He suffered the third defeat in 15 rounds ... and a modest outcome for Al Ain coach a year after his appointment
The "leader" bleeds 21 points ... and Pedro: I am not a magician, to change the position of the eye quickly
Pedro's fifth defeat with Al Ain in all competitions by 4.
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Al Ain coach Pedro.
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The Al Ain team’s mission in the competition for the Arab Gulf League’s title was complicated this season, after it suffered a big loss at home 1-4 in the face of its guest Shabab Al Ahly the day before yesterday, which is its third this season, and the fifth in the league since Portuguese coach Pedro took over his leadership In January 2020.
Al Ain is ranked sixth with 24 points, and this season has bled 21 points out of 45 possible points after 15 rounds, winning six matches, tied in the same, and lost in three.
In total, the coach led the Al Ain team in 36 matches in all domestic and foreign competitions, winning 15 matches and tied on 10 occasions, while he lost 11 matches, the last of which was from Shabab Al Ahly.
He had previously suffered heavy defeats against Iranian Subhan (0-4) and Al Sadd (0-4) in the Asian champions, and against Bani Yas (1-4) in the Arab Gulf League, and against Khorfakkan in the Arab Gulf Cup.
Although Pedro succeeded in his first season in competing for the title and qualifying for the final of the President's Cup, and it was canceled due to the Corona virus, the situation has changed this season due to the expansion of pressure and calls for his dismissal before the end of his contract after four months.
Hopes were placed on the coach to change course and build a team capable of climbing to the podium, but the poor results caused the team to decline.
While the Ainawian fans waited for the coach to accept responsibility for the loss, he stressed his inability to quickly change the situation within the team, indicating that the "leader" continued to suffer absences during the last period for various reasons, while blaming the match ruling for the first loss from yesterday.
Pedro said in a press statement after the end of the Al-Ahly youth confrontation: “I am not a wizard who can take a rabbit out of the hat to change the situation quickly. Practically, the team has suffered absences. It is easy for the referees who run our matches to count penalties against us. For me, I assure you that the fans have the right to get angry. On the status of the team ».
Mahdi Ali: The spirit is the secret of victory over the eye
Al-Ahly youth coach, Mahdi Ali, said that the "knights" dominated the course of the meeting, despite the absence of seven important players from the squad, considering that "the secret behind the victory is due to the spirit with which the team plays its matches in sympathy for the results achieved recently", referring to To be crowned Super Gulf Arab at the expense of Sharjah.
Mahdi said at the press conference that his team’s players followed the instructions that he gave them before the match, and said: “We knew how to win over our opponent, because the players fulfilled what I asked of them, and I would like to thank them for what they kept offering to the team.”
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