National coach Van Marwijk has admitted the modest performance that White showed in Malaysia's joint match in the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.

Marvik stressed in the press conference after the game on the need to address the imbalance that appeared in this meeting in more than one side through the upcoming games, expressing optimism for the future of white, especially after his first official match with the national team.

Marvik said pushing young faces was necessary to give them the experience of international matches. The coach criticized the poor pitch that did not help White to deliver his true form.

Marvik explained that there was confusion between the players, especially in the first half, and in the wake of an early goal before the end of the first minute, which explains in his view the many mistakes made by the players, and almost caused other goals.

As for the criticism of Walid Abbas, he said: I did not criticize Walid Abbas, it is not alone who caused the confusion that happened to the team in the first half, the movements of Ali Salman and Berman were not good. Although I could intervene early, I gave the players a chance to improve.

Marvik, in turn, praised the players in the second half, saying that «white succeeded in creating many opportunities, and translated one of them into a goal through Ali Mabkhout, and this is a good indication of the improvement of the players». "The most important thing for White was in the game, which is to win and secure the three points," he said.

On the other hand, the President of the Football Association, Marwan bin Ghalita in press statements that: There is no easy team in Asia. He demanded patience for coach Marvik, especially as the team is in the process of renewal. He stressed that despite their dissatisfaction with the performance, but the most important achieved by winning and three points. He said that Al-Abyad needed more harmony between his new elements and the experienced ones in order to appear in the required form, calling for patience on the coach especially as he is at the beginning of the journey.

Marvik confirmed that Al-Abyad achieved the most important win in the first match in the joint World Cup qualifiers and finals of Asia