Problems for Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia. Al-Nassr announced on the morning of April 13th the dismissal of Frenchman Rudi García as the technical director of the team, with only seven games left to finish the Saudi Professional League.
Why was Rudi García fired?
According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, the French coach had a strong confrontation with his former players after the draw against Al-Feiha, and this was the reason for his dismissal. "The straw that broke the camel's back for the Saudi leaders was a confrontation he had with his players in the dressing room, a circumstance that has been the trigger for his definitive departure," the media outlet expressed.
The most striking thing about the situation is that 'CR7' no longer has a coach before the most important game of the season, when they face Al-Hilal away, another candidate to win the season's title, and who they surpass in the table by three points.
The club made the announcement on its social networks, thanking the strategist for the eight months he spent in the Arab team's dugout and stating that the link was cut by mutual agreement. "Al-Nassr can announce that Coach Rudi García has left the Club by mutual agreement. The board and everyone at AlNassr would like to thank Rudi and his staff for their dedicated work over the past 8 months," they said.
This is in addition to the poor performance of the 'Comandante's' team in the last league matches. "Beyond off-field problems, on the field Rudi García has also failed to meet the expectations set in his club's ambitious project. With seven matches left to play, Al-Nassr is second in the standings, three points behind Al Ittihad, with whom they recently suffered a defeat, and has been unexpectedly eliminated from the Saudi Supercup in the semifinals," they added.
Who will be Cristiano Ronaldo's next coach at Al-Nassr?
One of the names that sounds the most to become Cristiano Ronaldo's coach at Al-Nassr is a well-known figure in Peruvian football, Miguel Ángel Russo, who coached Alianza Lima in 2020 and was at the Saudi club in 2022. In addition, another name in the mix is José Mourinho, to whom they would have offered 100 million euros for two seasons, as reported by the Catalan newspaper Sport.
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