▁was ▁s ack ed . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ste ering ▁his ▁team ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁zone ▁that ▁season . ▁He ▁asked ▁Al ▁Ah li ' s ▁officials ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁a ▁poor ▁result ▁to ▁Al ▁Ray yan , ▁despite ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁not ▁un ited , ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" state ▁of ▁m istr ust " ▁between ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁the ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁He ▁officially ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁and ▁French man ▁Bernard ▁Sim ond i ▁replaced ▁him , ▁though ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁save ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁re leg ation . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁spell ▁at ▁Al ▁Ah li , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁gain ▁co aching ▁experience ▁with ▁clubs ▁such ▁including ▁Bayern ▁Mun ich , ▁Barcelona , ▁Ajax ▁and ▁P SV ▁E ind h oven . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Al ▁S ail i ya ' s ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁negoti ations ▁had ▁begun ▁a ▁month ▁prior . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁ ▁Al ▁Ah li ▁Q at ari ▁Second ▁Division ▁run ners - up : ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁ ▁Le kh wi ya ▁Q at ari ▁Second ▁Division ▁w inners : ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0