Athletes said that the coach needs to work more on the defensive system, and they affirm:

The advantages of "Al-Abyad" are many, and the defense is "worrying."

• The team achieved 4 consecutive victories and presented a distinctive image that increased optimism in achieving the dream of reaching the World Cup.

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Athletes unanimously agreed that the national football team achieved many gains after qualifying directly, leading its group, to the decisive stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, and stressed that, on the other hand, the worrying point remains in the defense, especially after the mistakes that appeared in the second half of the last Vietnam match. , and caused two goals for the Vietnamese, although the team won and achieved the fourth victory in a row.

They told "Emirates Today" that the positives are many, but the negative point that needs more work is defense, especially since the next stage will include large and strong teams.

It is noteworthy that the team is awaiting the drawing of the final stage draw on the first of next July.

Negative cons

The former Al-Wasl team manager, Badr Hareb, said that “the positives of Al-Abyad in the qualifiers are many, and there may not be any negatives,” noting that the team passed a difficult period, to return and be the most prominent team in Asia at the level of results, and continued: “The mistakes that occurred in The matches are normal as a result of the pressure of the matches and fatigue, and the team under the leadership of the Dutch coach, Marvik, played six matches, including two friendlies and four official matches, and succeeded in winning the six matches, something that did not happen with Al-Abyad for a long time, and Marvik succeeded in discovering a number of players and changing How to play from one match to another according to the team he plays.

restoring confidence

The team regained the confidence that had been lost for a long time, after a period of instability, defeats and fluctuation in level, performance and results, to restore the winning tone. Badr Hareb explained: “The team witnessed the entry of a new group of players for the first time officially, and they achieved great success, including Lima, Cayo and Tigali. Which contributed to increasing the base of influential players in the team, and facilitated the coach’s work in finding a ready and alternative player who can build on him, in the coming months of the qualifying age, to approach the dream of ascending to the World Cup.”

League effect

On the other hand, the former Al-Nasr team manager, Khaled Obaid, confirmed that “scheduling the Arab Gulf League matches had a significant impact on the team’s success, after the players played four matches in a short period of time, with a match every three or four days, without any injury. Or a drop in level, which means preparing the players well.”

He added: "During the second round of the qualifiers, a number of players appeared who had a prominent role, including Abdullah Ramadan, who won the league title with Al-Jazira, in addition to Sharjah defender Shaheen Abdul Rahman, who proved his eligibility to be on the main list, and for the first time appeared the Al-Ahly youth player, Muhammad Pele, and in the deck there is a rising player like Abdullah Suhail, as well as Muhammad Al-Attas, all of whom were produced by the league championship and the wonderful season that ended with the coronation of Al-Jazira.”

He added: “The teams of the first and second levels will not give Al-Abyad the opportunity to possess this way, we need two or three players in the defense line, able to match the opponent’s speed.” He said that he had noticed the absence of any problems, as happened with former coach Bento, in addition to the full commitment of the players. .

back line

Sports analyst and former media coordinator for Al-Wasl Club, Adel Darwish, confirmed that "the negatives are very few, and all of them are concentrated in the defensive system," noting that the national team suffers due to individual differences in the defensive aspects, in addition to the list's need for two or three players in the backs and the heart of the defense. in the middle.

Darwish said: “There are no crises now or problems in the front line or in the middle, and the evidence is the Vietnam match. After the Vietnam coach played the danger of Mabkhout and Lima, the team came out with three players from the middle, who were the main reason for winning and ascending, but the Al-Abyad crisis is now defensive. Purely, as the percentage of possession that Al-Abyad achieved in the last match will not be repeated in the next stage, and he must work on the defensive side well.”

• The national team will meet in the last stage of the qualifiers strong teams, and the draw will be on the first of next July.

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