Al-Jazira coach, Dutch Marcel Kaiser, praised his team's defensive performance against Al-Wehda yesterday in the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup, and he managed to keep his nets clean without any goals being shaken.
Kaiser told the press conference after the match: “The most happy thing about the Al-Wahda meeting is the strength of our defensive performance. Before we scored the four goals, the team played well in the back line without making any mistakes. In the second half we faced the offensive pressure that was expected On the smart side of the unit, we closed the spaces well, relied on apostates, and we succeeded in creating many dangerous opportunities and scored a goal from them. ”
He pointed out, "When you score a goal in a match like Derby, things have become easy, but to finish the first half with three goals, this confirms that there was creativity in the attack and the optimal use of opportunities."
The Dutch coach explained that «we have overcome the difficulties experienced by the team before the meeting, whether by exhausting the international players, or the return of some players from the injury, as they did not train as a group until 48 hours before facing the unit, and despite that we charted our way in the match to push the internationals in stages, we have Ali Mabkhout put us on the bench, and it was planned that he would participate at the end of the meeting to avoid more fatigue after returning from participating in the Gulf Cup.
On the pressure of matches in the coming period after the return of the league, he said: “We know that we have between eight and nine games in the league and the President’s Cup, and we will certainly work to involve the players who are technically ready, and we have many elements through which we can overcome the pressure of the matches.”
Jiménez: We gifted victory to the island
The Spanish Al-Wahda coach, Manuel Jiménez, apologized to the fans of Annabi after the great loss suffered by his team against Al-Jazira, stressing that his team was the one who presented the victory to the opponent, when he allowed three goals to be received in just four minutes.
He said in press statements: "This is the first time that I have seen a team receive these goals at this difficult time. It is true that we faced a strong competitor who could beat any team, but I think we gave them that result. It was a really bad day for us."
He added: “If we go back to the course of the match, we will find that the island did not have any significant impact during the first 30 minutes of the match, until the mistake occurred by defender Zhang Lim, but a mistake like this should not open the door for loss in this way, the players and the technical staff, They bear responsibility, and I am at the forefront. ”
Regarding his comment on the referee’s decision, Ammar Al-Junaibi, to cancel the goal of Tahnoon Al-Zaabi, he said: “The goal that the referee canceled has no explanation. If this goal was accepted, many things could have changed in the match, but in the end I cannot blame the referee for our loss. , Or hold him accountable. ”