Betzi: My work with the Saudi team is over

MADRID (Reuters) – Juan Antonio Pietzi, coach of Saudi Arabia, said his post was over after losing to Japan in the 16th round of the Asian Cup, noting at the conference of press that he did not know the decision of the federation.

"He expressed his sadness at the departure of the Saudi team of the tournament, pointing out that he was satisfied with the players after implementing the strategy of the technical staff and his ideas despite the mistakes made in some matches .

"The problem of the Saudi team was in the finishing touches and I am the last responsible for what happened and any coach will not be satisfied with the defeat of his team," said the team. Saudi coach.

"Japan is a reference in football," he said, pointing out that Saudi Arabia had played against one of the best teams in Asia.

He pointed out that the fact that the Saudi team leaves for the first time in its history the role of the 16 in this Asian challenge is really sad, indicating that the goal of the defeat against Japan had come from 39, a corner to repeat the same scenario as in his previous match against Qatar, The best players.

He concluded that "the technical staff will analyze the game of the loss in order to remedy the weaknesses that produced them in order not to reproduce".