Moroccan Al-Jazira striker Mourad Patna and the former Al-Wehda player confirmed that Al-Annabi's fans will always be in his heart, and that the wonderful memories he keeps for this loyal audience will remain stuck in his mind and heart, pointing out that Al-Wahda fans have been the greatest supporter during his presence with the team for two consecutive seasons All matches, whether on or off Al Wahda Stadium.

Murad Patna is set to play the Abu Dhabi derby between arch-rivals Al-Wahda and Al-Jazira at 9:30 pm tomorrow at Al-Nahyan Stadium in the second round of the Arabian Gulf League, with Al-Jazira shirt he moved to during the current summer transfer period from Al-Wahda in a free transfer. .

Patna snatched the spotlight in Al Jazira's match with Oman's Al Nasr on Monday in the second leg of the 32nd round of the Mohammed VI Cup of Arab Champions Clubs, which ended in a 3-1 win for Al Jazira and qualified to the round of 16. He managed to turn the game for Al Jazira completely in the second half, and made the second goal with great skill for young striker Zayed al-Amiri, and then added the third goal with high skill with a powerful spiral in the far right corner of Al-Nasr goalkeeper Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini from a free kick.

Murad Patna told «UAE Today»: «the audience of unity on (my head and my eyes), and what between me and them is all love and appreciation and respect, and I do not forget that the unity and his fans are made my star, and Annabi gave me well to the fans of the UAE football, and I wish them success, and what I will always be with Al Wahda and its fans always respectful, friendly and loving. I will love them and love me. I am a player on Al Jazeera and I am trying to concentrate with my team tomorrow. He continued, “I know the importance of Al Wahda and Al Jazeera in the Abu Dhabi derby, which is a game of great public and media interest and awaits all of the fans of the two teams, and each seeks to win and delight their fans, and confirm their leadership of the capital, and I expect a difficult match for both teams and is not subject to any technical standards or Standards, and if the success of his ally on the pitch will win.

Patna denied that his move from Al Wahda to Al Jazira will cause him pressure before the game will suffer during his participation in it, based on his previous differences with the management of Al Wahda club and the former coaching staff led by Dutchman Henk Ten Kat before the end of last season, which eventually led to the termination of his contract with Al Wahda Moving to Saudi club Al Hazm and his preference to sign for Al Jazeera, he said: «I do not think I will feel psychological or public pressure before or during the game, I am a professional player, and the game is very normal for me, it is like any game I play, whether you are in Al Wahda or Al Jazeera or any other club , I wish I was in The date, and I offer my best and contributed to the victory of Al-Jazeera and dedicate the three points of the game to his fans and lead the competition of the Arabian Gulf League ».

He continued: «Al Jazeera team of national and foreign stars up to the glut will be an effective weapon for the benefit of his team Al Jazeera and not against him as some believe, Al Jazeera now has a wonderful combination of big stars, and will enter the game in order to win for sure, although it is played on the stadium Unity, and we will try to deal with the game and its circumstances as big stars without fear or awe or pressure of any kind, and certainly any player on the pitch at Al-Jazira team will try to give his best and strive to be a strong addition to the team, and this is positive for us as players and gives us great enthusiasm to get out win And we hope that we are all K. "The players are on time, we win and we get the full points and give it to the fans of the island."

"It was a difficult game as we expected," he said. "Al Jazeera has a large group of big players who need to get along quickly with each other. At the same time, there are players who need to rest." Some games in the light of the performance of the team every three days, and therefore the technical staff seeks to push the largest possible group of them in the games to maintain the fitness and harmony of the players, so that the team can deal well with the circumstances of each game, especially as the team is waiting for a difficult and strong game P unit tomorrow. »

He added: "The performance was not the required form in the first half and things were difficult, and the task was almost complicated in light of the strong performance of the Omani team Al Nasr and missed many easy opportunities, but we knew how to run the game in the second half to our advantage, and we won and qualified and this is the most important, and now we have forgotten this The game and all our thinking is on the next game against Unity. ”

Patna:

• I do not suffer psychological or public pressure before the game.

• The island now has a great combination of big stars.