The former Olympic football coach, Ali Ibrahim, advised the Arab Gulf League players to return to training, whether individual or groups, through private clubs, with specialized coaches, or under the supervision of a fitness coach in the club according to special programs, after the decision The last to open clubs, halls and beaches, stressing the importance of introducing ball exercises, and focusing on the skills and physical aspects, in accordance with health requirements, especially that the period of stopping sporting activity may be prolonged, in light of the lack of clarity with regard to the fate of the sports season, stressing the importance of the player maintaining food Being healthy, avoiding staying up late, and maintaining the ideal weight, considering that making a critical decision about completing or canceling the league is important, and should be taken as soon as possible.
Ibrahim said to «Emirates Today», in response to a question about the reasons behind the delay in issuing a decision to resolve the fate of the Arab Gulf League: “The delay is due to waiting for special measures, which will be taken by the specialized committees following up on the health situation in general by the Supreme Committee for Emergencies and Disasters, and the latest developments For the state of health in the country, in addition to coordination with the AFC regarding the resumption of sports activity, and the completion of Asian competitions, so it has become necessary to take a decision on completing or canceling the championship as soon as possible. He added, "In my view, the championship cannot be completed in August, due to the lack of clarity of vision due to the (Corona) pandemic, in addition to the weather conditions." As for whether the Football Association could benefit from the step of the decision to resume the English Premier League next June, and before the return of the German League, Ibrahim continued: «The decision to return the English Premier League next June, and before him the German League, was a decision in which there is a kind of risk, and was taken based on On the basis of data and circumstances that suit them, given the financial conditions that European clubs are going through, but I believe that the appropriate decision for us in the Emirates is to cancel the league, and what will result in crowning the leader or not, or canceling the decline or the rise, and in my assessment that all these scenarios can Discuss them on the table, take the appropriate decision thereon, and announce the end of the competition, so that the image is clear for all clubs in preparation for the next season, and think in one direction instead of double thinking in preparing to complete the league and start the next league, which constitutes a financial burden on the clubs, in addition to making decisions "It could harm the club from contracts with coaches, national and foreign players." The issue of deciding the fate of sports activity, specifically the Arab Gulf League, which stopped at round 19 and seven rounds remaining until the end of it, became the talk of the sports street, which is awaiting a decisive decision in this regard, to end the prolonged debate on the issue of completing the league or not. Regarding the advice that can be directed to clubs, especially with regard to the issue of contracts with players, whether they are citizens or foreigners, as well as with the coach, Ibrahim explained: “I believe that the clubs budget may not be the same as before, so it is necessary to make a good choice according to technical criteria Purely, and according to the actual need for the positions that the team needs, so that we do not witness the repeated scenario, by replacing the players during the transfer period, provided that all of this is done according to a budget that does not exceed the burdens on the clubs, and the same thing regarding the citizen players, it must be contracted with According to how and not the quantity, because as far as I know most of the clubs contract with many players of medium quality and pay them a large salary, which constitutes an additional burden on their budgets ».
"The delay in resolving the league's fate is the result of waiting for the special measures that the relevant committees will take to follow up the health situation."
The club budget may not be the same as before, so a good choice must be made according to strict technical criteria.