It goes no further: Marcelo Gallardo was fired from Al Ittihad due to poor results

The straw that broke the camel. Last Friday, May 10, Al Ittihad played at home against Al Ettifaq for one more day of the First Division of the Saudi Arabian League. The result was shocking, those led by the Argentine were beaten 5-0 at home and the fans went against the technical director.

Days later, after evaluating and analyzing the coach’s continuity, the Arab leadership decided to fire ‘Doll’, according to the journalist, Fabrizio Romano.

The latest statements from Marcelo Gallardo, after the win against Al Ettifaq at the King Abdullah Sports City: “The first thing I am going to say, and make it very clear, is to apologize to the fans for the disappointment of the moment we are going through.”

“We are in a situation in which everything costs us, as it has cost us the entire semester. I’m not going to look for excuses, if you want someone responsible, here’s the person responsible.”he added.

“Today we played with the players that were available. Lack of work? There is clearly a lack of work. There is not much to say, we have to take responsibility for the situation, apologize to the fans for this moment for the club and finish these three games of the year with the players we have available. I understand the responsibility of having to represent such a great team. There is a lot of responsibility and they did what they could”he finished.