The Najran Herald
Squad23 Sep 2030
Tempers go at Najran
Matija Gluščević was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match21 Sep 2030
Najran come up short against Al-Hilal
Al-Hilal left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout23 Sep 2030
No hiding place for Yousef Al-Shammari
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Yousef Al-Shammari, and the manager let it.
Squad23 Sep 2030
Words at Najran training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mukhtar Ali is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout23 Sep 2030
Interim Coach faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Interim Coach after 2‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout23 Sep 2030
Samuel Tetteh knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Samuel Tetteh trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Squad23 Sep 2030
No place for Malik Hamza in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Najran are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
The dugout23 Sep 2030
No place in the plan for Jathob Al-Dhafieri
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Looking ahead23 Sep 2030
A reunion for Raghid Najjar
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Al-Faisaly in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- Market The Matija Gluščević talk will not go away
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Yousef Al-Shammari
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Matija Gluščević