Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The French coach, Herve Renard, the coach of the Saudi national team, announced, on Wednesday, the list of the team, which included 32 players, to participate in the preparatory camp, which will be held in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi from October 17 Until November 10th.
The camp comes as part of the third phase of the Saudi Green’s preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This phase will include 5 friendly matches once morest the teams of Macedonia, Albania, Honduras, Iceland and Panama.
The list of the Saudi national team provoked mixed reactions, as some believed that the choices were appropriate, while others objected to the names present, amid questions regarding the reason for the absence of a number of players, especially Abdul Rahman Gharib, who recently transferred to Al-Nasr Club.
And one of the tweeters said: “For the first time, I am 100% satisfied with the national team’s list,” while another wrote: “A reserve squad, we will go to play the World Cup with reserve players, and for months they have not played… Enough compliments, Renard, at the expense of our team.”
And a third tweeted: “It is clear that it is the rehabilitation of injured and interrupted players, and it is not a camp for the Saudi national team to play a World Cup.” Another wrote: “It is not possible to justify a strange expulsion because of my technician, especially since there are players who joined the team and have been suspended from playing for 6 months, while others are returning from injury and did not He has been playing for 10 months, and there are those who are included, and he is a third or fourth alternative in his club, what happens is a blatant absurdity, the result of which will appear in the opening match of the team.”