Abdul Majeed Hussain, a member of the youth board of the Al-Ahly Football Company, played down the value of winning the team for the "Winter Championship" title in the Arab Gulf League, a description given to the team that ends the stage of going to the top of the league, and Abdul Majeed Hussein said that there is no such thing as a champion. Winter », stressing that what matters is how the team will finish the season, despite the importance of the progress made in the results of Al-Ahly's youth, led by the championship.
In an interview with "Emirates Today", he stressed the great value of the victory achieved by Al-Ahly youth over Al-Ain in Round 12 with a score of 1-2 in the last stadium, and expanded the difference with his direct pursuit, Sharjah to 5 points, and with Al-Ain (the fifth) to 8 points, what This means that Al-Ahly youth will remain at the end of round 13 regardless of the outcome of their next meeting.
Abdel-Majid Hussein said that the champion is the team that wins the title at the end of the competition, explaining: “We achieved a very important victory at the expense of a large team, Al-Ain, and there is no doubt that changing the result from our delay to one goal with two goals is very good, contributed to obtaining three expensive points, Especially with the circumstances the team was going through, the most important of which was the absence of many influential elements such as the Moldovan Lovanor Henrique and the Brazilian Leonardo de Souza ».
He added: «Certainly happy to secure our position at the top of the league standings, five points behind our nearest competitors, which is Sharjah, but a very important match ahead of us (King) is waiting for us, and he is the direct competitor as he occupies the second place, and we hope to achieve victory in this match so we can expand The difference in points in the lead.
Hussein pointed out that Al-Ahly's youth topped the ranking list at the end of the first round of the league does not mean anything, and said: “The season is very long, and the entire second round matches remain, and there is no such thing as the winter champion, because the champion is the team that wins the title at the end of the competition, We hope to invest our league lead in the first round and continue with the same strength in the second round.
And he talked about the second round matches, and he said: The second half of the season will undoubtedly be more difficult, especially as Al-Ahly youth will start his career in the Asian Champions, which is a tournament that has great priorities for the team, and our participation in the 2015 edition is definitely among our considerations when we qualified for the final, which is What we hope will repeat in the 2020 version.
Shabab Al-Ahly will open its career in the Asian Champions next February 10 against Pakhtakor Uzbekistan outside its homeland, where it plays in the second group, which includes the title holder of the Saudi Hilal competition, and the winner of the supplement, while the most prominent upcoming match will be against Al-Jazeera next Friday in the semi-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup.
Abdel-Majid Hussein concluded his statements by talking about the plans of Al-Ahly youth in the current winter transfer period, particularly for foreign players, and if there is an intention to contract with new players, and he said: “I see that this talk is premature, because in reality there is nothing or step regarding changing Some players or contracting with new players, and for us in the ball company when there is an intention, or a step that has been taken, will be announced through the official channels at the appropriate time. ”
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A point for Al-Ahly youth that made it to the top of the first leg regardless of the outcome of his meeting against Sharjah in round 13, as the difference reached 5 points.
The most important upcoming matches for Al-Ahly youth
January 10: Al-Jazira in the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-finals.
June 24: The summit meeting in the 13th round of the league against Sharjah.
February 10: Pakhtakor faces Uzbekistan in Group A matches of the Asian Champions.