Athletes, the Football Association and the Professional League called for a speedy decision to determine the fate of local competitions, especially at the level of the Arab Gulf League, in the wake of the recent decision of the Football Association, in coordination with the Professional League to suspend football activity in the country for a period of 15 weeks, since the 15th of this , A precautionary measure due to the new Corona virus «Covid-19», considering that the league, even if it returns again, will be technically weak, given that the different team levels will be affected by the suspension period, confirming that if the player stops training for three days, he loses 30% Of his physical fitness, not to mention his stopping for a while Considering that the distance training program, which was launched by some clubs, is a good step in order to maintain the readiness of its players, but it is not technically feasible and does not give the required effectiveness to equip the players.
They told «Emirates Today»: “The right decision that the Football Association and the Professional League must take is to cancel the competitions this season, including the Arab Gulf League, and to give the clubs an opportunity to prepare and prepare their players for the new season, so that they can rearrange their affairs better, In light of the emergency conditions it went through, and caused great material damage to the clubs, as it bears the process of spending on players and coaches, technical and administrative equipment, employees and workers ».
The Football Association and the Professional League have announced, since this 15th, the suspension of football activities, as the Arab Gulf League stopped at round 19 and seven other rounds remain, while the International Football Association and the Asian Football Federation announced the freezing of the joint qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup and Asian Cup finals. 203, until further notice, thus postponing the matches of the national team in these preliminaries.
For his part, former Olympic team coach, Ali Ibrahim, stressed that all clubs without exception were affected by the current stopping period, which no one knows when it will end under the current circumstances the whole world is going through, indicating that the clubs even if they applied a training program From a distance to its players, it will not give the same effectiveness that can accrue to players through regular training on the field, pointing out the importance of clubs exploiting the available conditions, so that the levels of their players are not technically affected by the long periods of stopping play and training as well, pointing to There are many solutions that do not stop Never the limits of physical fitness exercises, but there are also exercises the power and flexibility of carrying and «C», in the case of regular exercise pitch.
For his part, the former Football Association Board member, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, stressed that even if the league competition returns again, every club needs to run for a period of no less than two weeks, in order for the players to regain their technical readiness and the sensitivity of the matches, and said: «The competition is in the event Her return again will be technically weak, given that the layoff due to precautionary conditions has affected the technical levels of the players and led to a decline in physical fitness.
Salim Al Shamsi stressed that returning to resume the league and the rest of the other competitions has become difficult, and that the correct solution in his view is to cancel the competitions this season, so that the clubs can prepare for the next season, considering that everyone’s health and safety is more important than thinking about the championships.
Unfortunately, there are some players who do not even commit in the regular training sessions at the stadium in front of the technical and administrative staff, and their physical fitness is low, so it is difficult for players outside the club to adhere to any program to maintain their readiness, whether through remote training or otherwise.
"Are all players really going to commit to applying the training system remotely?" Asked Salim Al Shamsi.
Teams need a month to prepare before the league returns
The former Olympic team coach, Badr Saleh, stressed that even if the Arab Gulf League returns again to continuing, the technical levels of the teams will be weak, given that the stopping period of only three days harms the level of readiness and fitness of the player, not to mention a long pause that spanned since On the 15th of this month, considering that if the officials of the Professional League wanted to complete the league, the teams would need a full month to prepare to return to the league again.
Badr Saleh added: "There are many difficulties in returning the league again, and the best solution is to cancel all competitions."
He continued: «Although the distance training program that the clubs applied after the period of suspension of football activities, with the aim of maintaining the fitness of their players, is a good thing, but in general it is not feasible, especially for professional players, and it is only for the sake of media appearances, and not Actual exercises that can return the player with real technical returns.