Athletes demand a technical director who is aware of Al-Abyad's problems, regardless of his nationality. And they confirm:

The national team needs a coach who is able to change .. his primary concern is success, not making money

• Emirati football's relationship with Pinto ended before playing any official match.

  ■ Emirates Today

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Athletes stressed the need for the national football team to sign a coach who is able to change without regard to his nationality, to succeed Colombian Jorge Pinto, who was decided to dismiss his services last month.

They told «Emirates Today»: «The Football Association must bring a coach with special specifications, the most important of which is to be aware of the problems and difficulties facing the national team in the current period, and that his primary concern is success, not collecting money.

Former member of the Board of Directors of Al-Wehda Club, Dr. Jamal Al Hosani, stressed that Al-Abyadh needs a coach who is able to achieve the aspirations of the fans, and is familiar with the nature of the Emirati player and the local league, and said: “It does not matter the nationality of the coach, whether he is local, European or from any other country. That the coach has training ideas that suit the national player and his style of play. The coach is also familiar with Asian football, and specifically the teams with which we will play in the World Cup qualifiers.

He added, "We have to admit that there are many problems facing the national team in that period, and therefore we must have the ambitious new coach to achieve successes with the Whites, not to be his most ambitious, raising money."

He continued: “We no longer have the luxury of time to delay any more than that to contract with coach Bento’s successor, and most importantly of all this is for the Football Association to absorb the lessons of the past, when coaches were hired, and their services were dispensed without going into any official match, and therefore the criteria for evaluation Ivanovic and Pinto's work was illogical, and was a lot of confusion. ”

For his part, the former Al Wasl and national team player, Fahd Abdul Rahman, said: “The Latin coach is the best fit for the white at this stage,” explaining: “The Latin coaches in particular are able to succeed with the white, unlike the European coach, for several reasons, most notably that the player's characteristics The Emirati is very close to the Latin player, in terms of the technical side and the physical aspect as well.

He added, "European training schools depend largely on speed, strength, and high physical aspects, all of which are relatively far from the specifications of our players."

He continued: “Before thinking about bringing in the new coach, we must amend the ideas and behaviors of our players, which have become the subject of criticism of the coaches who have succeeded in training the white in the recent period, and among them was Colombian Jorge Pinto, who confirmed in previous statements that the Emirati player is not interested in the issue. Its own comfort, and that the majority of them prefer staying up late. ”

Fahd Abdel-Rahman explained: “I am against questioning the loyalty of our players to the national team shirt, but there are many negative phenomena that have become surrounding the majority of them, most notably failure to adhere to instructions during closed camps and playing without spirit, and preferring to play for his club more than the national team, considering that the club "He is the one who gives him his salary, and these are several problems that are clear to everyone. We must find solutions to them before we think about the nationality of the next white coach."

The former director of the football team at Al-Nasr Club, Khaled Obeid, believes that entrusting the task of coaching the national team to a local coach may adversely affect his club, especially since the nominations circle is almost limited to one name.

He said: “We have to look seriously for a coach who is well aware of the difficulty of the next stage, and its importance in the history of Emirati football, to reach the second stage of the World Cup qualifiers, and the current problems facing the national team, foremost among which is the decline in the level of our players after the (Corona) pandemic compared to the players of other teams that We will meet with her in the next stage of the qualifiers ».

He added: “If you ask anyone who has worked in the football field, or ordinary fans about the identity of the expected coach to train the national team, he will say without thinking that we need a coach who is able to change and has successful experiences in the Gulf region, especially the UAE league, for this type of coach is "You can quickly adapt to the current situation, which we must be honest with ourselves and say that it is very difficult, and he has the capabilities and capabilities to deal with these difficulties."

As for the former national team and Al-Nasr striker, Khaled Ismail, he said, "Al-Abyad needs a strong personal trainer at this time who has the ability to make changes in form and performance, and meets the requirements of the next difficult stage."

He said: “We have to admit that Emirati football has a good group of players, and we have momentum in all positions, after adding the trio Lima, Caillou and Tigali to the White squad in the coming period, and these tools need a coach with a great thinking who can lead that group to the best of The level of results and performance as well ».

He added: "The current Football Association made a great effort in the past period to provide stability for the national team at this stage. It is natural for any group to make mistakes, but the most important thing is that we have learned from the lessons of the past, and not repeat them."

Specifications of the new coach

■ To be aware of the problems and difficulties facing the national team.

■ A strong personal trainer with the power to effect changes in performance.

A coach who is well aware of the difficulty of the stage and its importance in the history of UAE football.

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The Football Association is preparing to announce the new coach of the national team to succeed Pinto.

- Required to contract with a coach who has training ideas that suit the national player and his style of play.

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