Sharjah coach Abdulaziz Al-Anbari admitted that "most of the players are not at their best", considering that the first half of the Fujairah match was balanced, before the expulsion of Fujairah player Abdullah Saleh, pointing out that Sharjah was in good control and scored a goal However, the level of the team dropped after Fujairah equalized, putting pressure on some players, stressing that there is weakness in the offensive side of Sharjah.
"The next stage is the most important for us," he said at the press conference, after a 2-1 win over Fujairah. "The players we pushed in this game were doing well during training," he said. "For us, we need more than one player, and we are thinking about finding a ready-made substitute, because the next stage is difficult."
Al-Anbari stressed his keenness to give the opportunity to more than one player in the team, especially that the technical levels among them are close, stressing that they are required during the next phase to double the effort.
The Algerian coach, Majid Bouguerra, said at the press conference: «Despite the loss, but I am happy with the performance of the team against a big opponent such as Sharjah, and although we have completed the game with 10 players», His own goal. The Fujairah coach stressed that he is not worried, since the team has six points, considering that all levels of teams are close.
Al-Saadi: Fujairah did well
Fujairah supervisor, Yousef Al-Saadi, confirmed that Fujairah performed well compared to the circumstances of the match, because of the important periods of the meeting with 10 players. In response to a question about the fate of team coach Majid Bouguerra following the negative results, he said that the decision on the coach is in the hands of the board. He continued in a press statement: «Majid Bouguerra knows the potential of the players, as well as the potential of the team, and despite the loss, but the team appeared well».