Officials: Greater opportunity for preparation is offset by confusion of the trainers' work plans

4 pros and cons of the decision to postpone the season until next October

• Football activity remains suspended due to the Coronavirus.

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Officials and administrators in clubs in the Arab Gulf League revealed the technical pros and cons of the recent decision, issued by the Football Association and the Professional League, to postpone the 2020-2021 sports season competitions until next October, instead of its launch, the day before yesterday, with the Cup competition The Arabian Gulf, to continue the state of stopping football activity due to the Corona virus.

They told Emirates Today: “The positives are that the decision takes into account the public interest related to ensuring the safety of all athletes, whether players, coaches, technical and administrative bodies or others, in addition to that it gives clubs a longer opportunity to prepare and equip, and to play more friendly matches after a while. A long stoppage of activity since March 15th, in addition to providing more opportunities for new players to adapt more to the rest of their fellow players, in addition to that the decision helps new coaches with their teams to get to know more about the players and their teams at the same time.

And they added: "On the other hand, there are two drawbacks to the decision to postpone. The first is to confuse the club coaches' work plans to equip their teams, because the decision to postpone was surprising, besides that the clubs participating in the AFC Champions League will be the most affected," they demanded the Football Association and the Professional League to "speed up the issuance of »The new dates for the start of competitions of various stages and categories, so that club coaches can set a program of preparation and friendly matches, according to the schedule of official competitions».

For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kalba Football Association, Ali Kanoo, said: “We are with the decision of the competent authorities, as they are aware of the interest of athletes and society,” adding: “The Kalba Federation has reached a high level of readiness and fought a friendly session that won its title, but the decision The sudden delay makes the team need a long period and many friendlies, to regain the readiness that it reached, during the last period.

In turn, a member of the Board of Directors of Al-Nasr Football Company, Abdul Rahman Muhammad, confirmed that “the pros of the postponement decision are more than the negatives, because it gives the clubs a great opportunity to prepare well, and to play more friendly matches, especially since there are clubs that have not yet fought any friendly match, and it was The Arabian Gulf Cup competition will enter before the season’s competitions are postponed to next October.

He added: “Also, there are clubs that have attracted new players to their ranks, and they need a longer period of time to adapt and harmonize with the rest of the players. I believe that postponement is also an opportunity for some new coaches, to find more opportunity to get to know their teams and their players, before the start of the league matches.”

He continued, "The negative aspect of the decision to postpone, in general, is that it confused the coaches' plans in the process of equipping their teams."

Abdel Rahman Mohamed called the Football Association and the League to quickly set new dates for the start, within a week or 10 days, so that clubs can set a schedule for their plans and friendly matches.

The manager of the Ajman team, Muhammad Hussain, said: “The positive aspect of the decision is that it provides the clubs with a new opportunity to prepare, especially since there are teams that did not play friendly matches, despite the long period of stopping play, which lasted for about six months,” adding, “The negative aspect is that the participating clubs The AFC Champions League will be affected the most by the delay. ”

A member of the football company of the Khorfakkan club and the director of the first team, Ali Khalil, described the postponement as an "excellent decision", and said: "It is in everyone's interest, so that the clubs can prepare well for the new season, especially since there are clubs that were unable to compete in friendly matches." In order to reassure more about the readiness of its players for the new season competitions.

The supervisor of the first football team at Al-Jazira Club, Ahmed Saeed, said: “The decision is sound, and it is an ideal opportunity for clubs to prepare and prepare well, and to play more friendly matches, to find out the levels of their players and to check on their readiness, especially since there are clubs that did not find the opportunity to play friendly matches.”

Positives

1- Ensuring the safety of players, coaches, and technical and administrative bodies.

2- Giving clubs a longer chance to prepare and play more friendly matches.

3- Provide more opportunities for new players with their teams to adapt and get along.

4- Helping new coaches to get to know the players and their teams more.

The two negatives

1- Confusion of club coaches' plans to equip their teams.

2- The clubs participating in the AFC Champions League will be affected the most by the decision.

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