He regains the services of Japanese Shiotani and Brazilian Eric in the back line
Al Ain fortifies the defense to repel Al Wahda attack
Al Ain is looking forward to winning the "El Clasico" and making its fans happy in front of Al Wahda.
Photography: Eric Arazas
Al Ain team returns, at nine o'clock this evening, to Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, to receive its guest Al Wahda at the Abu Dhabi Classico at the end of the seventh round of the Arab Gulf Football League, in a meeting in which the “leader” regains his defense arsenal with the return of the two Japanese, Tokasa Shiotani and the Brazilian Eric, from suspension in a suitable time to face the attack of "Al-Annabi", which is the most scored of goals with 16 goals, equal with Sharjah (16 goals), and the second most striking team on goal (38 times).
Al-Ain, who has collected 11 points so far, suffers from the instability of the team's back line, due to the wave of injuries that hit the team next to the suspension, which caused his net to shake in the past five rounds, while Khaled Issa kept a clean sheet on one time, which was in the round The first is against Khorfakkan, something that the Portuguese coach, Pedro Emmanuel, is still looking for a cure, but to no avail.
The return of the Japanese center-back, Tsukasa Shiotani, and the left defender, Brazilian Eric, give a strong boost to the defense line, which will be required to guard against the strength of the guests' attack, led by Slovenian Tim Mavis, and behind him is the veteran playmaker, Ismail Matar, as the two players form a double assist. Annabi »collected 13 points after the passage of rounds from the beginning of the season.
In addition to the defensive caution, which Al Ain team must focus on, the team is required at the same time to be active on the offensive front in order to score goals, which will put pressure on the Togolese striker, Lapa Kodjo, who has become the savior in the team in all matches, At a time, he will lack the necessary support from the right front, as international Bandar Al-Ahbabi will miss the meeting due to injury.
On the other hand, Al Wahda team, which has 13 points, hopes to continue its victories after beating Khorfakkan 2-1, Al Wasl 3-2 and Ajman 3-0 respectively, and the team realizes that winning in the meeting will give them the preservation of second place in the table. , To continue the pressure on leaders Sharjah, and the victory over an eye-sized competitor, in his stadium, will give the team a great moral boost in the next rounds.
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