The national football team coach, Serbian Ivan Jovanovic, confirmed that he is very happy with the confidence of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association headed by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al-Nuaimi, in his person to take over the leadership of the team, stressing that the team is going through a difficult stage, and that its previous results were not good, so he needs To win the remaining four games in the playoffs, stressing that he does not look at the ages of the players, and that he will choose the most prepared and ready for the team regardless of their age, whether they are 30 or 20 years old, stressing that the team is going through a difficult stage, which is a big challenge for him, but he He is completely confident The players passed this challenge, noting that his presence in the country for six years made him know a lot about Emirates football and about players.
In reply to a question to «Emirates Today» regarding what is reported in the sports circles that the coach of the team was previously finding the list of players ready, and that he continues on this same approach «I do not believe that this thing has happened in the past or will happen in the future, especially That there is a football association that is serious in its work, as evidence of the results achieved by the national team during the past six years that I was in during my time in the Emirates, so I do not think that this has happened or will happen ».
Jovanovic continued during the press conference yesterday, at the headquarters of the Football Association in Dubai in his first official appearance through the media after the Football Association finally contracted him: “The team needs the support of everyone in the coming period in order to change the image, and we are sure that the players have The desire and quality to change the national team’s image.
The conference was attended by Ghanem Al-Hajri, President of the Football Teams Committee and Technical Affairs of the Transitional Committee of the Football Association, Chairman of the Referees Committee Ali Hamad, Chairman of the Competitions Committee Hamid Al Tayer, Assistant Secretary-General of the Football Association for Technical Affairs Ibrahim Al-Nimer, and Team Director Yasser Salem.
Jovanovic pointed out that this is the first time that he coaches a national team, stressing that he will do his best to lead the national team, noting that he knows perfectly the Emirates football and Emirati players through his previous six-year presence during his work with Al-Nasr Club.
Jovanovic considered the Olympic team the future team for Emirates football.
Asked about his opinion on the UAE league, Jovanovic stressed that he prefers to focus in the next stage in his work on the national team, noting that the quality of foreign players in the UAE league will improve the level of the league well.
He added, "The previous results of the team were not good, and this makes the situation difficult for them, and we will work with the players to get the team out of this crisis, and I expect the players to resolve and provide the best."
The national team coach indicated that the new team list will be announced after the end of the 12th round of the Arab Gulf League, which will be held tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
White gathered Friday .. and an Olympic camp in Bangkok
Member of the Transitional Committee in the Football Association, Chairman of the Committee for Teams and Technical Affairs, Ghanem Al-Hajri, confirmed that the committee discussed during its meeting yesterday at the headquarters of the Federation in Dubai many issues, especially with regard to the first and Olympic teams, indicating that for the first team it was decided that There is an internal gathering in Dubai from next Friday to the seventh of this month, pointing out that the gathering is the first in the era of the new Serbian coach Ivan Jovanovic.
Al-Hajri said in a press statement, "As for the Olympic team, it was decided to travel the mission to the Thai capital, Bangkok, at dawn next Friday, to establish a camp there before the start of his career in the Asian Cup U-23 finals scheduled in Thailand, which in turn qualifies for the Olympic Games which will be held in the Japanese capital Tokyo in 2020. ».
He added, "During the meeting, the initial list of the Olympic team presented by the national team coach was reviewed, while the final list will be announced later." Al-Hajri indicated that he will head the Olympic team's mission to Thailand.
• The team is going through a difficult stage, and the 4 qualifying matches must be won.
• Olympic is the future for Emirates football.
• Al-Abiad needs the support of everyone in the coming period.
• Sure that players have the desire and quality to change the image.