Athletes demanded that young faces be given a full chance ... and they affirm:
The old names dominate the national team ... Pinto is required to find alternative solutions
The final gathering of the national team combined experience and youth.
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Athletes have asserted that the national football team coach, Colombian Jorge Luis Pinto, has relied on elderly players who have been on the national team, since the era of former coach Mahdi Ali, will not benefit the national team much in the future, especially as it will face Asian teams with an average age of 25 players. And 29 years old, pointing out that the older players are essential in the national team now, and that their choice in the national team came due to the technical feedback they provided with their teams in the past period, stressing the importance of the coach looking for alternative solutions to change the old names with young elements in the starting lineup, And not just being on the squad, as she has the ability to perform on the field for 90 minutes.
They told «Emirates Today»: «Despite the presence of some young elements, who have emerged well in the last period, and should have taken their chance fully in the national team, the starting line-up is still dominated by the old names, despite the inclusion of some emerging faces that did not take their full opportunity. ».
The final list of the national team included nine main players, over the age of 30, namely: Ismail Ahmed (37 years), Walid Abbas (35 years), Youssef Jaber (35 years), Tigali (35 years), Ali Khasif (33 years), Faris Jumaa (32 years old), Tariq Ahmed (32 years old), Khamis Ismail (31 years old), and Adel Al Hosani (31 years old).
For his part, the former coach of the national team, Dr. Abdullah Misfer, confirmed that the coach of the national team is looking for good faces from the players, especially that "Al-Abyad" needs, in the coming period, elements that have speed, strength and skill, and who are good at playing modern football, considering that this matter requires The coach should move to set his options, stressing that he wishes the team good luck, and that the national team will proceed for the better in the coming period.
Misfer said that the coach of the national team, Bento, could seek the help of some experienced elements, such as Al-Wahda player Ismail Matar, especially after his remarkable brilliance with his team in the league, considering that there are young players who impose their presence in the national team, through their levels after they made a good impression in all matches. Which they fought, such as Khalfan Mubarak and Muhammad Al-Attas, pointing out that the return of some injured players, such as Al-Jazira player Omar Abdel Rahman and Al-Ahly youth Ahmed Khalil, will strengthen the national team in the next stage.
Mesfer considered that Bento was lucky, as the league had a good start, and he had plenty of time to see the players, learn about their potential, and get a good idea about them.
The former Olympic team coach, Ali Ibrahim, confirmed that coach Pinto still did not recognize the players, noting that although he does not expect a major change in the new list that will be announced, in preparation for the gathering next month, there are young faces that have begun to impose themselves, such as Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Abdullah Ramadan, Zayed Al-Amiri, Muhammad Al-Attas, Khalfan Mubarak and others, pointing out that he expects that there will be a balance between the old elements in the team and the young faces, but the young elements will have the largest share in the list of the national team in the future.
Ibrahim confirmed that some of the players, although they are old, their selection in the national team was the result of their brilliance with their teams, such as Youssef Jaber and Abdulaziz Heikal, considering that the coach chooses his elements according to the ready and most prominent.
The former Olympic team coach, Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr, said that the old names and old players will not serve the national team in the coming periods, as the team will face Asian teams, the average age of its players ranges between 25, 28 and 29 years, which are teams of weight and want to achieve championships.
Al-Nimr stressed the importance of the number of elderly players - those over 30 years old - not to exceed three players, pointing out that the national team includes between six and seven elderly players who are essential, considering that "the white" cannot rely in the coming periods on players who have exceeded 30 years, because they will not give the required payoff.
He explained: “The presence of senior players will not serve the national team much in the future, especially in light of the presence of Asian teams that have weight that depend on players between the ages of 25, 28 and 29 years, while there are elements in the national team who are over 30 years old, and these can play 90 minutes at a time. The level of the UAE league, but at the Asian level, it is different ».
Al-Nimr nominated some presence in the national team, such as players Shaheen Abdel Rahman and Khaled Al-Dhanhani.
In turn, the former director of the football team at Al-Nasr Club, Khaled Obeid, confirmed that the coach of the national team had an opportunity to choose the elements that finally emerged in the league, stressing that it should not be satisfied with the faces that have existed since the era of coach Mahdi Ali.
He said, "There are some elements that have emerged well deserving of being in the national team, such as Al-Nasr player Habib Al-Fardan, and Al-Ain player Mohamed Abdel Rahman."
He added, "The national team needs a mixture of experience and youth, between 26 and 30 years old."
He stressed that there is no excuse for the coach of the national team in choosing the players, especially since the vision in front of him will become clear after he has passed four rounds of the league.
The final squad included nine main players over the age of 30.
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