Jesus Saudi Arabia is out of class and goes to Brazil? He is still just Ancelotti s spare tire

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This Saturday, Riyadh Crescent officially announced that coach Joe Jesus had left office. "The board of directors reached an agreement to terminate the contract. The board of directors expressed gratitude to the coaching staff for their work since last season."

This is the second time that the 70-year-old Portuguese coach has coached the Crescent. During that term from 2018 to 2019, the team did not have so many international stars like today, including Kulibali, Ruben Neves, Mitrovic, Cancelo, Milinkovic Savic, Bunu, Malcolm and other stars. This term starts in the summer of 2023. In the first season, Jesus led the team to win the league championship with a huge advantage of 14 points ahead of Ronaldo, Riyadh, and also dominated the Saudi King's Cup and the Saudi Super Cup, during which he also set a Guinness World Record with 34 consecutive victories in various competitions.

But this season, Xinyue is currently ranked second in the Sandsea League, falling behind Jeddah United with only 5 rounds left in the league, with 6 points behind Jeddah United, and its prospects for defending the title are bleak. Also fatal is that on April 29, Xinyue lost 1-3 to its national team Jeddah Nationals in the AFC elite semi-finals, and was terminated in the AFC semi-finals for two consecutive years under the leadership of Jesus.

Central Moon has always had strict requirements on the coach's performance. In 2022, it fired coach Yarding a few weeks after winning the fourth AFC Champions League in the team's history. In an interview before get out of class, Jesus admitted frankly: "I build the team and formulate tactics, and I will take responsibility." In recent weeks, Jesus' relationship with some core players has become tense. Some of his technical and tactical decisions, such as moving the defender who performed well in the last 7-0 victory over Gwangju in the AFC Champions League, out of the starter, has also attracted criticism.

In addition to the news related to Ronaldo, the Saudi League's attention worldwide is very limited after all. In recent weeks, the new moon has attracted more attention because Jesus has become a candidate for the Brazilian team's head coach. At first, this helped Jesus as the coach in the New Moon - the person the Brazilian team loved, what reason would a Saudi team fired?

However, as time goes by, things gradually reach the point where Xinyue and Jesus are unhappy: Xinyue is unhappy that the team's performance did not meet expectations, but the head coach frequently makes headlines. Jesus is not happy that he is always just a spare tire for the Brazilian Football Association. He only has the chance if Ancelotti cannot invite him.

Now, Xinyue is the first to decide that she can't bear it. They have high expectations for the Club World Cup that will start next month, and they will play against Real Madrid in the first round of the group. The club hopes to be glorious, so it is best to have a more trusted coach to lead the team. Jesus' situation in the Brazilian Football Association has not changed: there is no reversal at present. Some problems need to be solved between him and Real Madrid. As long as this is done, the agreement he and the Brazilian Football Association have reached can be put back on the table. For the dream lover Ancelotti, the Brazilian Football Association is willing to wait a little longer, wait a little longer.