Carlos Lopez (Carlitos) was delighted with his brilliance with Al Wahda in the first six games of the Arabian Gulf League, and has scored five goals so far, explaining that he believes that scoring many goals is not strange for him, because his job of scoring goals, by virtue of his position as a striker.
Lopez said in a press statement that he has scored many goals throughout his career with his former clubs, pointing out that he is happy because he started well with «Annabi», and quickly entered the atmosphere of the Arabian Gulf League.
“When I move to a new team and I have never played in a different atmosphere, it is difficult, so I expected it would not be easy for me, but at the same time I managed to adapt quickly and score goals as I had hoped.”
He continued: «I came to the unit and I have many goals that I want to achieve, the most important of which is to win titles, because I know that I have moved to a large team, always trying to compete for tournaments, which motivated me to definitely join the ranks of the team, and know the size of the challenges that lie ahead.
Asked about the team's performance in the first six rounds of the Arabian Gulf League, he said: “We did not start the competition well by losing three times in the first four rounds, but we certainly won the last two games against Ajman and then Al Dhafra, it restored the players' confidence and balance. "To the team in general, because the negative results affect our performance in the games."
He added: «We need more work in the coming period, the team is training well, the players are making a great effort, and the technical staff is working with us very hard, and we hope to benefit from winning two games in a row, and improve performance in the next games, until Annabi returns To its normal position in the ranking list ».
As for his participation in front of Al Dhafra in the left wing position, although his main position is to play as a striker, he said: “I will be frank, I like to play as a striker, and always be inside the penalty area, but sometimes there is a view for the coach in hiring players. "I'm on my side to follow the coach's instructions, and I'm ready to play in the defense if the coach tells me to."
Jimenez: I'm not worried about Tigale
Al Wahda coach Manuel Jimenez said he was not worried about the chances lost by Argentine player Sebastian Tegali in the game Al Annabi against Al Dhafra, noting that Tegali made a great effort and wasted opportunities does not cause concern.
He explained in a press conference that in the game against Al Wahda against Ajman, Tigale brilliantly scored one goal and another goal, after causing us to get a penalty, while in the game against Al Dhafra, Spaniard ensured the goals, and said: «I do not care the name of the player scoring goals "More importantly, the team scores goals to help them win, which is the main goal for us in any game we play."
Razovic: Unity deserved to win
Al Dhafra coach Vuk Razovic confirmed that Al Wahda deserved to win against his team, noting that «Annabi» showed his strong personality during the game, so he won.
Razovic said in a press conference that Al Dhafra played the game in difficult circumstances, due to the absence of four influential players.
"It was hard to get two goals late and come back," he said. "Although we scored the first goal, we couldn't make the attacks and score the equalizer, before Al Wahda added the third, which made our job quite difficult."