Athletes held the board of directors of the resigned Football Federation yesterday headed by Engineer Marwan bin Ghalita, and the players of the team most of the responsibility for the failures suffered by the team in the last period, starting from failing to qualify for the World Cup 2018, then in the 2019 Asian Cup, held in the UAE, and the end With disappointing results in the first half of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, Asia 2023, and finally early exit days before the 24th Gulf Cup.

They said in an interview with «Emirates Today», the problem of the national team in the Football Federation and the players, not in the coach alone, pointing out that there is a lack of planning and a clear vision and technical stability of the team, as evidence of the succession of three coaches to coach White in just two years, since the resignation of former coach Mahdi For the year 2017.

A source confirmed to the UAE today that Marwan bin Ghalita submitted his resignation from the presidency of the federation, in addition to the intention of the other members to submit a collective resignation later. Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi will assume the chairmanship of the interim committee to manage the affairs of the federation pending the organization of the upcoming elections.

The federation also sacked the Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday, after the recent disappointing results for White.

The athletes demanded the next football federation to adopt a clear policy based on transparency and clarity, and to hold accountable any player who fails in the performance of his duties, and the need to uncover the facts about the reasons that led to the decline of the results of the team, as well as everything related to the dismissal of Marvik, who led the team in seven official games only, since He was appointed last March until Gulf 24.

They stressed that the former union, the administrative apparatus, the technical affairs committee and the teams knew where the imbalance lay, but they preferred the easiest solution by sacrificing the coach, even though it is one of the big training names.

The former Sharjah-based player, Hussein Ghuloom, said he was surprised that Al Ittihad would sacrifice Marvik, one of the best foreign coaches. He noted that he is a big fan of Marvik. With the ball ready to replace Marvik with a new coach, Glum said: I ask the Federation to return former coach Mehdi Ali to lead the team, as he knows the potential of the players and their technical abilities, and how to benefit from them.

The former youth team coach, Ali Ibrahim, said that the Union and the players and coach bear some responsibility, but to varying degrees, adding: In the absence of vision from the Football Association for the team, it is unfair to hold the coach all the responsibility, but part of it. He pointed out that there is no map of action for the national teams.

He added: The former federation did not know what he wants, is it to build a new team, or achieve good results and immediate? That is why he has walked in two opposing lines, which is not possible with more than 70% of the new squad missing inexperienced and six players for the first time participating in the 24th Gulf Cup. Convinced, because of the frequent travel to his country, especially in the presence of better elements have not been called, as he put it. He also said: The coach does not take responsibility for the decline of some elements, and we also wonder about the age of Abdul Rahman, was he injured or punished by the Federation?

For his part, former vice president of the Fujairah Football Club, Sultan al-Shara, stressed that: Unfortunately the team is going without a clear plan, and the former federation and the players of the team bear the bulk of what is happening, not the coach alone. He said that the coach sometimes lacks the tools that enable him to do his job to the fullest.

He noted that despite his history, the coach was not successful in his choices for the players. Shara added: The biggest problem is that there is no sound plan that leads to achieve the desired results, so we demand to work with all transparency with all things.

- Athletes confirmed that there is a lack of planning and vision

Clear and technical stability of the team, with succession evidence

Three coaches to train White in just two years.