The starting lineup adopted by Sfaxien coach Alexandre Santos against Gabes Future in the first round match was empty. Tunisian League Which was held last weekend and ended in a draw (2-2) from several main pillars, which caused public criticism of the team’s technical staff.
Santos decided to exclude winger Barakat Al-Hamidi before bringing him in in the second half, and also excluded goalkeeper Sabri Ben Hassan and stripped him of the captaincy, as he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the league, and critics and experts consider him one of the top five goalkeepers in the league last season.
However, the coach’s choices ignored him amidst the harsh criticism he faced these days from the sports community in Sfax, as some critics considered that coach Santos deprived the duo Sabri Ben Hassan and Barakat El Hamidi from joining the Tunisian national team squad during the current camp.
Sfaxien coach bans his players from the national team
Sources of the site indicate that win winGoalkeeper Sabri Ben Hassan was included in the extended list of the Tunisian national team since the beginning of the current coach Faouzi Benzarti’s tenure before he decided to exclude him after he was sure that he would not be relied upon in the first round match of the local competition with Sfaxien.
The team’s official spokesman, Jawhar Al-Adhar, stated after the draw against Mustaqbal Gabes that the coach has no problem with any player, but he has to choose the best and those who can compete according to his point of view. He added that what the players have to do is continue to put in the effort in training every day to convince the coach and show that they can participate in the matches.
