“It was a good performance from the Greens in the Olympics but not good in terms of results. Saad Al-Shehri selected talented players, none of them play in Europe, and some of them are reserves in the local league. If we want positive results for the national teams, we should think about transferring the Saudi players to a different stage.”

–Musalli Al-Muammar, Al-Nassr president. Saudi Arabia was the only team of the 16 in Japan with a squad completely made up of home-based players, igniting debate in the Kingdom about whether Saudi Arabia should send players abroad for future success. [Arab News]