Ismail Rashid remembers Eid Al-Wasl in 1997 .. And Kojak replies: We hope for a match of the past

"Bur Dubai" derby without an audience for the first time

• The exciting two-team confrontation takes place tomorrow.

  Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

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The historic match between Al Wasl and Al Nasr, known as "Bur Dubai" Derby, will take place tomorrow, in the third round of the Arab Gulf League, for the first time since the 1980s, without a public presence, due to the Corona virus, but the conflict remains at its most intense on social media among the masses, Especially after Al-Nasr player and the former national team, Salem Rabie, finally took over the task of coaching Al Wasl team.

The Al Wasl administration had decided to appoint the citizen, Salem Rabie, as coach of the team after his success in his first mission with distinction, when he led the "emperor" to victory over Hatta in the second round.

For his part, Al Wasl player and the former national team, Ismail Rashid, confirmed that the decision to take over the leadership of Al Wasl team was a bold decision from the citizen coach Salem Rabie, and he told «Emirates Today»: “The Al Wasl Summit and the victory is a great history between the two teams, and in the end it remains a match, but "Derby matches always have no accounts, any match has reactions, and it is expected both during and after the match, and the sensitivities are present but they disappear quickly."

Regarding his memory with the derby, he added: “The derby matches are unforgettable, and perhaps the most important of them is the final match in 1997 for the league title, and Al Wasl won, and the match was on Eid, and it was the most beautiful holiday for Al Wasl fans. At the start of the league, and certainly time is enough to make up for the upcoming matches.

For his part, the former player and national team, Muhammad Ali Kojak, wished that the derby match would come out strong.

He added: “Now the match is among the fans more than inside the stadium. We hope to see a match of the past. I thank Al Wasl management for its step by giving Salem Rabie the opportunity. He is a great coach and has a great ability to read the stadium and make changes, and he is a field coach, and I think that Al Wasl management succeeded in taking the right decision. ”

The audience expects the strongest

The Nasr Council for Community and Public Social Communication organized a new initiative for fans of the Dean to keep players away from pressures, and board member Khaled Al-Dossary said: “The initiative is (express your love for the Dean), and the audience will participate with a motivational video for him or his children, and the videos will be shown in different languages ​​for the players before the final training. .

For his part, the supporter Al-Waslawi, Saif Al-Zaabi, confirmed that he expects the Al Wasl and Nasr derby to be the strongest in the era of professionalism, due to the names of the two teams present and present, and distinguished foreign players, but the match will diminish the public presence.

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