He seeks a second victory

Al-Ahly youth are betting on their "history" in front of Hatta

Shabab Al-Ahly did not lose against Hatta in all championships.

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Al-Ahly youth hopes to continue their historic superiority over Hatta, when the two teams meet, at nine o'clock this evening, at Shabab Al-Ahly Stadium in Al-Aweer, with the conclusion of the fourth round of the Arab Gulf League, as “Dubai Knights” has never lost before the “hurricane” in all The two teams' matches in all tournaments.

Historically, Shabab Al-Ahly played 10 matches with Hatta, during which they won eight games, with six victories in the league and two wins in the Arabian Gulf Cup, while the two teams drew twice in the league, as the first confrontation in the history of the two teams in 2007 saw them tied with each other, while Their confrontation ended on January 11, 2018, in a draw with the same score, in contrast, Shabab Al-Ahly won their last three matches against Hatta.

The Dubai Knights are involved in the meeting with the aim of achieving its second victory in the league, after the competition team started by defeating Ittihad Kalba with three goals without a response, before wasting four points in the second and third rounds, with a draw with both Al Ain and Al Wahda, with the same result with one goal for each team.

On the other hand, Hatta is facing great difficulties since the beginning of the season, as he lost in the Arabian Gulf Cup at home to Bani Yas with two goals without response, while in the first two rounds of the league he lost to Al-Wehda with six goals without a response, and from Al Wasl with four goals to two, and tied in the round The third in front of Ajman without goals.

For his part, Al-Ahly youth coach, Spanish Gerard Zaragoza, confirmed that his team will face great difficulties in front of Hatta, after the latter changed his way of playing, and said in a press conference that “all the league teams must be respected to the same extent, and we must achieve victory and perform with the same strength against everybody".

He added, "Hatta has changed his style somewhat, especially after losing two games with a large number of goals, and he is more inclined to defend to reduce avoiding goals, and this matter we are fully aware of."

The Spanish coach talked about Shabab Al-Ahly's tie against Al Ain and Al-Wehda, and said: “The fans think that we lost four important points against major competitors, but it must also be in our calculations that Al Ain and Al Wahda lost two points in front of us, and Shabab Al Ahly played good football and attacked in a distinctive way, and we paid 45 shots on goal, and we have 62 crosses in two games, and we played three games and scored five goals, and four balls in the crossbar and the post, and the attack will gradually improve in the future.

Regarding his opinion of Shabab Al-Ahly's attack and the levels of its foreign players, he said: “We played with one striker, the Brazilian Igor Jesus, who is 19 years old, and is doing well, and I am satisfied with him, and the same is true for Ahmed Al-Attas, while we wait for Ahmed Khalil’s return, and we generally play A comprehensive collective ball, and the goal can be scored by any player, and for foreigners we are at the beginning of the season, and one of them is returning from an injury, and Argentine Feder Yko Cartabia has not played or trained with Al-Ahly youth since last March, and we expect all players to provide strong levels in the next stage.

To view the lineup of the two teams,

Saeed Ahmed: We are only required to win

Al-Ahly youth player, Saeed Ahmed, said that his team has only one choice, which is to win Hatta today, explaining in a press conference that he feels happy because he has obtained the confidence of the technical staff, and confirms his readiness to play in the left-back position, as the Spanish coach asked him. , Gerard Zaragoza.

Ahmed Jumaa: The strength of Al-Ahly youth is a motivation for us

Hatta goalkeeper Ahmed Jumaa said: "We meet a big team and compete for the championship title. Certainly, Shabab Al-Ahly is striving for victory at its stadium, and it includes a group of players who are the best in the league, but this gives us a strong incentive to play and provide a strong match against the opponent."

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