Once upon a time, Liverpool legend Kona stepped onto the Saudi Arabian soccer scene in June of this year to take charge of second division Al Qadisah. His performances have not been spectacular, but he is in second place with 6 wins and 2 draws in 8 rounds since the start of the season. However, the club did not seem to be satisfied with his performance and decided to terminate the contract of the 48-year-old English manager in favor of Real Madrid's star player, Michael, as the new head coach.
Konar has been active in the Asia-Pacific region since he started his coaching career in 2011, having coached Thai side Monthon United, Brisbane Lions of the Australian Professional League, and East Bengal of India. In June this year, he officially took charge of Ekadisha. In this season's league, he led the team to win all 8 matches and finished second to AIBA by only one goal, showing strong potential for promotion. Compared to last season's embarrassing 11th place, Kona's coaching performance has made a qualitative leap. However, it is not clear why Ekadiza insisted on changing their coach even though they were ranked second, perhaps because they still have a problem with the result.
