The member of the technical affairs and teams in the Football Federation supervisor of the first national team, Dr. Hassan Suhail, said that the team desperately needs to support its fans strongly in the coming period, starting from the meeting with Indonesia. He pointed out that optimism prevails especially after the strong start to beat Malaysia at the start of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and Asia 2023.
Suhail stressed that the team is only looking at the player who is able to represent the white as required, and explained that «the door of the team is open to every competent player, regardless of age or anything else».
The supervisor of the team to «Emirates Today»: «the opportunity is available to any player emerging to join the ranks of the team, and young players also interest, as well as experienced. He added: «I do not want to talk about replacement and replacement, as I call it a mix between young elements and experienced players, and the inclusion of the competent player and who really deserves to carry the national shirt. He pointed out that the relationship is good between the players and the technical staff, and that everyone in the team is one family.
The Whites will meet Indonesia in the third round of qualifying on October 10 at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, and the team had won 2-1 against Malaysia in the last round.
Suhail added: «The team needs more support from their fans in the coming games, especially the match Indonesia, which is the first at home in the current qualifiers».
He continued: «The result achieved by the team against Malaysia, put him in front of a great challenge to continue on the road to victories, especially as the meetings will be difficult, in light of the high technical level of most teams.
The team is due to gather starting October 5, and the coaching staff, led by Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk, will announce his new list after the end of the third round of the Arabian Gulf League, which will be held on the third and fourth of next month.