The playmaker and the scorer of the former Syrian team, Firas Al-Khatib, revealed his future dream of becoming the coach of the "Eagles Kassion" team after he announced last year his retirement and entering the world of training.
Al-Khatib's remarks came in an interview with the “InstaShow” program, which is broadcast on the Syrian “Sama” channel, during which he addressed many important points, including the response to the statements of his former teammate, Omar Al-Soma, regarding the reasons that led to the exit of "Nisour Kassioun" from the first round. At the Asian Championships in UAE January 2019.
Al-Khatib stressed that one of his most prominent future goals lies in training the national team for his country, indicating his lack of desire to return to "Eagles of Kassion as a player, and he said:" If he offered me to return to the team, I will not agree, because I am retired for a while and this affects my technical level, and respect for the coach's decision Former Ibrahim pride not to summon me to the national team in the recent double qualifiers for the World Cup and Asian Cup, but I was hoping the opposite would happen. "
Regarding Omar Al-Suma’s recent statements about the Asian Cup, Al-Khatib stressed that the statements of Al-Soma can be taken positively, and another in a negative way, but he stressed the importance of correcting the national team’s path, especially as Al-Khatib held the team’s exit from the AFC Asian Cup in UAE 2019 for everyone, and said : "Union and technical management and players, who bear full responsibility, and the amount given to the German coach Stanga was sufficient to contract a much better coach."
He continued: "We expect a lot of work from the new federation, and I have confidence in coach Nabil Maaloul in his leadership of the Syrian team. He is an experienced and seasoned coach, and the best currently for my disagreement with the number 10 in the Syrian team is the player Osama Omri."
Al-Khatib concluded his statements by talking about the list of the best in both Syrian and Arab football, and about the team that encourages him, and said: "Ibrahim Al-Alamah is currently the best in terms of goal guard, and Musab Al-Balhous is the best guard in history in the national team, and Omar Al-Suma is the best in Asia, and Egyptian Mohamed Salah The best in the Arab world, and I encourage Barcelona.