Shabab Al-Ahly refused to increase the points difference with its closest rivals in the Arab Gulf League ranking table, and contented itself with the second weakest defense line in the championship, Fujairah, in round 15. Al-Jazeera also rejected the gift of Fujairah and lost to Al-Wahda to confirm that it is not ready to compete for the league title despite all attempts The administration did to consolidate the ranks and more than half of the national team players were present in the main formation of the team, except that these stars are good at the offensive side only and do not have many defensive roles.
Al-Jazira lost a goal without a response to Al-Wahda, and it also lost in front of it in the first game, to confirm Al-Wahda's superiority this season in the capital's derby. Al-Wahda managed to achieve its fourth successive victory to reach point 26 and approach the square of the big boys, especially since the difference between the Unity teams Al Jazeera, Al Ain and Sharjah are just one point.
Al-Nasr refused to return to the victories after losing at home to Ajman by specialization, and Al-Wasl returned to the heavy defeats, abnormally and with five clean ones in front of Al-Ain with the same coach, Regicamp, and it became clear that the ambition of the team is to be in the middle of the table and not at the heart of the competition, which kept the audience away from attending The matches, while Khorfakkan became the most uprising and returning team with four points in two games, which is a great number for the team at the bottom of the table, and the return of teams such as Baniyas, Khorfakkan and Al Dhafra to the victories will constitute a new form of the tournament.
And «Emirates Today» monitored a question about the opinion of the public about the loss of the island and put the team in the competition after these successive defeats, with a question on Twitter: “We shared the opinion .. what is missing from the island to compete for the league title, and what are the reasons for its continued defeat and away from the leader by a difference of nine Points, although there are many stars? Three answers were put in place: changing the coach, weakening the defensive side, and more stars hurting the team. 57.8% of the public confirmed during the voting, in which 380 participants participated, that the super stars harmed the team, while 26% said that the coach should be changed, while 16.2% felt that the reason for the weakness of the defense side in the team. Sports analyst Khaled Obaid agreed with the fans, but in another way, he emphasized that the problem of the island is in the defensive roles. When the players are Khalfan Mubarak, Omar Abdel Rahman and Ali Mabkhout on the front lines, the defensive roles are reduced and there are large areas behind them.
He told «Emirates Today»: «The opponent benefits from the offensive rush of the island and the lack of defensive roles by the attackers, and this happens in most matches, and the game of unity is the best evidence of this, it was possible to win the unit with a great result if he took advantage of the opportunities well, and it is better not to be forced Khalfan Mubarak and Omar Abdel Rahman from the beginning in the big games ».
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