Herve Renard enjoys a challenge. From coaching Cambridge United in League Two with an English dictionary in his back pocket, to masterminding one of football’s most remarkable underdog stories with Zambia, a sense of adventure and willingness to take risks underpins the Frenchman’s career. At the 2022 World Cup he faces one of his sternest tests yet: ensuring Saudi Arabia return from neighbouring Qatar with national pride intact.
“Through qualifying the supporters were saying to me, ‘We have to be at the World Cup’,” Renard tells FourFourTwo. “Now they say they want to be qualified for the second round.”
The 54-year-old has barely put a foot wrong since being named Green Falcons manager three years ago. Saudi Arabia
