The Chairman of Al Ain Football Club, Dr. Matar Rashid Al Darmaki, revealed the reason behind the decision to dismiss the Croatian coach Ivan Liko from his position and pointed out that the decision was based on the reports of the technical committee to professionalize the club after the team lost several points during the past benefits.
The results of the "leader" at the level of the Arab Gulf League fell significantly, as he fell at home by a 2-2 draw against Al-Nasr in the eighth round, while the day before yesterday he also lost to his fans at the hands of Al-Dhafra 1-2 in the tenth round of the league.
The team rolled in the table from third to fourth after its points were frozen at 18 points, 6 points behind leaders Sharjah.
Al Darmaki said to the official website of Al Ain Club: "All decisions of the football company are based on fixed criteria and clear policy in accordance with the club's strategy at work, and away from the methods imposed by improvised reactions or dealing with the situation with passion and we are well aware that stability in any technical system of football teams In general, it is very important. "
He added: "On the other hand, the changes are sometimes followed by negative influences, but we reached a complete conviction that the technical staff worked hard and did not succeed in reconciling some of the technical decisions during the challenges that the club went through in the past benefits and in line with the support and care of the club presidency, and based on the aspirations of Al Ain The big goal in achieving its desired goals, in an effort to delight each of the club members to reach the podiums by the end of the current season, we decided to take the decision to end the relationship by mutual consent with the coach.
He continued: "We highly value the precious trust that“ my master ”has given us, His Highness Sheikh Hazaa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, First Vice-President of the club and the Ainawi Council of Honor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, for high care, generous support and powers Absolute in the management of administrative affairs of the football company and take the decisions that we see appropriate for the realization of the ambitions of the "leader" during our assignment task, and we affirm our keenness to translate the high confidence and absolute support into honorable results in the next stage.
He added: "We were assigned tasks in the club during the current stage and before it, and the reality confirms that we are masses of fans and do not work in isolation from the fans of the club. We have followed the concerns of the fans and tried to provide full support to the technical staff during the last period to correct the technical problems facing the team according to the institutional work mechanism that It depends on clear systems and not specific people, so we have been watching and listening to sharp criticism that sometimes requires us to take certain decisions and others to go out to the media and other things, but we value all opinions, but we have a plan of action that we seek to accomplish in the specific timetable since the founding of the World Club. Yen, which is a prominent sign of his loyal fans who support him for the love of the slogan, and not from their association with specific stars or administrative or artistic personalities. Team List. "
He added: "I do not think that dissatisfaction with the performance of the technical or administrative staff is a sufficient reason for the club losing one of the most important factors for its success, and we confirm that we are keen to benefit from their opinions and their interaction in social communication, but the players' need for the club's fans and its loyal fans on the field is more important than any blame messages, and when The challenge is related to the standing of Al Ain fans with the team, the real winner is the club, and we certainly have in the Emirates Club World Cup 2018, a more than wonderful experience during which the team was able to achieve honorable results and record historical and standard numbers represented in returning with the strongest Rimontada in the history of the World Cup clubs and faster Dave in the World Cup and other honorable figures recorded as the "global leader", and we will work to take advantage of the last stage and translation optimization opportunities to go the team to the podium with the end of the season. "
Al Darmaki went on to say: "I think the team's opportunity to compete for all titles still exists and achieve the ambitions of" Al Ainwiya ", and work is underway to contract with a new coach for the first football team, and the technical committee for professionalism has developed several names that suit the current stage, and the new coach's file will be resolved to lead the team Soon after taking the decision to exclude coach Liko, we are keen to have a known name and great successes and the eye has gone through similar circumstances before when the team did not succeed with Kiki and Fossati, but with the cooperation of everyone and the support of the fans, he achieved all his goals. "
He concluded: "We agree that the technical problems were a reason for the team to lose several points during the past entitlements, but the criticisms that the team was exposed to through social networking sites and the lack of attendance to support Al Ain in recent matches are among the reasons affecting the loss of the most important factors that would have helped the team in Achieving the best results and we would like to emphasize the importance of the role played by the public in enhancing the team's ambitions, and the doors of the board of directors are always open to exchange views with fans of the club through direct communication and we are permanently present in the club, and there are no barriers between us because we, as I mentioned to you From the fans of the club and the people of one city, and we realize that social media finds some people a good space to express their opinions in different directions, but it does not express the concept of direct communication between the sons of the same house.