Al Ain's coach, Pedro Emanuele, said his compatriot, Jose Mourinho, said that "the defense brings tournaments" is correct, but with the Italian team Intermilan, with whom he capped "Special One" Champions League title in 2010 at the expense of Bayern Munich.
The coach emphasized that his team's reception of 5 goals in the quarter-final match of the State Cup against Al-Wasl team is not a matter of concern, especially since they were able in return to score 6 goals and achieved the important thing, as he won the card to qualify for the semi-finals.
"What Mourinho said depends on the team and the quality of the players in the squad," Pedro said in response to a question for "Emirates Today" if he believed in the saying of his former coach Mourinho.
The Portuguese coach added: "I am sure that the Inter Milan team would not have crowned that title except by adopting that defensive method that everyone witnessed. They played in a way according to the capabilities of the players and I do not think Real Madrid or Barcelona would have won the title if he played in the same way as Inter Milan."
The coach, who was crowned under Mourinho’s Champions League title with Porto in 2004, continued: “In Al Ain, I have a variety of offensive players, so we are adopting the offensive style. It is true that we received 5 goals and I am satisfied with the performance of the players in that match, especially as we have achieved The important thing is to win, with 6 goals scored by the pair Lapa Kudjo and Caio Canedo alone. "
Al Ain team coach continued his speech and said: "We now know the capabilities of our players, in my estimation that the Hatta team should be careful in the match that will bring us together tomorrow evening. We are a team that loves to play in an offensive style. I am sure we will score goals. We want To win the game in our offensive way we have become dependent on. "
The Portuguese coach acknowledged the difficulty of the expected confrontation against Hatta, indicating that his opponent prefers possession of the ball, which can be difficult for his team’s mission. He said: “We will play a game against a team that loves playing real football on the field and possession of the ball, a team must be ready Enough to maintain his focus throughout the meeting. "
He added: "We will go to face the Hatta team with a clear goal of achieving victory. We respect our opponent and know that they need to get the match points in full and they are playing on their home so they will try their best to win, in return my team lives good moments in the current period and everyone knows what we have to do In the league. "