In the Asian Cup, before the start of the match with South Korea, Saudi Arabian men's football coach Mancini also vowed that "South Korea can be said to be one of the most threatening teams in this Asian Cup, although they conceded six goals in the group stage, but our attitude towards the game is still the same, we will try to find opportunities through counterattacks." ”
Seeing Mancini's impassioned pre-match speech, it is estimated that no one would have thought that the head coach signed by Saudi Arabia at a high cost would leave the field early, and it was when the team needed the head coach the most.
In regular time between Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the two teams were deadlocked. Enter the penalty shootout.
But after seeing ** lose two goals in a row, Saudi coach Mancini chose to leave the field early! This scene made the world's fans see it, and Saudi Arabia regretted losing the game in the end.
Although Mancini explained after the game that he felt the game was about to end and apologized for what happened. But the fans didn't buy it, because this incident was both a loss of heart and face for the Saudi men's football team.
Mancini, in this way, became the target of public criticism with a high salary.