Rebrov begins drawing the features of "Al-Ain" offensive in a "high-end" style

Lapa celebrates his goal against the Emirates.

Photography: Najeeb Mohamed

The features of satisfaction returned to the faces of the Al-Ain fans after the victory of "Al-Zaeem" against its UAE guest by two clean goals, in the second round of the ADNOC Professional Football League, thanks to the offensive performance throughout the two halves of the meeting, securing the result of the victory since the first half, and closing the spaces in the second session, with an increase The number of axis players, which is the same method that Ukrainian coach Sergey Rebrov has been using with his former team, Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, nicknamed “Al-Raqi”.

Over the past two seasons, and specifically since the departure of former coach, Croatian Zoran Mamić, the team did not show the collective offensive style, despite the presence of a group of attackers, but the team showed, the day before yesterday, a remarkable improvement in offensive performance, as the team abandoned caution and balance. All the players participated in the attack, and the center of the Ivory Coast defense, Komi Antwi, was behind the two goals scored by his team.

The team’s players performed well over the two halves, to complete the Ainawiya joy of returning to the stands, in addition to obtaining the full three points, and reaching the sixth point, and the “leader” was the best party during the meeting thanks to the good spread of his players on the field, and their possession of the initiative during the 90 minutes, A means of attacks on goalkeeper Ali Saqr. Many days have passed since the period when the "leader" was deciding the matches since the first half, during the previous period he was suffering in search of goals until the last minutes, but coach Rebrov's style helped the team in a meeting, the day before yesterday, as the team achieved its goal in the first session. While the number of axis players increased at the expense of the attackers in the second half of the match, in order to secure the result and avoid the "hawks" surprises.

Al-Ain team coach, Rebrov, said in the press conference after the meeting: "The performance of his team after the first and second rounds shows that the team needs a lot of work during the coming period." He added: "We started working with each other not long ago, but the players They are adapting to my style and philosophy of play, and personally I am very happy with the results we achieved.”

Al Ain statistics against the Emirates

Shots: 18

Shots on goal: 12

Shots from outside the area: 3

Shots from inside the area: 15

Passes: 448

Passes on the opponent's court: 75%

Acquisition rate: 61.9%

Corners: 10

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