Ighalo moved with “advice”… and the president chose the alternative

Pericles Shamuska, the former youth coach, sees the decision to sell the contract of Nigerian striker Udwin Ighalo for financial reasons, noting that the contract with his replacement, John Mary, came by choosing the club’s president.

“I was consulted on the issue of the exit of Igor and Ighalo, but I did not announce it to preserve the strength and unity of the team at that time,” Shamuska told the “In the Goal” program. . Moving this duo made it look like a financial thing because the financial advisor wouldn’t give me approval not to sell.

The Brazilian coach continued: His Cameroonian replacement, John Mary, was chosen by the club president and management, he is a good player and has experience, but he has spent a long time without playing matches, especially since last November, and this made his purchase undesirable, because we need a player ready to participate directly.

And the King’s Cup champion last year with Al-Faisaly added: “My dismissal was a great surprise, and I think from my point of view and my own vision that they continued to pay the same amount and I was not able to maintain the same technical level that was at the beginning of the league, and this was the biggest challenge for me, the biggest surprise for me before Cup semi-finals.

On his relationship with the club president, he answered: There are no problems with the club president. On the contrary, in all the previous stages, his style and method were clear to me, and the relationship was always frank and professional and helped me solve many problems in the club. The only problem I see in the youth is The lack of time at this stage I spent with them, which caused us to lose the balance between preparation and results. This is the characteristic of the current stage of Al Shabab Club, despite its capabilities.