The Italian Simone Enzagi, the new Saudi Crescent coach, stressed that his team is “determined to reach the most extreme point” in the FIFA World Cup in the United States, on the eve of the Real Madrid confrontation with the eighth group competitions.
Inzaghi – who came to Al Hilal from the Italian team Inter Milan after losing the Champions League final against the French Saint -Germain with five clean, and the domestic league title in favor of Napoli by pointing – at a press conference that his team has passion and confidence “and we will strive to provide our best.”
“Despite the lack of time available to prepare, the team is determined to reach the most distant point in the competition,” he added.
“Our ambition in Al Hilal is to be among the best clubs. We will face Real Madrid and we know that the confrontation is strong, but we are ready for that.”
Inzaghi underestimated the criticism of him about his way of moving to Al -Hilal, saying, “Today, and as it happened a lot during my four smiles with Inter, I heard and briefed everything.”
“If these criticisms are the price that I must pay for 4 years in Inter, then I am happy to pay it. But it is not compared to all the good that I received from everyone, from Inter, from the fans, from the administration, from the players.”
The coach – who led Inter Milan to the league title last season and the final of the Champions League twice the last 3 years – praised the coach of the Spanish coach Shabi Alonso, stressing that “he will do his best to play a distinguished match.”
The Italian coach confirmed that the Serbian striker Alexander Metrovic “will not participate in the match due to an injury to him in the last period.”
The challenge of qualifying from the group will be difficult for the Saudi “leader” in the presence of Juventus, Italy and the Emirati eye, along with Real Madrid.
Al -Hilal enters the competition without contracting with new players, after it included a group of stars, headed by the Brazilian Neymar, who returned to Santos, the Portuguese midfielder Robin Nevish, Metrovic, Portuguese wing Joao Kansilo and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassin Bono and others.