Al-Ain team coach, Pedro Emmanuel, said that the victory match tomorrow in the Arab Gulf Cup semi-finals will be very difficult for the two teams, and stressed during the press conference yesterday that he was "confident of his ability to build a strong team fighting until the last moments of each match", in An indication that Al-Ain will overcome the problem of the second half, especially the last quarter, which caused wasting many points for the team in the Arab Gulf League.
Regarding the description of the "lucky coach", who was named after his crowning cup of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques last season with Saudi cooperation, he said in response to a question for "Emirates Today": Yes, we need a little luck, but a lot of work.
Al-Ain will receive at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, its guest, Al-Nasr, in the semi-final. And about his first impression of the team after taking over the task during the past days, he said: In the past days we worked hard, the important thing is that we will run the meeting out of qualification for the final match, it is true we do not have enough time but we have the necessary spirit to win.
The Portuguese coach kept reservations about the low midfield level along with the absence in the team, and said: I will not talk about the absence, I have a good group of players, I am confident that I can build a team that plays with a fighting spirit until the last moments in all matches.
Pedro praised his rival, saying: Victory is a strong team and competitor, it will definitely be a difficult match. For me, I want to get the most support from the fans. The coach declined to comment on what was published in the Portuguese newspaper "O Jogo" about his association with Al Ain training before the former Croatian coach Lecco, and said that he wanted to focus on the task ahead and not talk about the past.
He said: My focus at the moment is to talk only about the victory match, we want to be ready for the confrontation, every person in the team should be in full focus, and I also do not think it is the right time to talk about the evaluation of the players.