Athletes stress the importance of the match, as it will determine his fate in the World Cup qualifiers.. They specify:

5 technical points that the team needs before facing Iraq

• National team star Bandar Al-Ahbabi beats Iraq defender Ali Adnan during the first leg match.

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Athletes have identified five technical points that the national football team needs before its upcoming match against Iraq on the 24th of this month in Baghdad, as part of the penultimate round of the first group in the decisive role of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, represented in the preparation and psychological and moral preparation of the players, the selection of the squad and the game plan. The two occasions, in addition to the importance of playing a friendly match so that the new Argentine coach, Rodolfo Arruabarina, gets to know his players more, and the need not to make any major changes before facing Iraq, which will play its first match in front of its fans for a very long time, after the lifting of the international ban on its stadiums.

They told «Emirates Today» that the Iraq match needs special treatment, by the players or the technical and administrative staff, and it will determine the fate of the team in qualifying for the World Cup or not, so it should be of very great importance to everyone.

The team occupies third place in the standings of Group A with nine points, while the Iranian team leads with 22 points, South Korea is second (20 points), Lebanon is fourth (six points), Iraq is fifth (five points), and Syria is in the last place with only two points.

The former international player and technical analyst, Abdul Rahman Muhammad, said: “The Iraq match is the most important for the team, as it determines its fate in these qualifiers, especially since Iraq will play this match on its soil, so the impact of the Iraqi public in the match will be great, especially in supporting his country’s team, The fact that this is the first match that the Iraqi national team plays on its soil after lifting the ban on it.”

Abdul Rahman Mohamed said: "Coach Arruabarina knows most of the players he can choose in the national team, so he is required to choose the right squad and the right thought for playing the match, especially since this match will determine the team's fate in the qualifiers."

For his part, the former Ajman and Al Dhafra coach, and the Iraqi technical analyst, Abdel Wahab Abdel Qader, confirmed that “Aruaparina has previously worked in the country, so he has a great idea about the players, their abilities and capabilities, so in his estimation, the team must complete the march, and not create any experiments.” Or changes in the national team, because the time is not appropriate for that, given the short period that separates him from the next match.”

He said, "The new coach of the national team, Arruabarina, is supposed to play a test match, in which he can see the players he wants to choose in the squad."

He added, "The coach of the national team cannot, during this short period, which does not exceed a week or 10 days, make any changes in the team, so it is expected that he will use the same group that played the previous matches, with only one or two changes."

As for the former director of the Al-Nasr club football team, and sports analyst Khaled Obeid, he said that “the team needs a team playing style more than the individual, along with the convergence of its lines, and not leaving spaces for the Iraqi team.”

He added: "Most of the elements of the Iraqi team have changed, and the task of Al-Abyad will not be easy, because the Iraqi performs a combative rather than a tactical nature, so it requires the players of the team the importance of convergence of lines and speed in transferring the ball."

Khaled Obaid believed that the match needs to be played in a friendly match before facing Iraq, as the team has been absent from the gathering for a long time since the last Iran match, so that the coach knows the elements and method of playing.

the five points

■ preparation and good psychological and moral preparation for the players.

■ Choosing the right squad and playing plan.

■ Taking into account that it is the first match of the Iraqi national team on its soil after lifting the ban on its stadiums.

■ The importance of playing a friendly match in order for the new coach to get to know his players more.

■ Not to make any major changes in the national team before facing Iraq.

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