Al-Nasr started the current season of the Arab Gulf League, modestly disturbing its fans, after it drew with Al-Wasl and then lost to Ajman, before the club management took a decision to dismiss the Brazilian coach Caio, and the coach of the Football Academy, Dutchman Versailles, took the job in the Al-Dhafra match in the third round, But he also lost and was sacked, and the team collected one point from three games, but the victories knew their way to the dean under the leadership of the Croatian coach Kruslav, who restored the team after he regained the victories.
Despite the humble start, Al-Nasr qualified for the Arab Gulf Cup final, after defeating Al-Ain by penalty shoot-out in the semi-final, as it will face Al-Ahly youth tomorrow, at Al Wasl Stadium, and in the league competition, the team is currently in fourth place with 23 points, where He played 12 games, won seven games, drew two games, lost three games, scored 17 goals and conceded 13 goals.
There is only one match left for the team in the first round of the league, which will be played against Bani Yas this 23rd.
In numbers, Kroneslav won with 22 points in the league out of 23 points in the team's balance, a figure that occurs for the first time in four seasons, specifically since the 2015-2016 season, in which the team was able to collect 25 points, which is the historical season in which the dean achieved historical appearances For the first time in the AFC Champions League quarter-finals, he was close to reaching the semi-finals.
During the previous three years of the league, Al-Nasr achieved 15 points in the first round of the 2018-2019 season, and achieved 17 points in the first round of the 2017-2018 season, and 21 points in 2016-2017, meaning that the current season is the best for the team during the past four years, and if He managed to beat Baniyas, in the remainder of the first round, he will reach point 26, the team's highest number in the last seasons of the Professional League.
And unlike the league championship, the team succeeded in reaching the final match in the Arab Gulf Cup, a tournament that took a different form this season in terms of strength and interest on the part of Al-Nasr, despite its modest start in the competition, before he successfully continued his career towards the quarter-finals and from him to the semi-finals , And qualify for the final, which he will play, tomorrow, against Al-Ahly youth.
For his part, Salem Al-Rabie, the former player of victory, stressed that what changed with the victory for the better was thanks to the psychological factor, which coach Cronislav performed with the players, as he succeeded in creating competition between them and gave them a sense of their importance, and that each of them has a great value Within the team.
Salem Rabie told «Emirates Today»: «foreign players are the secret of the return and strength of any team, and now victory includes one of the best strikers in the tournament, if not the best, and the Spanish player Negredo, he is a leader in the full sense of the word, and the axis of the team’s performance in any match And the influence of the coach appeared on the team from the first game he led, and it was in front of the unit, and certainly was not a technical factor, but he was a great psychological factor, and he clearly influenced the players in the matches.
He added: «Any change must have a result, and the coach in victory is the axis of change, and the proof of this is that the players did not change, but the coach came and worked with the same group of players, which was present with the previous coaches, which is calculated for him, and he rose By focusing on realistic training units that are appropriate to the way and style of play, as well as competition, and the confidence that he instilled in the hearts of players, and he succeeded in generating a feeling that they are able to win over any team, and returned an important tie from Al Ain, and beat the unit and the island outside the ground, These are all important matches, and the most important thing the coach did was to cultivate a win-win culture between".
He continued: «Everyone praises the performance and effort of the team now, and only one thing remains for the system to complete and increase the importance of matches for the players, is the mass attendance that if attended, the successful system will be completed, whose elements consist of the technical and administrative staff and the players and the mass presence in the stands, and I consider them the number one player And I believe that the team is now in desperate need of them, not for the sake of the Al-Ahly youth match only in the Arab Gulf Cup final, but in the league championship, and regardless of the results of the matches, victory now provides strong levels, which is something that should pay the loyal dean to exist behind the team And his support b And his ».