Most notably, the complexity of his position in the qualification calculations ... and the weak technical numbers
4 negative aspects of Al-Ahly youth after the draw with Pakhtakor in the "Asian Champions"
Al-Ahly youth missed a valuable opportunity to approach qualifying for the 16th round of the AFC Champions League, after a 0-0 draw with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan, the day before yesterday, in the fifth round of the second group matches, to raise its tally to seven points in third place, while Pakhtakor's balance reached The eighth point is in second place, behind leaders Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia with 11 points, and has officially qualified for the final price.
The Al-Ahly youth suffered four drawbacks due to the team’s tie result against Pakhtakor, most notably the team’s position in qualifying accounts for the round of 16, especially since the sixth round, which will be held tomorrow, will witness two matches, which will bring together Shabab Al-Ahly with Al Hilal and Pakhtakor with Iranian Shahir Khodro, As Shabab Al-Ahly will have no other choice but to win over the defending champion, to raise the team’s tally to the tenth point, while Pakhtakor is expected to stumble or lose against Shaher Khodro, which will not be easy, especially since the Iranian team is one of the weakest teams in the role of Groups, the only team that has yet to score a goal in the competition.
As for the second negative, it is the unexpected way of playing that Spanish coach Gerard Zaragoza played during the match, as he relied on defense throughout the first half, and the same thing was repeated in the first 25 minutes of the second half, before the performance improved in the last 20 minutes, despite the fact that «knights Dubai »The most needed to win, especially that Pakhtakor will face an easy match in the next round against Shaher Khodro, and winning is enough for the Uzbek team to qualify for the round of 16.
The third negativity was embodied in the reactions of a number of Al-Ahly youth fans on social media, indicating that they were concerned about the response of the coach Zaragoza, especially as he was escalated from a team under 21 years old, and his previous experiences were limited to working with youth teams, or working as an assistant coach, despite His leadership of the team to win twice over Shaher Khodro, but the way he dealt with the Pakhtakor match contributed to some fans feeling anxious about his return with the "Dubai Knights" in the new season.
The fourth negative is related to the weak numbers achieved by Shabab Al-Ahly in their match against Pakhtakor, and it is one of the most prominent negatives, as the Uzbek team greatly outperformed in the first half, and the percentage of possession of the ball reached 70%, compared to 30% for Al-Ahly youth, while Pakhtakor got three corners, While Shabab Al-Ahly did not get any corner, and Pakhtakor players paid nine shots in exchange for two shots from Ahmed Khalil outside the goal.
The situation did not change in the second half, as Pakhtakor maintained its preference in possession of the ball by 68.5% compared to 31.5% for Al-Ahly youth, and the number of shots by the Uzbek team reached 21, compared to seven shots from Al-Ahly youth players, and Pakhtakor surpassed in the accuracy of passes by 84% In contrast, a very weak percentage of Shabab Al-Ahly players reached 62%.
The four negatives
The complexity of the team's position in the calculations of qualifying for the final price.
- The defensive manner in which the team appeared against Pakhtakor.
- Fans worried about coach Gerard Zaragoza's response.
Poor team numbers revealed by their match against Pakhtakor.
• Shabab Al-Ahly was the least dominant during the two halves.
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