Al-Nassr have announced manager Rudi Garcia has left the club by “mutual agreement” amid reports of a straining relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo. A goalless draw against Al Feiha on Sunday saw Al-Nassr drop points to league leaders Al-Ittihad, with seven games to go in the season.
Ad Garcia, who joined the club in June, has been replaced by Under-19 coach Dinko Jelicic. TransfersMourinho offered huge £106m deal to coach Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia — Paper Round08/04/2023 AT 05:31 “Al-Nassr can announce that head coach Rudi Garcia has left the club by mutual agreement,” read a club statement.
“The board and everyone at Al-Nassr would like to thank Rudi and his staff for their dedicated work during the past eight months.” In his final press conference as Al-Nassr head coach, Garcia made his feelings clear about their 0-0 draw with Al Feiha. “I don't feel satisfied with [their] performance,” he said.
Garcia added: “I asked them to play at the same level as the last game [a 5-0 win over Al-Adalah], but this didn't happen.” As for Ronaldo, the Portugal international has scored 11 times since joining Al-Nassr in January, but has appeared frustrated at times. Mane dropped and fined following reports of Sane altercation Opinion: United ‘heavy favourites’ to win Europa League tie with Sevilla in chaos He kicked a water bottle when his side were beaten 1-0 by rivals Al-Itthad in March and was also taunted by cheers of “Messi, Messi” during the match.
Al-Nassr travel to Al-Hilal on Tuesday as they look to make inroads into their three-point deficit in the league, before taking on Al-Wehda in the King Cup of Champions semi-finals on April 24. Saudi Arabian Premier LeagueRonaldo scores twice as Al-Nassr thrash Al-Adalah05/04/2023 AT
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