Al Jazeera player, South African Thulani Serero, confirmed that he was happy with his first experience outside Europe, after playing his first season with “Abu Dhabi Pride” last season, pointing out that he felt very comfortable despite the ambiguity of the Gulf Arab League competitions for him, compared to his eight-game Dutch League Years, explaining that Emirati clubs include a group of talented players, who deserve professionalism in European leagues, as he described them.
Serero told Emirates Today that he found the competition in the Arab Gulf League very strong, indicating: “The number of clubs competing for the title is not limited to one or two teams, but there are six or seven strong clubs that can compete for the league title, which makes a majority The matches are difficult, and the same is true for other matches against clubs that do not compete for the title, especially as they include a good group of national and foreign players.
He added: “I see that the island includes a wonderful group of Emirati players, such as Ali Mabkhout, Omar Abdul Rahman and Khalfan Mubarak, as they possess high skills and deserve professionalism in one of the European leagues, and the same is true for many Emirati players, as having this opportunity will contribute. Undoubtedly, in the development of Emirati football ».
He pointed out that there is no big difference between the Arab Gulf League and the Dutch League, and said: “Some people think that I left the Dutch league to the Emirates in order to obtain money and play some easy matches, but on the ground this is not a real thing, as any A foreign player must make a double effort in order to maintain his place in the team, and his services are not dispensed with, and as the matches here have been mentioned are difficult, and the levels make any player offer everything he has, especially since all clubs contract with foreign players who have excellent levels.
As for his opinion of canceling the results of the Arab Gulf League last season due to the emerging Corona virus pandemic, and if the cancellation decision was in the interest of Al Jazeera, he said: “I cannot say that the decision to cancel the league’s results is in the interest of Al Jazeera, as the team had a chance to compete. On the title, but no one was thinking of returning to the matches, due to the impact of the (Covid-19) pandemic, and our goal in the first place was health and safety, before thinking about returning to training and matches.
In response to a question about the impact of stopping training for a period of up to four months, and its impact on the club's performance before the start of the new season next September, he said: “It was definitely an unprecedented extraordinary period for the players to stay away from training and matches for this great period, but I think that the preparation period will be Enough for the players to regain their physical fitness, and prepare them well before the start of the new season, as every player must prepare in the best way to appear well with his team.
There is no big difference between the Arabian Gulf League and the Dutch League.
There are six or seven strong clubs that can compete for the league title.