Al Wahda captain Ismail Matar has confirmed his full readiness to defend the national football jersey at any time, denying that his brilliance in the match against Ajman in the Arabian Gulf League was in response to the decision of Dutch coach Van Marwijk not to be called into the squad since, .
`` Marvik's presence in the stands did not mean for us to follow our match against Ajman, '' Matar told Emirates News. '' What concerned me in that confrontation was unity. Finally, any player who wishes to represent his country and wear his logo, but achieving this thing is not wishful thinking or passion. "But the diligence and work, today the UAE team includes a new lineup, and need time to reach the performance and the desired results».
“Regardless of whether Marvik has called me in or not, I will remain a strong supporter, whether you are a player or a fan, and ultimately this is our coach, and we must be supportive of him, supportive of all his decisions, and also supportive of the players he relies on. "It is in the interest of anyone to criticize the performance and the work that everyone is doing just to lose a game." He continued: «Do not forget that we previously drew with Thailand in the UAE 1-1, as we work other teams are also working, the teams in Asia have developed amazingly, and the success of the work done by our team needs support and support, both the masses and the media.
"I am convinced that anyone who needs their full opportunity to show the outcome of their work, sometimes you need to lose in a match to evaluate the work properly, but in the end the UAE is able to make up for their loss against Thailand and qualify for the second round of the World Cup qualifiers for their group." As a leader. ”
He explained: «I have full confidence in the young group in the white squad, they are able to give and achieve ambitions, and need experience and I expect with the return of Amouri to the high (form) known for him, and diligence Ahmed Khalil to return to normal with the continued shine Ali Mabkhout, the team will appear As hoped. ».
Concerning the sports street's fear of the inability of Al-Abyad, in his current squad, to compete with the adults, in the absence of the coach recalling the elements of experience, Matar said: «Any word I say is in the end calculated on me, I am in the last players and must be a positive and supportive of the group "There is no player born, a captain or a footballer. Experience is gained from successive games."
“I certainly have a different view from the fans. I take into account other considerations, the most important of which is that it is not easy for a player under 22 years of age to defend his country's jersey and play without pressure. You see it leading inside the green rectangle. ” Ismail Matar, in a press statement, talked about the unity, saying: «Today we achieved a moral victory over Ajman, and I think it far exceeds the three points, and the most prominent in this gain is that he returned the personality of the unit known for».
He added: «It was not easy to return to the game and your team has received two goals in the first 15 minutes, and coming to the ground Ajman Stadium, the future of two previous losses, the return of four goals nonetheless reflect that we have a team with a real hero character».
"The fans and critics have the right to say that the unit has moved away from the competition, but this did not affect the players, because in the end we did not lose from the competing teams, but we lost from the teams that are below the level of Annabi, and this has been our problem for four seasons," Matar said. "Conversely, our results with big competitors are equal."
He stressed that «unity is still at the heart of the competition, and did not move away from it, and the difference between us and the leader only seven points, and the competition has only five rounds, and I stress that we are able to continue the positive results, and enter the battle strongly despite the negative start to us».
Al-Yamahi leaves the hospital after a slight concussion
The medical tests, which underwent Ajman defender Waleed Al Yamahi, suffered a mild concussion, and then left Khalifa Hospital in Ajman, late on Thursday night, after receiving the necessary aid.
Al-Yamahi fell to the ground in a joint ball with one of the players of the unit, during their match the day before yesterday, to be taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
The Ajman defender said that his health is now better, stressing that he had lost consciousness and was only dead in the ambulance that took him to the hospital.
The player assured his fans that he is in better health and will soon return to training, in preparation for participating in the next round against Al-Ahly youth.
This is the second time in a row that a Ajman player was taken to the hospital after being injured in the games.
Ismail Matar:
- «The return of the personality of the well-known unit, the most prominent gains
Match Ajman.
- «What happened positive in the meeting Ajman,
"It is basically moral."