Saudi Arabia’s French coach Herve Renard warned his gamers to not rejoice for too lengthy after their “completely loopy” 2-1 win towards Argentina of their World Cup opener on Tuesday. The Saudis bounced again from conceding an early Lionel Messi penalty to supply one of many nice World Cup shocks because of a Saleh Al-Shehri equaliser and a elegant Salem Al-Dawsari winner on the Lusail Stadium. “All the celebrities within the sky had been aligned for us, however remember Argentina are nonetheless a implausible group,” mentioned Renard.
“That is soccer, typically completely loopy issues can occur,” added the French coach, who beforehand led Zambia and the Ivory Coast to Africa Cup of Nations glory.
As for having fun with the second, Renard was desperate to stay up for the Saudis’ subsequent Group C matches towards Poland and Mexico.
“(We will) simply have a very good celebration throughout 20 minutes and that is all, there are nonetheless two extra video games.
“While you come to the World Cup, you might want to imagine in your self, something can occur in soccer.”
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Nonetheless, Renard mentioned he was not totally comfortable together with his group, regardless of the gorgeous upset.
“Tactically we weren’t good within the first half. Our block was compact however our stress on the centre-backs and (defensive midfielder) Leandro Paredes was not sufficient,” mentioned the 54-year-old.
“If we had conceded a second aim at the moment, the sport would have been completed.
“Throughout half-time I wasn’t comfortable as a result of the stress wasn’t adequate, the willpower wasn’t adequate and if you come to the World Cup, you might want to give every part. We won’t play as we did within the first half.”
And Renard mentioned it might have been no shock if Argentina had taken his aspect flippantly.
“Generally the opposition doesn’t have the very best motivation, it is regular, it additionally occurred to us when taking part in decrease groups.”
He added: “Some individuals do not perceive however you may think about that if you’re taking part in towards Saudi Arabia, the motivation will not be the identical as taking part in towards Brazil.”
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