The head of Al Ain football team, Matar Al Sahbani, revealed that the team apologized for the friendly against Croatia's Dynamo Zagreb, which was due to bring the two teams together on 10 August. The Croatian team will continue to meet in Zagreb, In that, because of the distance and time it will take the team to the entry procedures through the border crossings, pointing at the same time that the friendly matches is not a criterion for evaluating the players.
Al-Sahbani said in his speech to the official website of Al-Ain Club yesterday that "the leader is set to play an alternative friendly match against Dynamo and that the team will try tomorrow evening against the Saudi team at the Grenaa Radgna Stadium, , And will play another match against the Croatian Istra, is scheduled to be held next Tuesday ».
The Al Ain team has been preparing to face the Saudi club Al Ittifaq, which is the fourth friendly of the team in the program of friendly matches scheduled for the foreign camp in the second phase, which is in Austria and Slovenia from July 28 to August 13.
"The Croatian coach, Ivan Leco, has shown great satisfaction for the work of the players in the camp," said Mattar Al Sahbani, who finished preparations for the second phase of Slovenia from the outside camp. The international teams, along with Abdulrahman Meziane and Lamba Kudjo, will finally complete the team's list, as well as the commitment of everyone during the morning and evening training sessions, and the good results in friendly matches.
"The goal of organizing friendly matches is not only to look for a positive outcome, but also to see how players benefit from the training, specifically the technical, physical and mental aspects, and the actual gains the coach is looking for," he said. , So such confrontations are not a criterion for assessing the performance of the team in the new season.
"The coach was satisfied with the friendly performance, and Al Ain had two friendly matches in the first phase, which they launched against Seljie of Slovenia, which ended with a 3-0 win. The second was against the Macedonian team Vardar, which was not completed due to the heavy rain accompanied by colds , And the third match in the second phase in Slovenia against the Saudi Open, ended with a draw with a drawless goal.
Al-Sahbani added: "During all the matches Al Ain played in two games, Al-Ahli gave each player a chance to play 45 minutes in each game. He was given 24 hours after the opening match. And the player is doing a great job in the current period, and makes a double effort to restore the level of known, and trained to know the capabilities and capabilities of the player ».
"The Togolese duo Laba Kudjo and Algerian Abdel Rahman Meziane met a few days ago in the friendly against the friendly team. It is too early to judge their level, especially as they have great technical potential and have been able to make a difference in their presence with the team in the past."
On the players who are still in the qualifying stage, he said: "The player Mohammed Ahmed is following the qualifying phase, and he is doubling his efforts in the required form. He is scheduled to return in mid-August. There is a special program for Bandar Al Ahbabi, who is waiting for the green light from the team doctor to join the group exercises during the days Coming ».
On the other hand, the Al Ain football academy launched yesterday the preparatory program for the Sunni teams under 19, 17, 16, 15, 14 and 13 years with a meeting held at Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium. The preparations of the academic teams for the new sports season, in addition to emphasizing the importance of monitoring the performance of the players, health, academic, technical, and behavioral, through the mobilization of models approved by the club, and the monthly reports of each player.
Coach Leco is satisfied with the return of the team in friendly matches.
Mohamed Ahmed returns in mid-August .. Ahbabi waiting for the green light.