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Laurent Blanc has already signed with Al Ittihad and was officially presented by the Al Ittihad club today

He didn't manage to win the European Champions League as coach of PSG in the 3 years he was coach of PSG, he also doesn't see great things coming from him as coach of Olympique Lyon, so I wouldn't create high expectations about how his performance will be. next season as coach of Al Ittihad, but at least the Arabs are making good choices when it comes to choosing coaches to improve the quality of the Saudi league. I hope that next season Al Hilal will be champions again

Laurent Blanc's experience when he was still an active player cannot be doubted and with France he has even won the Euros and the World Cup. At club level, he has also won all the titles and he has also played for several big teams in Europe. However, his experience as a coach is not that good, but at least with PSG he always won so many titles in French competitions. The Champions League is not an easy thing for a coach like him and I think that is normal.

Apart from that, I think Al-Ittihad was quite right in choosing him as the new coach and I think he was very right in choosing to join Al-Ittihad. Previously, it was predicted that Stefano Pioli would become Al-Ittihad's coach, but it seems that a final agreement was not reached and therefore Al-Ittihad is lucky enough to still be able to get another European coach here.

Last season in the Saudi Pro League, Al Ittihad was poor with their performances which was why they couldn't keep up with the other strong performers in the league despite having a star-studded squad so signing an experienced manager like Laurent Blanc I think is the club management's way of making the club strong and competitive again. Despite having high profile players like former Balon D'or winner Karim Benzema, Al Ittihad wasn't convincing with their performances last season. The arrival of the former France international will bring renewed tactical strength to the team while improving their strength to compete with other top teams in the league. I believe in the tactical strength of Laurent Blanc which why I think he'll definitely succeed with Al Ittihad.

It is true that with the arrival of Laurent Blanc he can make the team play well, because in the past the Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo, when he was coach of Al Ittihad, managed to win the Saudi Pro League, but unfortunately when Benzema arrived things did not They started to go well and he was fired and is now coaching Nottingham Forest. Nuno Espírito Santo was the coach of some good premier league teams like Wolverhampton and Tottenham, which is why I expected Al Ittihad to hire a coach with more experience than Nuno Espírito Santo, I thought they would hire a coach who has won many titles on many different teams. In the case of Al Ittihad, they could have hired the former Barcelona coach, I'm talking about Xavi. would have been a good option

Quote from: Blitzboy on Today at 03:53:03 PM

Players like Blanc won. Nobody argues against it. He was winning, stylish, and tough. But training? That is not the case, people. Consider a symphony as opposed to a rock concert. Both brilliant but with different crowds and skill sets. Still, he accomplished it. He didnt win the Champions League despite all that money and excellence PSG had. Right, that is the main one.

Still, this Al-Ittihad contract? He could gain from this. new difficulty. probably less pressure than in Europe, but still competitive. Saudi Arabia is heavily funding soccer, hence Blanc's experience could help them to succeed. He is informed and experienced. Perhaps his winning touch will come from this different setting. Laurent Blanc is a powerhouse when he is performing as expected. Give him time.

in the Saudi Professional League there is Al Hilal, which is a perfect team because it has:

1 - good coach who achieved a lot, he managed to achieve something in every league he was in, so he is a coach with great experience

2 - there are good players, they are players who, when they play, can show a very beautiful quality of play, this has always been the hallmark of Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, when he coaches a team, he manages to make that team play very well

Also in the Saudi Professional League there is Al Nassr who, despite not being able to win the title, are still strong, I think it will not be an easy task for Laurent Blanc to achieve something in Saudi Arabia and if he fails to win the Saudi Professional League I see him being fired