Al Wasl player, Khamis Ismail, stressed that the emperor's ambition is to compete for tournaments and win titles, but pointed out that this will not be achieved by talking only, without working on the ground.
Ismail said in a press statement that any player wearing the t-shirt «leopards» must know that he is required to play in order to compete for the championships, through outstanding performance on the pitch, and diligence during training.
The national team pointed out that the clubs were well prepared for the start of the Arabian Gulf League, and talked about the most prominent candidates to compete for the title. Al Jazira also signed a number of distinguished players who have also made the team a strong candidate, in addition to Al Shabab Al Ahli, which is one of the big teams that can not be excluded from the competition, and in general all the clubs prepared strongly, which confirms that all the games will be difficult ».
On the loss of Al Wasl to Fujairah in the Arabian Gulf Cup, he said: "The players did not fail, we tried to return in the game, but we were not successful, and may be three games in a short period contributed to the relative decline in performance, but certainly not an excuse."
He continued: «Fujairah reached the goal of Al Wasl once, during which he scored the winning goal, while we did not take advantage of the opportunities we got, and in general I think that the loss came in a timely manner, especially before the start of the games of the Gulf Arab League, as we have a good opportunity and time to correct Mistakes before the first game of the league against Al Nasr, and at the same time we will have the opportunity to make up for, the Arabian Gulf Cup, in which four clubs from each group qualify to the quarter-finals ».
In response to a question about the lack of players who have great experience in the ranks of «Emperor», after the technical staff rely on a large number of young players, and if that carries a difficult responsibility, he said: «I do not think so, I see that the team includes a good group of players who They have a lot of experience, like Brazilian Fabio Lima, Khaled Sabeel and Brazilian Wilton Suarez, while I think the presence of young players is very important, and we help them, and at the same time they help us with many other things, so experienced and young players are required in any team. ''
As for Al-Nasr and Al-Ain in the first two rounds of the Arabian Gulf League competition, and the impact on Al-Wasl's journey in the tournament, he said: "He has to be prepared to face any team, there must be a determination to appear well, and in general there is no easy team. Al Wasl lost to Fujairah, so the most important thing is that the players are in full focus in all matches and in front of any team."
Khamis Ismail commented on the harmony of the new players, and said: «I see that there is a great harmony between the new players, and the names that have continued with the team from last season, and we saw that in the first three games played by the team in the Mohammed VI Cup of Champions Clubs, and the Arabian Gulf Cup, While there was relatively harmony in the match between Al Wasl against Fujairah, but I expect the performance of the team to develop in the coming games, with the start of the league competition ».
I miss unharmed and fit
Khamis Ismail concluded his remarks by answering a question about the impact of the absence of Ali Salmeen from the midfield, and said: «certainly miss his presence with me in the midfield, and the same for the absence of Ali Saleh in the attack, and Abdullah Jassim in the line of defense, and the team needs all players, "We hope to show well and to be fit for the club in the new season."