They confirmed that Al-Abyad made the task difficult for himself

Athletes: What happened in the Lebanon match is a wake-up call for the national team before confronting Syria

• The team did not take advantage of the opportunities it had in front of Lebanon's goal.

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Athletes confirmed that what happened to the national team in its match against Lebanon, which ended in a goalless draw and losing the first two valuable points at home and in the midst of its fans, during the confrontation that brought them together at Zabeel Stadium last Thursday at the beginning of its career in the decisive role of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, is a warning bell and a warning. The team players should focus more before the expected confrontation against Syria the day after tomorrow in the second round and deal seriously with all the teams, stressing that Al-Obeid will pay dearly for wasting points if he did not remedy what happened, stressing the importance of compensation in the Syrian match, as the opportunity still exists in front of the team To defend his chances of qualifying for the World Cup.

They told "Emirates Today": "The team could have achieved a positive result and won the first three points in this decisive role for the qualifiers, but it lacked focus in front of the goal and the play industry."

For his part, the former national team coach, Dr. Abdullah Misfer, confirmed that the team missed a valuable chance to win at home and among its fans.

He added, "The result of the match is not satisfactory, and the team should have taken advantage of the opportunity to play at home and in the midst of its fans."

He continued, "In my estimation, the team was not in its normal day, and this may be due to the combination with which it played or the way the players played the match, especially since the midfield was affected by the absence of Khalfan Mubarak and Abdullah Ramadan."

Abdullah Misfer pointed out that the team lacked in this match the focus in front of the goal and the play industry, noting that some players appeared at a lower level than expected from them, especially in the front line.

Abdullah Misfer considered that the player Bandar Al-Ahbabi played a major role in this match, but the problem of the team was to end the attack, and the team missed the player who creates solutions on the field.

"A striker like Tigali, if he doesn't participate in a match like this, when does he play?" he said. It is not a condition that the coach, if he decided that he was playing a 4-2, 3-1, to give up other options, as he could have played with two spearheads and behind them a striker.”

Misfer stressed that the team did not lose hope, since this is the first match and that it still has the opportunity to return strongly, stressing that what happened in the Lebanon match was like a warning bell for the players and the technical staff, and stressed the importance of dealing seriously with the competitor, whatever his level, indicating that he was there. diarrhea to win.

In turn, former Football Association Council member Dr. Salim Al-Shamsi confirmed, “What happened in the Lebanon match, with the loss of two valuable points, makes the players of the national team face a great challenge and focus more in order to compensate, and not to neglect any point again so as not to pay the price for that dearly in these qualifiers. The team needs to collect the most points.

Salim Al Shamsi pointed out that the team missed Lebanon's team play and lack of focus in ending the attack, stressing that Al-Abyad missed a golden opportunity to collect the first three points.

For his part, a former member of the Competitions Committee in the Football Association, Khaled Awad, confirmed that despite what happened in the Lebanon match and that the current situation of the team is not easy, the opportunity for the team still exists to defend its chances of qualifying for the World Cup, stressing the importance of optimism, and that as long as That there is an opportunity, we must cling to it, pointing out that the players were not in their day during the Lebanon match, indicating that he hopes things will change for the better in the Syrian match.

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