Al – Akhbar Newspaper

Dubai What happened before the Lebanon-Saudi match in the second round of the fifth group of the Asian Championship was the surprise event for all. Ninety minutes before the match, the official list of the match between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia was published. A list of referees, players and coaches. In the section devoted to Lebanon, there were the names of the main players and reserve players. Many were eagerly awaiting training and changes after Qatar, and were calling for the same offensive within the team. There have already been two changes. Mohammed Haydar and Qasim Al-Zain are essential in the place of Basil Jaradi and Walid Ismail. A look at the names of the reservists confirms the absence of the player Basil Grady. It's understandable that Grady's name is missing from the main list, but being totally absent from the list is very strange and unexpected. There is a problem.

Returning twenty-four hours later, especially after the official press conference of the match, where he talked about the coach Miodrag Radolovic for the match and changes will come into the makeup of the club after the match lost against Lebanon (0-2).

After the conference and in an interview with Radoulovic with "information", the Lebanese coach mentioned the names that he plans to involve in the second match, the match the most difficult against Saudi Arabia. Qbadim Al-Zein as left-back in place of Waleed Ismail Al-Marhaq after the match against Qatar. Do not solve the participation of Nader Matar instead of Felix Malki, and the involvement of Mohammed Haidar as essential. We ask the coach Radolović, instead of any incoming player Haider, and the place of the leader Hbadan Maatouk. "Instead of Bbadel Grady," answers Montigny's coach. A surprising answer. "I want to take advantage of Haidar on the right side to acquire his ability to break the ball and revive him to the depth of the offensive with the presence of Hilal sweet and the possibility of progress that Felix has participated in. he was tall and could be inscribed on the head. " "I have therefore won players on the sides capable of delivering the ball into the Saudi penalty area, and I am also taking advantage of Haidar with his defensive defenses." The players are Mohamed Haidar and Hbadan Maatouk but what about Basil Jaradi?
"Heydar is still not ready to play a full match.It is possible to play 45 minutes but more than that it will diminish his physical presence.Then Grady comes to the ease and adds to the Team in front of the Saudi team ".
That's what Radulovic thought before the match and he executed his plan. Grady told the team after the last match on the eve of the match that he would not be essential and that he would start with Haidar from the start, with Grady playing in the second half. After the exercise, a text message to Radolović arrives on his private phone sent by Basil Grady.
Radulovich did not expect to read the message. Grady refuses to be a reserve and is either basically, or leaves the mission. A shocking message to content and degrading sentences that Grady addressed to fellow gamers describing them as a group of bad players, but here he uses harsh words and describes some as "shameful" against his teammates.
Radulovic certainly did not accept this action from Basil Jaradi: the Montenegrin coach decided to expel Gradi from the national team and leave the UAE. Radolovic told the UAE federal authorities and decided to expel the professional player to Croatia. The manager of the team, Fouad Belhouan, quickly decided to leave Dubai. Hours and the Lebanese player on his Instagram account are quoted as "I will speak after the Asian Cup".
After the Saudi match and at the official press conference, Al-Akhbar asked Radolovic why Jaradi was absent from the base and reserve formations. A sudden answer from Radolovic. The player told him that he was injured and his club called him back to Croatia. It seems clear that Radolovic does not wish to speak at the press conference, in front of the Arab and international media, about what happened within the team and the inappropriate behavior of a player representing his country in the biggest Asian championship. But after the press conference, Al-Akhbar met Captain Hbadan Matouk in the Mixed Players Zone and asked him what had happened. The captain could only tell the truth. "Grady made a serious mistake in rejecting the coach's decision and calling his colleagues by what they called." Since the Bahrain camp, I've had some things on which I'm going to go. I worked with Grady but yesterday nothing could be done.The mistake is great, and the player could not call the coach for the finals of the Cup. Asia, although he did not participate in qualifying and played no role in qualifying for this tournament. However, the coach called him in the tournament. interest of the national team.

Team leader Hbadan Maatouq confirmed that Jaradi 's mistake was serious and that nothing could be done to remedy the situation.

It is not acceptable for a professional player to behave this way. "Many players have played abroad, such as Yousef Mohammed, Reza Antar and even me, and we can not think of doing that." Nobody expected what happened. Regardless of Radolovic 's technical decision and the extent to which he is right, he is the coach and his first and last decision. Grady's behavior can not be accepted as a professional player and knows exactly how to handle the decision of a coach. This is what all observers have confirmed and who know very well to be a professional football: the decisions made by the coach are respected and details or accounting are discussed after matches or tournaments depending on the results. Many observers and observers also found it unacceptable to describe his fellow players as described in his letter to coach Radolovic.
Several questions were raised after Ghardi's behavior. Why did he do that? Why did not he agree to be a reserve? Did he want, through his participation with the Lebanese team, to look at the Asian arena to get a professional contract, and stay in the reserve would hinder his project? Although the coach told him that he would be a substitute and would participate in the second half.
The most important question: Did Grady promise to be essential to the first three games of the Asian Championship, and is there a promise? The next few days will bring many answers.