November pressure may determine the fate of the Portuguese coach's continuation

Pedro leads Al Ain to the worst start in the league in 13 years

Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel.

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Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel has become the first coach to lead Al Ain to achieve the worst start in the history of the participation of the «leader» in the Arab Gulf Football League over the past 13 years after only four rounds have passed since the start of the current season, after collecting only five points to move seven points away from the leaders. Sharjah, while the month of November will be decisive about Pedro's fate due to the constant criticism that he has become exposed to poor results.

Over the course of the four rounds he has played so far, the team collected five points from its victory over Khorfakkan 2-0 and tied with Shabab Al-Ahly 1-1 and against Fujairah with the same result, while it lost to Sharjah 1-2, while the Serbian coach Zoran Mamic keeps the best A breakthrough for Al Ain in the era of professionalism, after collecting in the 2018-2019 season, 12 points in the first four rounds, achieving the "full score".

The Al Ain coach, who remains in his contract for seven months, is waiting for difficult challenges in the month of November, as the "leader" will be required to achieve "Remontada" in order to qualify for the second round of the Arabian Gulf Cup at the expense of the Khorfakkan team, as the team lost the first leg at home in the city of Al Ain by 2 -4, which makes him need to win a clean hat-trick.

The team also awaits three matches in November in the league, as it will face Al Dhafra tomorrow, who is presenting a good level in the current season, and will also go out to face Al Wasl in Zabeel. The month will end with a high caliber meeting when he faces Al Wahda in the Abu Dhabi Classico.

The outcome of the official matches in which Pedro led the team since January showed that he played 22 matches in the Arabian Gulf League, the President's Cup and the AFC Champions League, as well as the Arabian Gulf Cup, and won 10 games only, while he lost seven matches and tied in five confrontations.

For his part, analyst Jumah Khater said that coach Pedro Emmanuel is not solely responsible for the results achieved so far, adding that it is a accumulation of mistakes that have been occurring for years, which made the team go backwards, indicating that the contracts were not as expected, and that the coach He can only use these tools to work with them in the current period.

He told «Emirates Today» that all the other clubs have done their part towards attracting players of the level of confidence in order to compete in the titles.

He added: "In my opinion, the matter is more administrative and not just from the coach, and not all blame should be placed on the coach. There are mistakes in contracting, and I think that foreign players and residents are below par, except for the Togolese striker Laba Kudjo and the Japanese Tsukasa Shiotani."

Portuguese newspaper: Pedro has completed 3 matches without winning

The Portuguese newspaper "Apola" sheds light on Pedro Emmanuel's career with Al Ain, and said that the Portuguese coach has completed three consecutive matches in the UAE League without achieving any victory since his victory in the first round, and stated that the team did not reach the goal of its opponent, Fujairah, except in overtime. And he is currently ranked sixth in the table with five points.

Eye points after the first 4 rounds in professional time

2008-2009: 10 points

■ 2009-2010: 10 points

2010-2011: 8 points

■ 2011-2012: 9 points

■ 2012-2013: 9 points

■ 2013-2014: 6 points

■ 2014-2015: 9 points

■ 2015-2016: 9 points

■ 2016-2017: 10 points

■ 2017-2018: 10 points

2018-2019: 12 points

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Zoran leadership ».

■ 2019 - 2020: 9 points.

2020-2021: 5 points.

Al Ain matches in November

November 7: Al Dhafra «League» in Al Ain.

November 13: Khor Fakkan “Gulf Cup” in Khor Fakkan.

November 20: Al Wasl «Al Douri» in Zabeel.

November 27: The unit «League» in Al Ain.

Pedro with Al Ain in all championships

Matches: 22

Win: 10

Draw: 5

Loss: 7

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