Al Wahda seeks to continue the victories with his new coach, Spanish Manuel Jimenez, when «Annabi» meet Al Dhafra in the sixth round of the Arabian Gulf League, at six, at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, after the team recovered, by winning the last round against Ajman, In the first appearance of the Spanish Jimenez, succeeding the Dutch Maurice Stein.
The home side hopes that the Spanish coach will help him get rid of the knot of not winning on Al Dhafra, as Al Wahda did not win over his opponent in more than two years, namely since 29 September 2017, when «Annabi» won 3-1, while the last three games The two teams collected a draw for each team in 2018, and last season, Al Dhafra won the same stadium, which hosts today's game, 4-2, while the two teams drew in the second leg of each.
Al Wahda is facing Al Dhafra with high morale, after the wonderful «rimontada» achieved by the team in the last round against Ajman, after «Al Annabi» lagged 2-2 to win 4-2 to lift the team to six points in eighth place.
On the other hand, Al Dhafra seeks to overcome the loss it received in the fifth round at home to Al Wasl, with three goals against one goal, and restore the victories achieved in the third and fourth rounds, where the team is seventh with seven points, after losing to Al Jazira and tied with Bani Yas, and won On victory and Ajman, before stumbling in front of «emperor».
The Serbian coach, Vuk Razovic, hopes that Al Dhafra will return from Al Nahyan Stadium with a score of at least in support of the team's aspirations to stay in the Arabian Gulf League, and to repeat the outstanding results achieved last season, most notably to qualify for the President's Cup final and ensure survival In the league.
On his part, Al Wahda coach Manuel Jimenez said at a press conference that the players "Annabi" know very well that the game against Al Dhafra will be very difficult, explaining that the opponent is playing with great enthusiasm, stressing the need to have the players Al Wahda himself, and the desire to achieve the win.
He pointed out that the unit is in the meeting full rows, after the team's list of injuries and absences.
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