Member of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association and Chairman of the Committee for Teams and Technical Affairs, Ghanem Al-Hajri, revealed that the contract of the first national team coach, Serbian Ivan Jovanovic, for a period of only six months, after which "for every recent incident", indicating that the details of the contract signed with the coach are not important Describing the mission of the Transitional Federation of the Football Association is very sensitive during the next stage, stressing that the task of the team in crossing to the next round and reaping the qualification card in the qualifiers for the World Cup is not easy, but it is not impossible, considering that the coach knows a lot about Emirates football during his time in the country, That spilled o V years.
Al-Hajri said in the press conference of the coach of the national team, "Regarding the coach's contract, there is a clear and satisfactory agreement for all parties. I wish the coach success and his contract for a period of six months."
In response to a question about the rumors that some of the coaches of the team find the list of players ready, Al-Hajri asked whether this information is true or not, pointing out that while he respects the point of view related to this matter, he believes that it is incorrect, according to the mechanism of work that works It has the Football Association.
He added, “Everyone feels positive, and we found in the transitional committee the acceptance, the positive spirit, and the desire to create a new imprint, and very happy with the return of the influential names of the players in the UAE league, which started to return to their normal level, and this is an indication that will reflect positively on the team.”
Al-Hajri pointed to the great efforts made by the transitional committee, headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, to contract the coach during the period that had been set for about a week.
The transitional committee had contracted with Jovanovic on the 22nd of this year, to take over as coach of the Dutch coach, former coach Bert van Marwijk, who was sacked following the team's modest results in their recent qualifying matches.
Al-Hajri pointed out that the choice of coach Jovanovich from among several names that were a candidate to train the team came according to specific criteria that were set in this regard, including his full knowledge of the nature of the Emirates ball and the Emirati player, and that he had achieved successes, considering that the coach is part of a system of work to achieve Success required.
Al-Hajri stressed that the team needs the support of everyone in the coming stage, whether the sports street fans or the media, in order to achieve the desired goal, pointing out that they are working with the spirit of one team.
Al-Hajri felt that the Olympic team's chances in the Asian Cup U-23 finals, scheduled in Thailand next month, which in turn qualify for the Olympic Games to be held in the Japanese capital Tokyo in 2020, are very high, but they need the support of everyone, pointing out that the Olympic team A state of complete stability.