Athletes confirmed that the fans' criticisms are natural.. They affirm:

Team players are required to turn the public's anger into an incentive to correct the course

• Great public pressure on the national team players in the recent period due to the poor results in the World Cup qualifiers.

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Athletes considered that the state of anger prevailing among the Emirati public, against the background of the recent negative results of the team in the decisive round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, is a normal and expected reaction, after the disappointing results that made the team fourth in the first group, with three points after four rounds. .

They called on the players of the national team to turn this public anger and criticism into an incentive to correct the path and achieve the desired results, starting with the important and fateful meeting against South Korea on November 11.

The athletes told «Emirates Today» that the players should not be negatively affected by these criticisms, and that criticism is required to correct mistakes and address negatives, weaknesses and shortcomings, while stressing their rejection of any offense or deviation from the text, and warned that unconstructive criticism will increase psychological pressure on the players.

The Football Association announced, in its last meeting, the renewal of confidence in Dutch coach Marvik, in order to ensure the technical stability of the team before a difficult period ahead in the qualifiers.

Former Al-Nasr team manager and technical analyst Khaled Obaid said: The Emirati audience is emotional, and always interacts with the results, and this is normal.

He continued: We reject any insult or abuse, and criticism must be constructive.

And the players should not be affected by this, and strive to achieve victory, to bring joy to the hearts of the public, who has always stood with the team at all times.

In turn, the former legal and international advisor, Salem Hadid, confirmed that "when the audience came to the stadium from all the emirates of the country, they did not feel the players' giving."

He stressed his complete rejection of any departure from the text by some fans, and continued: “What happened to the team is borne by the Football Association, the Committee for Teams and Technical Affairs, the coach and the players. Everyone participated in the decline of the team’s level, and the same mistakes and the same faces are repeated,” describing this as not the result of the moment, But it has been extended for more than 30 years.

He wondered about the role of the Technical Committee and the National Teams Committee, their reaction, plans and strategy regarding what is happening.

He considered that the Football Association provided everything for the team to achieve success in his career, and that he was confident that the opportunity still exists, and the team has the ability to correct the situation, while stressing that "it is illogical for a player like Tigali to remain involved in the last minutes of the matches."

For his part, the former Assistant Secretary-General of the Football Association, Imran Abdullah, confirmed that "the public has the right to be angry at the negative results, but without offending or insulting any player."

He said that the federation bears the responsibility for developing the plans and strategies for the team, but stressed that "the team's chances are still mathematically."

He stressed the importance of supporting the team in the next stage, and supporting it strongly, calling for the need to overcome what happened in the recent period, as the team is able to continue its career if it finds support and support from everyone, especially from the public.

• Only 3 points, which the national team have in the World Cup qualifiers, await a very important match against their South Korean host on November 11th.

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