Alert: KSA NT @ Joint Asian Cup and WC Qualifiers

Discussion in 'Saudi Arabia' started by al ittihady, Apr 13, 2015.

  1. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Here is the seedings -

    - Pot 1 (Teams ranked 1st to 8th): Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Australia, UAE, Uzbekistan, China, Iraq

    - Pot 2 (Teams ranked 9th to 16th): Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Vietnam, Syria and Kuwait

    - Pot 3 (Teams ranked 17th to 24th): Afghanistan, Philippines, Palestine, Maldives, Thailand, Tajikistan, Lebanon and India

    - Pot 4 (Teams ranked 25th to 32nd): Timor-Leste, Kyrgyzstan, DPR Korea, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Singapore and Bhutan

    - Pot 5 (Teams ranked 33rd to 40th): Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Yemen, Guam, Laos, Cambodia and Chinese Taipei

    Who would you prefer is KSA Group..?/
     
  2. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    My Choice for KSA would be

    KSA, South Korea, Lebanon, Timor Leste and Malasiya
     
  3. Suren01

    Suren01 Member+

    Apr 9, 2012
    Netherlands
    Nat'l Team:
    Iraq
    Why South Korea and not Iraq, UAE, Uzbekistan or China? Why Lebanon?
     
  4. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Why Iraq, UAE, Uzbekistan or China and not South Korea. Lebanon as for the sake of picking some one from the pot..
     
  5. Suren01

    Suren01 Member+

    Apr 9, 2012
    Netherlands
    Nat'l Team:
    Iraq
    There are worse teams in pot 3 than Lebanon and I rate South Korea as one of the best teams in pot 1.
     
  6. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    I love to face South Korea. the matches are always classic. Taking Lebanon into picture just for sake for us not to be in one sided group where we qualify easily..:p
     
  7. chook90

    chook90 Member+

    South Korea
    Jan 2, 2015
    Al Khor, Qatar
    Club:
    FC Seoul
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    As a South Korea fan, I'm glad that we avoided KSA. I think the pace and pressing of the Saudi team can really make things difficult for Koreans. I recall the friendly match between the two teams right before the Asian Cup 2015, where Korea struggled to retain possession and hold back Saudi offenses.
     
  8. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    So here it is -
    We are in Group A -
    UAE, KSA, Malasiya, Timor Leste, Palestine
     
  9. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    @Saudi Monitor

    Easy group??
    I find this group tricky especially after watching our team playing with small nations. Palestine and UAE can give huge headache. Malasiya can be unpredictable at away.
    If we get a good coach who can turn around the fortunes of the NT then only we can expect some action.
     
  10. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    Friendlies before World Cup qualifiers ?
     
  11. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    We are still lookimg for a coach..:D:D
     
  12. jonny63

    jonny63 Member+

    Feb 17, 2005
    Norway
    Still looking ?
     
  13. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    They are some rumours of Marcelo Biesla might be the coach if rejects contract extension for Marsielle.
     
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  14. hammad_friend

    hammad_friend Member

    Dec 26, 2005
    Dubai, Karachi
    Club:
    Al Hilal Riyadh
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    Hats-off to Sahlawi for scoring the 3rd Goal for Saudi Arabia in dying seconds and saving "Khalid Shrahili" from huge humiliation... Never Take Any Opponent Lightly...
     
  15. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    No No..Khalid Sharahily is the best GK we have in the NT now. It was not his mistake. It was the balls mistake it did not stick to the legs of the GK.

    Overall , a good game for the NT. Too many loop over balls which were accurate though. We had chances to finish of the game early with the chance Yahya Sehri got with a world class pass through atleast 4 Palestinian players. Good thing about this coach , he deploying players in there right position unlike other coaches who were just experimenting with the team. He should look afterr the defence now. The Hawsawi partnership looks weak. Looking at the front four , Sahlawi is good with good control over his first touch , Tayseer is best playing Sahlawi. Now about the wingers , Yahya is playing good on the right, Naawaf Abed can loose the ball easily . We have Fahd Muwallad, Salem Dawsari, Ahmed Fraidy and Mustafa Bassas to fill the gap in wingers which is quite good. If we get the right combination behind the striker , it would be great achievment for the NT..
     
  16. hammad_friend

    hammad_friend Member

    Dec 26, 2005
    Dubai, Karachi
    Club:
    Al Hilal Riyadh
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    From where did we got this new coach?... was he coaching any local team before joining NT?... Which team he used to play as player and does he have any achievement or any renowned victory or goal under his belt ?
     
  17. al ittihady

    al ittihady Member

    Jan 5, 2009
    Club:
    Al Ittihad Jeddah
    Nat'l Team:
    Saudi Arabia
    He is former Ittifaq legend and coach of there youth team
     

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