Roberto Mancini pressured to subject apology after ‘disrespectful’ act at Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia supervisor Roberto Mancini has apologised for leaving his aspect’s Asian Cup defeat to South Korea early.
Mancini took over the Saudi group final summer time shortly after he resigned as supervisor of Italy. However, he could not get his Middle Eastern group previous the Last 16 stage of the match in Qatar.
The sport went to a penalty shootout after Cho Gue-sung scored an equaliser within the ninth minute of stoppage time. Mancini left the pitch earlier than the ultimate penalty was taken, which led to outrage from Saudi followers.
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One fan tweeted: “This is shockingly disrespectful.” Another mentioned: “So low and disrespectful.” One fan mentioned: “A cowardly coach who does not take responsibility and does not stand with his players.
He started the tournament with a strange statement that affected the team and the fans and ended it with an ugly escape that only a coward can do!”
Another supporter commented: “The match was handed to the Koreans from the 75th minute with the wrong changes. There is no need for his departure. The least he can do is to appreciate the players, and console them and encourage them.”
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Yasser Al-Meshal, the president of Saudi Arabia’s soccer affiliation, was additionally left sad, branding Mancini’s actions “unacceptable”. He said: “Mancini’s early departure is unacceptable, however, the coach met with the players and thanked them.”
Mancini shortly apologised for his actions in his post-match press convention. He insisted that the Green Falcons had made nice progress, regardless of crashing out on the identical stage they exited the match in 2019.
“I apologise [for leaving early], I thought it was finished. I didn’t want to disrespect anyone,” Mancini informed a information convention.
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“I am very happy, I am very sad. I want to say thank you to all my players for what they did.”
He added: “I am very happy because we as a group, we improved a lot. We’ve worked for one month together [for the Asian Cup] and this is important. Now we are a team. It’s clear we have to improve more.”
While the Saudi group will now be heading again to Riyadh after their exit, Korea, with Spurs star Son Heung-Min on the helm, are gearing up for a quarter-final showdown in opposition to Australia on Friday.
