Fahad Abdulrahman, a former international player and a member of the 90th generation, said that the expansion of foreign players in the league has become a huge financial burden on clubs, and is one of the reasons for the decline of the national teams.
He added: There is a process of diarrhea on the part of football companies, and they are moving to the external market to contract with foreign players below the level and neglected the sectors of the young and national players clearly.
He continued: We are not against the presence of the foreign player in the domestic league, but we demand that there are high-level foreigners rise to the level and bring fans to the stands, and raise the level of the national player and unfortunately we have not achieved any of all these things.
He pointed out: There is a clear randomness in the context of the work around football in clubs in all respects. The clubs have become dependent on those who are trustworthy and the people in the technical committees no longer have any presence. Because there are no cadres practiced the game and understand the corridors and hidden.
`` I will tell an experience that there are some who can benefit from it.When I was a player in Al Wasl, I was following the way the foreign players were selected.The officials in the club were heading where the foreign player was watching his matches on the ground and asking about his behavior and actions off the pitch, This is what happened, for example, with Ghanaian player Mohamed Polo, who was a professional in Al Wasl season 79, the management asked the referees on the way he performed and his actions with them on the pitch, is this happening when we choose now for foreign players ?, answer without hesitation no.
He said: It is no longer a matter of choosing the goods «Aldbh» for foreign players, but they pamper them in a way contrary to professionalism, and pay them the bill of penalties imposed on them by the discipline committee, until we see foreigners come to the UAE for tourism and enjoy the places in various countries, This makes them cling to our role because they will find no more than the atmosphere from which they get high salaries and enjoy a wonderful environment without giving anything in return.
`` Money can spoil football, '' said Fahad Abdul Rahman.``In our time, we didn't see all these millions spent on players and the fictitious salaries they paid, '' he said. We get paid even though the reward for regular matches did not exceed a thousand dirhams, which was formerly called professionalism, but now we are living top amateur.