Michel moves with Al-Qadisiyah to the Saudi First Division
Michel is now the coach of the Saudi Arabian Professional League after the last-minute draw. their match is this Monday against Ochod (2-2). His team Al Qadisiyah needed a point in this match and Michel’s team got it in the final minutes. They were 2-0 down and drew with Diani’s brace (86 and 98 minutes). A point that gives them a 12-point lead, with Al Arabi having four games left, which is fifth. Mathematical advancement that rewards the work of those who Jose Miguel Gonzalez Martin del Campo has three games left this season for them.
Professional Saudi League Thus, next season he will have his first Spanish coach.. Al Qadisiya are leaders of the Saudi second division, 10 points ahead of two seconds Al Kholoud and Al Oruba, who have four games left. But the first three go up. The benchmark is therefore Al Arabi, which is in fifth place, has four players and is 12 behind Al Qadisiya.
As we said today at MARCA, the level of satisfaction with it since its arrival is such that The club’s owners have already offered to extend the contract for another three years. The club is owned by the world’s largest oil company, Aramco. (11% of world production) and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian government. Three more years to develop the Al-Qadisiya project in the First Division, which became the idea of the future for which Michel accepted the challenge of promotion achieved today. In fact, Michel could also become the champion in his category in the last three days. Because of his work in Saudi Arabia, it is assumed that Michel will sign the three years.
Along with him there are many Spaniards here. The main one is Carlos Anton, sports director. A traveler who has passed through the Madrid Federation. (selector); Real Madrid (scouting); England (Bristol and Derby; Hong Kong (general and sporting director) and Kuwait; and since June – at the Al-Qadsia football club. Anton Alvaro Rius (Castellon, 1979) is the head of scouting, and Anton created the winning team in this year from nothing (the last year they played to avoid relegation).
In the technical and professional composition of the club There are more than a dozen Spaniards.and together with Michel, hand in hand, they work on the historical Mandya (always next to him); son of coach Adrian Gonzalez (former Getafe, former Malaga and others); Quique Sanz, physical training coach; and Joaquin Gomez.
The squad is good, famous players., like Argentine Luciano Vietto, Peruvian Andre Carrillo or Spaniard Alvaro Gonzalez and goalkeeper Joel Robles. Next year the foreigners quota will be increased from seven to eight (plus two players under 23) and Michel is already working on building a team with guarantees to compete in the Saudi Pio League.