Athletes asked about the technical criterion according to which an expanded list of the national football team was chosen that includes 36 players, then eight of them were excluded without being seen by the new coach of the Colombian team, Jorge Luis Pinto, on the ground, because the coach was not present in the country, and yesterday attended , From his country to lead the team.
The athletes considered that the steps of (annexation and exclusion) confirm that the decisions are not considered, with regard to the national team, which is waiting for a strong participation in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup.
They told «Emirates Today»: «It is strange that players are chosen for the national team, and before they were found with him on the field, they are excluded, so it was better to leave the matter of choosing the players for the new coach Pinto, so that he is responsible for his options according to his vision and observations of the players, especially that There are players who were chosen in the list, and they participated with their teams only for a few minutes in the league.
A member of the previous competitions committee in the Football Association, Khaled Awad said: «In my view, the expanded list, which included 36 players, was chosen, as well as the exclusion of the eight players, by an administrative decision and not a technical one, and was done by the teams committee, as it has knowledge of the players, and that there are Whoever helps her in this choice », indicating that he finds a justification for this choice, given that the coach was unable to reach the country in the past period, until he personally makes the selection process.”
Awad added: "I think the coach's role in this regard was limited only to the issue of the number of players and their reduction from 36 players to 28, and this number will be reduced later to 24 or 23 players according to the regulations."
For his part, the former international player and legal advisor, Salem Hadid, asked about the criterion by which these players were excluded, even without joining the training, and without the coach watching them, pointing out that the decisions that always come in an ill-conceived manner are unfortunate, demanding By giving the coach complete freedom and powers to decide whether or not a player is chosen for the national team, stressing that it is wrong to exclude players who were selected even before their test, which may constitute a shock for them.
Salem Hadid said: “The question that is going on in the sports field now is: (Who chose the players and on what basis were they chosen?), Given that the new coach was not present in the country.”
Hadid pointed out that "there are players who were excluded who played with their teams in the league more than other players who were chosen, such as Al-Ain player Mohammed Abdul Rahman."
Al-Abdouli: Why were they chosen in the first place if they were not convinced?
Daba Al-Faihaira club board member and director of the first team, Juma Al-Abdouli said: “As long as a list of 36 players was drawn up, it would have been better to give these players an opportunity for the coach, so that he could watch them on the field, during the upcoming gathering, and give them the opportunity to participate in a friendly match And then a decision is taken on them based on their levels. ”
Al-Abdouli added: "If those who chose these players were not convinced of them, why were they chosen from the ground up?"
He continued, "It is strange that the people who selected the players in the expanded list were the same ones who also excluded the eight players, and this is something strange in my opinion."
Al-Abdouli confirmed that he was hoping for the presence of the Bani Yas goalkeeper, Fahd Al-Dhanhani, after he presented a special season with his team, pointing out that he also wished the presence of Al-Wahda player Ismail Matar, for his outstanding technical returns in the league, stressing that he was talking about giving and giving on the field and not the player’s age .
The "inclusion and exclusion" of the players without watching them technically ... ill-considered decisions.