He stressed that the absence of the fans increases the pressure on the team players

Al Ain coach: There is no need to double preparation for the remaining 6 difficult confrontations

Laba Kodjo during the celebration of Al Ain's victory over Al Wasl in the last minute.

Photography: Eric Arrasas

Al-Ain coach, Ukrainian Sergey Rebrov, acknowledged the difficulty of the six matches awaiting the "leader" in the ADNOC Professional Football League, but stressed at the same time that "there is no need to double preparation for those confrontations, especially since Al-Ain is currently leading the standings," noting He pointed out that "the absence of his team's fans against the background of the decision of the Disciplinary Committee due to the events of "El Clasico" doubled the pressure on his team's players."

Al-Ain has difficult confrontations against the youth of Al-Ahly, Al-Dhafra, Al-Nasr, Ajman, Al-Jazira and Sharjah. 

Rebrov said in the press conference, after the valuable victory, the day before yesterday, over Al Wasl 3-2 in the 20th round of the league that "Al Ain's performance was marred by caution on the part of his team players, because they were afraid of losing points and reducing the difference with their followers in the standings table."

The "leader" snatched the victory in the penultimate minute of the match, when the Togolese Laba Kodjo scored the winning goal in the 89th minute from a header, to secure the lead of his team by reaching the 49th point, seven points behind its closest pursuers, Al-Wahda, while Al-Wasl points froze at 26 in seventh place.

Al-Ain coach said: "We knew the difficulty of playing this kind of matches, especially after a full month of interruption. It was not easy at all, it was a difficult confrontation."

Rebrov admitted that his team missed the crowd, and said: "It was difficult to play the match in the absence of our fans, who supported us in all the matches, and this put additional pressure on the players."

Hillman is upset about the lack of commitment by some Al Ain players to "fair play"

Al Wasl coach, Brazilian Auder Hellmann, showed his dissatisfaction with the lack of commitment of some Al Ain players to fair play, stressing that he always urges his players to respect competitors, and to take the ball out of the field directly in the event that any player falls on the field due to injury.

The coach confirmed in the press conference that his team did not deserve to lose, in sympathy with the level in which his team appeared, but he returned and admitted that the poor positioning of his players was the reason for receiving two goals with two headers, despite his team's control of the course of the meeting, indicating that he will work to correct these errors.

• 6 difficult matches remain for Al Ain until the end of the season against (Shabab Al Ahly, Al Dhafra, Al Nasr, Ajman, Al Jazira and Sharjah).

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