The UAE national team turns the page of the Iran match and prepares for Iraq

The technical staff of the first UAE national team folded the file of the Iran match, and began preparing for the next confrontation against Iraq next Monday

The match is crucial for Al-Abyad, given the position of the two teams in the standings, where Al-Abyad and his Iraqi rival are equal in two points, which makes the confrontation of great importance, not divisible by two and requires special preparation, so that our team can achieve a result that enhances its chances of qualifying.

Yesterday, the team conducted a recovery training for the players who participated in the previous match, with the aim of removing the effects of fatigue.

The technical staff was keen to communicate with the players, to get them out of the frustration that dominated the team’s stars after the loss to Iran, and the Dutch coach, Van Marwijk, seeks to restore confidence to the players, and stress the need to continue working hard and fighting for qualification.

For his part, the national team player Shaheen Abdul Rahman apologized to the Emirati football fans for the loss to Iran in the third round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, promising to make more effort to compensate in the next confrontation against Iraq next Tuesday at Zabeel Stadium. In the fourth round.

Shaheen Abdel Rahman admitted that the loss was very harsh, especially that the team played on its own land and in the presence of its fans, indicating that everyone is very sad about what happened, and that they, as players, are not satisfied with the loss and seek to provide a better level against Iraq.

Regarding the atmosphere in the corridors of the team, the Al-Abyad defender explained that the players overcame the effects of the loss, and returned to training with great motives to compensate in the next confrontation, which requires a lot of effort to achieve a result that will restore the team to compete again for the qualification cards.

He said in a press statement: "Everyone understands the importance of the Iraq match, which is one of the fateful confrontations. Therefore, we have to be more determined in the next meeting, as we need to outperform our opponent to move a step forward in the standings and maintain our chances of qualifying."

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