The reality of Emirati football

Abdullah Al-Kaabi

January 18, 2023

Emirati football lives in a frightening reality, especially after the past years, which were punctuated by administrative and technical blunders, changing coaches, and relying on experts who are essentially unrelated to football, and their presence was only for relationships and personal interests.

This confusion was reflected in the level and results of Al-Abyad in the Arabian Gulf Championship (Gulf 25), which ends tomorrow in Basra, Iraq, and the national team bid farewell to it in the first round, after a disappointing performance and a modest appearance that we did not expect.

Emirati football will not develop with the presence of the same people who are essentially unsuccessful with their clubs, and they reached the sports federations and did not provide anything significant.

We have to admit that we do not have talents or players as confident as possible, and there are players who do not know the value of the national team’s shirt, and their only concern is collecting money. Players do not appreciate the feelings of the fans who have stood behind them for many years, and they have not provided anything significant. The fans of “Al-Abyad” want victory and victories. And joy, but this did not happen.

The UAE Football Association warned us against contracting with the Argentine coach Rodolfo Aruabarrena to lead the first national team, and now everything is clear. The coach does not know the appropriate way to play for our team or our players, and we noticed the randomness and poor organization in the team’s performance, and this is the responsibility of the coach, with individual problems from Some players, and unfortunately some exist or not, and there are some names that have not presented anything for years and are always present, and by the way, the easiest thing now is for the player to join the national team, unlike the past, when the player sacrificed and gave everything he had in order to wear the national team shirt, And defending his slogan, but the situation has become different, and the situation has changed, and we have reached a bad state in terms of football.

When we tell the truth, they get upset with us, because they are used to drumming and compliments, and in fact their existence and non-existence are one, and Emirati football will not develop with their presence, whether at the administrative or technical level. Unions, and the result is the same, failure moves from one place to another.

• We noticed the randomness and poor organization in the team's performance, and this is the responsibility of the coach, with individual problems from some players.

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