Wants to follow in the footsteps of El Hadary and Buffon
Abdullah Sultan lost 15 kilograms of weight to reserve a seat in the Al Dhafra squad
Abdullah Sultan .. “Before and After” in weight and body.
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Al-Dhafra goalkeeper Abdullah Sultan (35 years old), who is the second oldest goalkeeper in the Arab Gulf League, after Al-Ahly youth goalkeeper Majed Nasser (37 years), is betting on losing 15 kilograms of weight in order to reserve a primary seat in the Al-Dhafra squad this season. The new, after he had participated in six matches last season, after goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sinani joined the national service, and is currently filled with ambition to gain the confidence of Syrian coach Muhammad Qweid to protect the team's den.
He told "Emirates Today", who established a new health system for his life, that "before the start of the strict program that began to be implemented a year ago, he lost 15 kilograms, and now weighs 75 kilograms, after he was 90 kilograms last year, and that he currently feels that More agile, especially after he transformed most of his body fat into muscles, and his new weight is currently commensurate with his height of 191 centimeters, which makes him able to perform his duties in protecting the goal better.
The former goalkeeper of Al-Ain club, who played on loan to Ajman and Dibba clubs, believes that the most defective thing for a goalkeeper is his increase in weight, as it does not help him jump in order to tackle the high balls, and adds: “The more the goalkeeper’s weight increases, the movement and reaction will be Less.
As for me, I reduced my weight while strengthening the muscles, I want to continue in the courts for a long time, so I have to take care of healthy nutrition and maintain weight.”
Abdullah Sultan, who participated last year in six matches, revealed the reason that led him to lose weight, and said: “During the past year, specifically with the beginning of the spread of the Corona virus, everyone was in their homes, and I benefited from that in developing a program based on healthy eating that he prepared at home, It is certainly better than ordering from fast-food restaurants, and I also started implementing an indoor exercise program.”
Despite the gradual return after the pandemic subsided, goalkeeper Abdullah Sultan continued his home diet in addition to joining a gym, and joined a group that exercises in the morning, and says: “I continued the program as usual even after the end of last season with a group of athletes practicing exercises ( CrossFit) in the early morning in order to maintain my fitness.”
The goalkeeper of the Al Dhafra team believes that the persistence of guards for a long time in the stadiums is mainly due to the desire of the person, maintaining weight and avoiding injuries.
He concluded: “There is no specific age for the goalkeeper as long as he is committed to training and avoids injuries, for example, there is the Italian goalkeeper Guanelli Buffon and the Egyptian Essam El-Hadary, sometimes it is not about goalkeepers, and the best witness to this is the duo of the heart of the Italian national team defense, Bonucci and Chiellini, who They played a major role in winning the European title.”
Al Dhafra holds its first meeting with the new formation
Al Dhafra ■ Emirates Today /
The Al Dhafra Club Board of Directors held its first meeting, headed by the club’s chairman, Abdullah Al Qubaisi, and in the presence of Humaid Al Mansouri, Mubarak Al Mansouri, Ahmed Al Qubaisi and Issa Al Mazrouei, representatives of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Executive Director of the Sports Development Sector Talal Al Hashemi, and Executive Director of the Support Services Sector Ahmed Abdullah Al Qubaisi.
During the meeting, Abdullah Al Qubaisi called on the members of the board of directors to work in the spirit of one team, and to put the interest of the club in mind, stressing in a press statement that the next stage requires a lot of effort, sacrifices, work and joint cooperation, so that the club can return to its natural place among the state clubs.
During the meeting, the Vice-Chairman and heads of companies were named and installed as follows: Salem Issa Al Mazrouei as Vice President and Managing Director of the club, Mubarak Al Mansouri as Chairman of Al Dhafra Investment Company, Ahmed Omran Al Qubaisi as Chairman of Al Dhafra Football Company, Issa Saif Al Mazrouei as Chairman of Al Dhafra Sports Company, and Hamid Rashid Al-Mansoori for strategy and performance continuity.
Al Dhafra goalkeeper:
• “The more the goalkeeper’s weight increases, the less movement and reaction he takes.”
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