Shiotani: As long as I am in a big club like Al Ain, I will strive to return to the Japan national team

Tsukasa Shiotani.

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Al-Ain team player, Japanese Tsukasa Shiotani, said that as long as he plays in the ranks of a big club like Al Ain, he will work hard to draw the attention of Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu, to be part of the squad in the upcoming entitlements, and that he hopes that his dream will come true to test feelings and pressures. Participation in the World Cup scheduled for next year.

Shiotani confirmed in an interview with the Japanese newspaper "Football Zone" that, although he had been away from the attention of the technical staff of the "samurai" team for two years, since the last participation in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE, he has always played football, regardless of his age. , He is striving to fulfill the dream of returning to his country's national team.

The player, who has entered his fourth year with Al Ain, and who is currently 32 years old, said that playing in big clubs increases the player's chance to participate with his country. He added: “I want to be part of the players who will have the opportunity to join the national team, and I seek to improve my level in a way. continuous".

On the other hand, Al Ain coach, Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel, has become besieged by the pressure of the numerous absences in his squad to face the Al-Ahly youth team, scheduled for Friday evening at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, in the 15th round of the Arab Gulf League, at a time when the team will be demanding victory, and nothing else , To erase the effects of the recently achieved results, including the 2-2 draw against Khorfakkan.

Coach Pedro became required to choose a combination of players capable of keeping up with the guests, at a time when the team would lose the services of the main goalkeeper Khaled Issa, defender Mohamed Ahmed, and midfielder Mohamed Abdel Rahman, due to injury, while the possibility of the participation of the Japanese player Nakajima, who is still subject to a special program, has not been confirmed. , Due to his lack of physical readiness.

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