Talisca defends striker… and puts Al Nassr’s struggles down to a ‘real mistake’

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The former Al-Nassr striker, Talisca, said that he “knows where the real mistake was” after the club fell nine points behind the Saudi leaders of the Al-Ittihad professional league with their very first defeat against Al-Orobah on Friday.

Despite the fivefold gold balloon Cristiano Ronaldo and 65 million pounds sterling of new signature Jhon Duran In attack, Stefano Pioli’s team underwent a second defeat in three league games while the former Burnley and Charlton midfielder Johann Gudmundsson marked the team winner who finished second in the second level of last season.

“”[Duran] is a great player and will do a lot for this club, “said Talisca, who left the club for Fenerbahce on January 29, responding to a list of statistics from the former Aston Villa striker of the game published by the Byannassr account heavily followed on X.

“The problem is that you always want to find someone to blame for defeats, but you do not see where the real mistake is.

“Stop acting like that all the time. You know where the error is, you are just afraid to say it. In addition to that, you want to do in Duran what they did to enjoy others. »»

Al Nassr: Talisa statistics

Talisca Brazilian scored eight goals in 15 games for Al-Nassr in Saudi Pro League and the AFC Champions League this season.

The 31 -year -old man managed 75 times in 97 games during these competitions for almost four years at the club, but was excluded from five consecutive teams of the day by Pioli – appointed in September – before leaving for the Turkish Super Lig.

He scored a goal in four Super Lig games and three in two Turkish Cup games for the team of Jose Mourinho, as well as two appearances of replacements in the Europa League.

Al orobah vs al nassr: pioli ‘paradox’

“Our team was good and played well,” said Pioli (via Alriyadiyah), which won the Italian title with Milan in 2022 but was dismissed by the Rossoneri in May after more than four years of responsibility.

“Our performance in the field was good, and it is a difficult paradox: to make your team good and lose. We had many attacks and we did not score, but Al-Orobah had two opportunities and took advantage of it. »»

Pioli would have said that the cold at the Al-Jouf University stadium in Sakaka had given his team “a positive energy”, but suggested that his players had only had two days of rest before their second defeat in three championship games.

Al-Nassr is the next in action when they visit Iranian opponents Esteghlal during the first stage of the AFC Champions League Ragde of 16 Monday (4 p.m.).


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