runner-up,” and 5 points over Japan, “leader.”