Luis Castro: “I’m Not Afraid Of Sack”
Written By Jacobs Dunga
The Portuguese coach has come under intense pressure following the outcome of his side’s match against Al Ain.
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Al Nassr coach Luis Castro has come under serious scrutiny for his side’s recent results.
Al Nassr have struggled for fitness and form since the resumption of the second half of the season.
This has culminated in Al Nassr being knocked out of the Champions League by Al Ain before their own fans at Awwal Park.
The coach has been the scapegoat in all of these with his work being questioned and sack threatened.
He’s however unfazed by the pressure coming from the team and the media as he stays focused on his job.
“I have no problem with Al-Nasr firing me. I have 27 years of coaching, and I have not left a single club in the middle of the season.” He muted.
He opined “work” is not appreciated in the part of the world they find themselves with “result” being the only valid outcome but feels his hardwork in victory is what keeps him going.
“My hard work in victory is what defends me.”
“The Arab world looks at results, not work! Life is not just this, life is work, and we can win the King’s Cup, the Super Cup, or maybe not… but you want to know my work? Ask the players.”
Castro has redefined the team since his arrival and given them a new identity with one of the best brands of football in the land.
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Luis Castro went on to analyze the reason behind his team’s struggles and why he feels they could not get the required result.
Injuries and suspension have decimated the Knights in recent times and have caused them to struggle as outlined by the coach who also reckoned the loss was down to individual errors rather than tactical ineptitude.
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“We have many injuries and penalties that have caused instability in the team, such as Nawaf and Sultan Al-Ghanem, who are not present. These things cause a lack of harmony in the defense line, and we hope that in the coming stages we will have defensive stability.”
“Today’s mistakes are individual, not tactical.” He added.
On the penalties which caused their elimination: “We trained our players on penalty kicks, and the players chose who would shoot first based on who was more comfortable, and those who shot today have a lot of experience and always shoot that in training.”
Castro felt they deserved to win the game and did not get the deserved result.
“In general, we were the better party in front of the eye, despite the circumstances.”
“Football justice was not with us.” He said.
The tactician also expressed regret at not being able to cheer the Nasrawi faithfuls up in the end.
“My only sadness is that I could not cheer up the Al-Nasr fans.”
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