Al Wasl player, Brazilian Fabio Lima, stressed that «Emperor» must be well prepared for the start of the Arabian Gulf League, after losing the team to Fujairah in the third round of the Gulf Cup matches, stressing the difficulty of the first two rounds of «Panthers» in the league championship against Al Nasr and Al Ain While he pointed out that the confrontation of the two teams at the beginning of the tournament is not a "misfortune" for «Panthers», expressing confidence in the abilities of the team players.
Lima said in a press statement that there is no doubt that Al Wasl awaited a difficult start in the start of the Arabian Gulf League competition, explaining: «We will play in the first round against Al Nasr at home, a game with special accounts, because it is a derby, and this kind of games are fortunate "Every team has 50% to win, and we have to be at our best to have a strong game and be ready for this game."
He added: «Not only to face Al Nasr in the first round, but we are waiting for another strong game against Al Ain in the second round at home, and despite the difficulty of the two games, I do not see it (unfortunately) Al Wasl to play against these two teams at the beginning of the league competition, because we We will play against all clubs, and if the team wins victory and Al Ain, the situation will be very different and we will get a great moral boost, so we must prepare well, and give everything we have, because we have great ambitions.
Al Wasl will play in the first round of the Arabian Gulf League against Al Nasr at Al Maktoum Stadium on January 20, before hosting Al Ain in the second round at Zabeel Stadium on the 26th of the same month. In contrast, Fabio Lima talked about the game «Emperor» against Fujairah, which won In which «wolves» aim without response, and said: «We missed many opportunities, and we made big mistakes, and we must work in the coming period, to address these mistakes».
He added: «I did not show well against Fujairah, and missed many opportunities, and I had to be more focused, knowing that I train with full force, and I will work during the next games, to be more effective in front of goal».
As for his appearance at a different level at the beginning of the current season, and his performance improved compared to last season, he said: «I prepared well during the preparation period, compared to the last season, where I had an injury and surgery that kept me away from the outside camp, and for my part I strive to appear Different and better in the new season ».
New deals add to the team
The Brazilian player Fabio Lima praised the return of new deals in Al Wasl, said: «We have played so far four games, at the beginning of the season, playing against Al Hilal twice in the Mohammed VI Cup of Champions Clubs, and against Hatta and Fujairah in the Arabian Gulf Cup, Al Wasl made good signings, and the players They made an addition to the team, as this has been demonstrated during the four games, and indeed there is harmony between the new players and the players already in the team, and this harmony will certainly increase with the successive games, and with the completion of the ranks of the team, the return of international players ».