Greece's Georgios Donis, the manager of the Saudi Arabia national team, surprised his star Saud Abdulhamid, the Lens full-back, during the friendly match against South Korea in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Television reports have revealed the approach that Georgios Donis, the Greek head coach of the Saudi Arabia national team, will follow during the friendly match his side will play against South Korea.
Ali Lajami, the Saudi Arabia defender, considered that the international ranking will be a motivation for his teammates to beat South Korea in the friendly match between the two sides.
Saudi Arabia go into their eagerly awaited friendly against South Korea with one major underlying objective: ending a long-standing jinx that has persisted for 21 full years.
Greek coach Georgios Donis continues to leave his technical mark on the Saudi Arabian national team since taking charge, by focusing on a range of tactical aspects that he is seeking to develop, foremost among them possession, set pieces and passing, in addition to introducing new concepts related to high pressing, in preparation for the upcoming international fixtures.
Saudi Arabia's squad is now complete, just hours before playing their first friendly match of the current camp in the Qatari capital Doha against South Korea, after another player recovered from injury.