Athletes demanded that participation in the competition be restricted to citizens ... and they affirm:

The Arabian Gulf Cup is an opportunity for the substitutes to shine at the expense of "foreigners"

• Al-Nasr holds the title of the last edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup.

  Photography: Mustafa Qasimi

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Athletes asserted that the Arab Gulf Cup Football competition, which starts tomorrow, in its 13th edition, is a real opportunity to push young players, and that clubs will not reap the technical benefit from the tournament unless substitutes are paid at the expense of the main players, especially foreigners, noting that some The clubs have emptied the competition of its technical usefulness, due to their desire to win a title that does not qualify its holder for any external participation, and thus not giving the opportunity to substitute players, suggesting at the same time that participation in the competition be limited to national players, in addition to other groups that can participate in the future in national teams.

He told "Emirates Today" that the idea of ​​the tournament was a revitalizing one, and at the beginning of its launch it contributed to the substitute players getting a real opportunity to participate in official matches, but later the clubs' concern became to win the title, without considering the technical feasibility of the tournament, and they called on the Professional League to legislate New to limit club circumvention on the competition regulations that require payment of three players born in 1998 and above.

For his part, the sports analyst, Sultan Hareb, suggested limiting the competition to national players in order to give them the opportunity to develop, especially in light of their reduced chances of playing, especially that the resident players have a greater opportunity to play, indicating at the same time the importance of having strong regulations from the League Professionals oblige clubs to adhere to the regulations stipulating the participation of players born in 1998 and over.

Hareb said that clubs can get a great technical benefit if they make them an opportunity to participate in the substitutes, adding: “But the great confusion on the part of some administrations empties the competition from its technical viability by not adhering to the regulation, in addition to the insistence on paying the main players at the expense of the substitutes. They are in urgent need of participation. ”

In turn, the former Al-Ain player, Jumah Khater, indicated that clubs, such as Shabab Al-Ahly and Sharjah, were able to reap the benefits of pushing young people in the competition matches, which enabled them to escalate players who became influential in the starting line-up of the first team, and that these players would not have had this opportunity. If not for the Arabian Gulf Cup competition.

Khater said that he hopes the clubs will follow the approach taken by Al-Ahly and Sharjah youths, by relying on youth in most matches, even if they reach the advanced roles. He added: “The technical feasibility of the tournament is to provide the opportunity for young players to form substitutes at the level of the main player, currently there. "Clubs that rely too much on one squad have no substitutes."

Jumaa Khater confirmed that he believed that young players were not pushed into the tournament because of coaches ’fear, but the reality is different, because some clubs do not have young players who can be relied upon due to the scarcity of talent, which makes some coaches unable to build a strong team, and added:« There is a player in "One of the clubs has been playing in the first team for five years without improving its level, but rather it is in decline."

For his part, the analyst, Muhammad Matar Ghorab, said that the clubs rely on the Arab Gulf Cup to compensate for their exit from major competitions, and do not look at the technical side, so they participate in the basic formation, indicating that it was more appropriate to look at the competition as a kind of refreshing competition. No less, giving young players ample opportunity to prove their technical capabilities.

He added: “In the current season, I think that this tournament will not have the great importance that will help clubs to benefit from it technically, due to the change in the qualification system and the adoption of the knockout system, and in my estimation that the organizers of the tournament consider it as a necessity regardless of the technical support.” .

3 players, born in 1998

The Professional League issued Article 8.2.4, which states: "The registration of three players who hold the Emirati nationality, and those who are entitled to participate with the national teams in the match list, born in 1998 and above." However, clubs circumvent this article by involving national players for a short period of time. Time for the match and their replacement again.

The idea of ​​the championship was refreshing, but later on, the clubs' main concern was to win the title.

Some clubs do not have substitutes due to their heavy reliance on one squad.

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