Australian Mark Milligan has confirmed his support for the UAE team in their quest for the Asian Cup title for the first time in its history.
Despite the loss of the hosts by the UAE, hosts of the Asian Cup, Milligan did not hide his support for the white team, who are keen to compete for the Asian Cup for the first time in their history.
The Australian player praised the Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni.
"I wish all the best for the UAE team after beating us in the quarter-finals," said Milligan, who played for the UAE's Bani Yas team from 2015 to 2017.
"I have a big weakness for this country, I know some Emirati players, I hope they will go ahead and work well during their next game."
Milijan believes that the UAE team, facing Qatar in the semi-finals on Tuesday, can reach the maximum extent in the continental championship by supporting the masses.
"We knew they would be strong, especially at home because they have a lot of public support, they have some good players at the individual level and they were disciplined in the way they played in front of us," Miligan said in remarks to the AFC official website. We hope that we will not go forward, but I wish them well. "
"They need to continue to attract the big masses to support them because they are a different team when they have a large audience behind them, I think they need to stay disciplined and I wish them good luck."