He confirmed his confidence in leading Al-Abyad to qualify for the 2022 World Cup

Marvik: My return to the Emirates national team is strange ... and I cannot guarantee that I will not be dismissed again

Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk confirmed that he has confidence in the national team's ability to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, despite the difficult position of the team in Group Seven of the double qualifiers for the World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, while noting that his return to training «White» is strange, after He was dismissed in December 2019, stressing that he does not guarantee that he will not be dismissed again from the team's coaching.

Marvik told the Dutch newspaper "Guilder Lander": "Certainly, my return to coach the Emirates national team is very strange, but what decided my approval of the Football Association's offer is that the players requested my return to the team. Even though I left the team, some players had contact with me. Both Rowell Comans and John Metgood. ”

In response to a question about the possibility of his dismissal again, and whether he guarantees that what happened last year will not be repeated, he said: “This thing cannot be guaranteed at all, and I know that completely, and since my departure from the team, the Football Association has contracted with coaches and the services of each of them have been dispensed with. The team did not play any official match due to the emerging corona virus pandemic, so I can say that I will return to coach the Emirates national team from where I finished because the team has not already played any official matches.

He added, "The Football Association's contact with me makes me feel that they may have the conviction that the work we did was not bad, that the team is on a good track, and that we can provide something to help it achieve good results."

Marvik talked about the first period in which he trained the national team, and said: “We renewed the team by using many young players, and indeed the team started well in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, although we played two games away from home in the first three rounds. , But we won two games and lost a match, but it seems that the Football Association at that time was seeing that these results were not sufficient as required, while after that the team list witnessed the return of the elderly players after my departure.

As for the national team’s chances of qualifying for the third stage of the qualifiers, he said: “The team’s position is very difficult, especially as it occupies the fourth place, and the team has six points in its tally, but it fought a match less than the competitors in Group G, and if we won in this The match will be the team in second place, in addition to the fact that the remaining matches for the team will witness three matches at home and one away match, so we have good chances to qualify if we win the four matches, especially since the team that occupies the first place qualifies directly to the next stage, In addition to the fact that the best four teams will finish second, they also have a chance to qualify.

The Dutch coach indicated that he had received criticism for agreeing to work in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates for the purpose of obtaining money, and said: “I did not agree to work for money, which I can get through other things, but for me qualifying for the World Cup is a wonderful thing. After I had previously led both the Netherlands and Australia in the World Cup, I think I am able to repeat this experience with the Emirates, especially with the presence of good facilities and a group of young players who have great ambitions.

Marvik concluded his remarks by talking about his choice of both Roel Comans and John Metjud in the coaching staff of the national team, indicating that the Dutch star Marc Van Bommel will not be present with him in the team's training.

Marvik arrives in the UAE within two weeks

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An official source said to “Emirates Today” that it is not a condition that Marvik comes to the UAE these days to officially sign the contract, but he expects that he will join his mission before the end of this year, that is, within two weeks, and that work is currently underway. Secure his return to follow the league.

• Dutch star Marc Van Bommel will not be in the coaching staff.

• Coomans and Metjod help Marvik train the national team.

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