They stressed the need to reflect the high-end image in support of their clubs

4 criteria for the ideal encouragement set by members of Audience Links

• The Al Ain and Al Wahda match witnessed events outside the text in the ADNOC Professional League.

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Members of fan associations in the professional football league have identified four important criteria for the public that must be adhered to during the matches, especially sensitive ones, which reflect the ideal images of the Emirati football stadiums, and in order to avoid what happened in the “Classico” match, Al Wahda and Al Ain, which was held within Round 19, and was accompanied by a set of disciplinary decisions from penalties and fines to players from both teams.

Members of fan associations told "Emirates Today" that fans should abide by the instructions issued by the competent authorities regarding entry and exit, sitting in the specified places and others, and choosing appropriate phrases that motivate the team without offending others, and controlling nerves when the team loses or when watching arbitration errors. And the absence of any actions that affect the behavior of the team in general and the players, and all of these reflect the high image of the team, and curb problems if they occur on the field.

The fans also stressed the importance of the players’ commitment as well, especially the stars among them, noting that it always causes problems inside the stadium, the behavior of some players, the errors of the whistle, social networking sites, and the bias of the media, through their own web pages, just as they demanded the return of the security men to the stands at the expense of the security companies. private, which contributes to the tuning of the stands.

The role of the real cheerleader

A member of the Al-Ahly Youth Council, Abdul Majeed Rustom, said: “The role of the real fan in the stands is to support his team in the first place, and support to achieve the results for which he went to the stadium.” The text, the outward behavior of some fans, which incites riots and violence, is completely rejected, and our role as officials in the associations rejects them, and even keeps them away from the stands.”

He stressed that "the stands bring together a multi-cultural and multi-age audience, which may be difficult to control unless there is commitment and cooperation from the various elements of football, foremost of which is the behavior of the players."

And he concluded: “The fan associations in the clubs must play an active role in increasing the fan culture in the stands, and not addressing the fans of other teams by deed or saying, and respecting the elements of the ball, including players, technical staff and referees.”

positive roles

For his part, the head of the Baniyas Club Supporters Association, Hariz Al Menhali, confirmed that “such influences on the stands do not excuse the fan from having positive roles that he must play on the field, most notably controlling his nerves and not making any actions from him that affect his behavior and his team in a way.” General, the real encouragement is not to offend the opposing team or its players.”

He pointed out that there are several parties that can dissuade the fans from their commitment in the stands, led by the players, the whistle, the media and social networking sites.

He said, "If the player does not control his nerves, and deliberately provokes the fans, then the fans' departure from their behavior will be easy to achieve. The whistle also plays a major role in such behavior. Any improper and influential decisions in the matches will have a very angry reaction."

He added, "Recently, we have noticed the phenomenon of media bias clearly through social media sites in particular, and their affiliations are clearly shown, which may provoke the masses, and increase the intensity of skirmishes and intolerance before heading to the stands."

He pointed out: “Based on the experiences of 20 years that I have been among them in the stands, and I can say that the fan is like a football player, he does not gain experiences between day and night, and he needs time to be an ideal fan, and in order for the category we mean to reach this maturity there must be a commitment from all the elements of football The bias of a commentator or analyst in a media platform may result in many problems.”

The role of the cheerleader

In turn, a member of the Ittihad Kalba Fans Association, Ahmed Al-Balushi, stressed the need not to consider a mass case that occurred in one or two matches this season, as it has become a feature of the stands of Emirati stadiums, and said: “There is a phenomenon that we are already working on not to spread, or at least to avoid its occurrence, This reinforces the role of the fan himself, who must start from himself, and if he sees that someone is deliberately provoking his feelings, he must have good behavior so as not to harm his club and offend his country’s league, which enjoys a high position in the continent of Asia. ”

He added: “In general, mass behavior has its own world that is somewhat separate from the professional system, and is governed only by the morals of the person himself, and his upbringing, and we cannot in any way expect that there are regulations or decisions that can deter the masses unless there are educational means that limit One of the influences that derails the cheerleader.”

Standards of encouragement ideal

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■ Comply with the instructions issued by the competent authorities.

■ Choose the appropriate phrases that motivate the team without offending.

■ Control of nerves when the team loses.

■ No behavior that affects the team's behavior.

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