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Al-Hilal terminates contract with coach Jorge Jesus. |
According to a post on the club's website, Al-Hilal's board of directors reached an agreement to terminate the Portuguese strategist's contract early. Coach Mohammed Al-Shalhoub will take on the role of interim manager, leading the first team in the near future.
In his farewell speech, Al-Hilal highly appreciated the successes of Coach Jesus and his assistant team since last season. When he returned to lead Al-Hilal for the second time in July 2023, Coach Jesus quickly made his mark with a series of 34 consecutive wins, setting a world record.
The 2023/24 season also saw the Portuguese coach help Al-Hilal win the Saudi Pro League, the King's Cup and the Saudi Arabian Super Cup. However, the reigning Saudi Arabian champions have struggled this season.
A 1-3 defeat to Al-Ahli in the AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals at the end of April was the last straw. Al-Hilal, the most successful team in Asian football history, had high expectations for the 2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite, but suffered a deserved defeat against their arch-rivals.
In the Saudi Pro League, Al-Hilal is 6 points behind the leader Al-Ittihad, with 5 more rounds to go. For a team that sets high standards in every arena like Al-Hilal, the achievements of Coach Jesus and his students have made the club's leadership extremely disappointed.
In the past, Coach Jesus led Al-Hilal in the 2018/19 season. However, at that time, the Portuguese strategist was also fired after just over 7 months of work.
After parting ways with Al-Hilal, Coach Jesus will become a strong candidate to lead the Brazilian national team. Brazilian media said that Jesus wanted to lead the "Selecao", but he was only the second choice after Carlo Ancelotti.
Source: https://znews.vn/nha-vo-dich-saudi-arabia-sa-thai-hlv-post1550686.html
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