Joao Pedro the trump card .. «Bid Al Annabi»
Al-Wahda threatens Baniyas with “yesterday’s friend”
Joao Pedro.
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Tonight, attention will be focused on Al Wahda striker, Joao Pedro, in his first appearance against his former team, Baniyas, at Al Nahyan Stadium at the end of the second phase of the ADNOC Professional Football League.
Pedro starred last season in the heavenly shirt, but the unit was able to obtain the player's services by buying his international card from his original club "Al Dhafra" and contracting with him for two seasons without revealing the value of the deal.
The Brazilian player succeeded in imposing himself on the scene last season, by scoring 18 goals, to lead Baniyas to the runner-up in the league, after he remained a contender in the title until the last round.
Pedro crowned his career with Al-Samawi by winning the title of best foreign player for the past season, from the selection of the Professional League, after a strong competition with Al-Nasr and Al-Jazira professionals, Ryan Mendes and Tolani Serero.
The 28-year-old participated in the first Al-Wahda match in the professional league against Al-Orouba and managed to score two out of four goals that Al-Annabi won, to start strongly the journey of competition as the top scorer, which went last season to Al-Jazira international striker Ali Mabkhout with 25 goals.
Pedro, along with Syrian Omar Khribin, constitutes a great offensive force that threatens any team that will meet Al Annabi this season, which enhances the chances of the happy owners of winning the title that has been absent from the club's walls for 10 years.
Al Wahda coach, Dutch Tin Kat, is looking forward to winning the match and collecting the three points by hitting more than one bird with one stone, by continuing to lead and gaining great morale and confidence for his players before the most important and prominent confrontation against Sharjah in the AFC Champions League.
Tin Kat has shown great success with their Excellencies since he took over the technical leadership of the team last March, with a contract that extends until the summer of next year.
The Dutch coach succeeded in restoring the balance lost by their Excellency with his former coach, Serbian Razovic, and was able to lead the team to reach the second stage of the AFC Champions League after it performed well in the group stage, and finished seventh in the League Championship.
On the other hand, Baniyas, who started his season by losing at home and among his fans from Al Wasl with a goal without a response, is looking forward to restoring his balance and prestige to return to the fore and be among the competing clubs in the title.
Al-Samawi was unable to compensate for the departure of his Brazilian striker Pedro, and to sign a striker with the same efficiency to show the team his lack of attacking trick, despite the advantage he had in the Al-Wasl match.
Al Wahda has historically outperformed Baniyas in the confrontations that have brought them together since the start of the professional league.
The two teams had previously met 20 times, Al-Wahda won 11 times, compared to only four times for Al-Samawi, and they drew on five occasions.
The last meeting between Al Samawi and Al Annabi ended in a 1-1 draw.
Angel: The match is a new challenge for unity
Al Wahda player Jose Angel stressed that the Bani Yas match represents a new challenge for his team, stressing that there is no easy match this season due to the strength of the competitors.
He told reporters, "We seek to win all our matches, and we must believe in our ability to win, and make every effort to achieve it." they did.”
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