{"id":9310,"date":"2023-04-13T14:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-ronaldos-saudi-club-al-nassr\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T14:46:25","slug":"soccer-ronaldos-saudi-club-al-nassr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/soccer-ronaldos-saudi-club-al-nassr\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al-Nassr sack coach Garcia"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Saudi club Al-Nassr fired coach Rudi Garcia on Thursday after less than a year in charge following media reports of dressing room tensions and just days before a crucial game against champions Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n

Garcia, the former AS Roma and Olympique de Marseille coach, criticised the players after they drew 0-0 with lowly Al Feiha last Sunday in another blow to their hopes of a first league title since 2019, saying: “The result is bad. I don’t feel satisfied with the players”.<\/p>\n

Local media reported that Garcia’s relationship with the players prompted the club to dismiss him, as well as dissatisfaction with his style of play. <\/p>\n

Al-Nassr, who signed Ronaldo in a deal worth more than $200 million, have collected seven points from their last four league games, dropping to second place in the table, three points behind leaders Al-Ittihad with seven games left in the season.<\/p>\n

Al-Nassr lost the Saudi Super Cup final to Al-Ittihad in January and have not beaten any of their closest rivals, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, or Al-Shabab, in the league this season.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Ahmed Mostafa; Editing by Toby Davis)<\/p>\n

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