He is one of the players who has introduced to Saudi League From Argentina, he plays with the ranks club Jeddah FederationAnd who is considered a major force in Saudi football, has a strong left foot and is focused in the middle of the stadium. The guest of “AS Arabia” is Leonardo Gil, the player of “General”, who speaks for the first time in a press interview through “AS Arabia”, revealing the scenes of joining the team and his first match. In front of victory and its message to the masses of the Union.
* What is your assessment of the level of the Saudi League until the suspension period?
The league is very good, and there are Saudi players at the highest level. In addition to the presence of high-class foreign players who contribute to the strength of the competition and raise the level of competition between all clubs, and make the league more competitive.
How did the negotiations between you and the union?
– I arrived at Al Ittihad when the Dutchman Tin Cat was the coach of the team, where he was following me while he was training in the UAE League. Al Ittihad was the best choice for me because it is a big club.
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Tin Cat trained Al Jazeera and Al Wahda teams in the UAE League, and also trained Al Ittihad, before it was said on February 11 due to poor results.
* What is the difference between Tin Cat and Carelli at the training level?
I cannot talk about the differences between coaches, every coach has his own characteristics in playing, the most important thing from my point of view is to understand the coach’s thinking, and the thing that he asks for on the field, so that communication between us is easy in the long run.
* Your first match with Al-Ittihad was against Al-Nassr. Tell us about this match?
– It was good for me, the first match was Clasico against Al Nassr and outside our stadium, at that time I was a new player in the club. And I was more than a month without group training, I was training individually, as the Argentine League was suspended in December 2019, the match was good and I was happy with my performance during this match.
* What are the reasons for the decline of the Union at some times of the matches?
– Because of the presence of young players in the team, and it is natural that there will be moments of loss of focus, and this we are working to fix, when you are in a team that plays a large level in the Saudi League and there is a lack of focus, you will certainly receive goals in the match.
* What is your message to the fans of the Union?
The first time I arrived in Saudi Arabia, the fans surprised me a lot, as they are the largest among the fans of the Saudi League. Our massive crowd reminds me of the intense presence of Argentine fans at the matches. And I was very happy that they welcomed me, as I played seven games, and happy with the great support I found here, the Saudi League is well known in Argentina, where he has trained many coaches of Argentine nationality in the Saudi League.
* What is the difference between the Saudi League and the Argentine League at all levels?
– The two clubs are very strong, the Argentine league is more physically strong, here in the Saudi League there are some frictions between the players we get a yellow card, and in Argentina it appears as normal friction.
* What is your favorite team in Argentina, and also your distinguished player?
Rosario Central is my favorite team in Argentina, and I have many memories of this club and I am a fan of this team. As for my special players, there are many players. I love to learn all things from my favorite players to improve my performance.
* Between Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr, what is the strongest team in the Saudi League and why?
– The two teams are very strong in the Saudi League, and they have players at the highest level. There have been great players in the history of the two clubs, the difference between the two teams is the number of tournaments won by each team and also the matches that each team won at the expense of the other in direct confrontations. –
