"Pride of Abu Dhabi" hopes to correct its Asian course early

Al Jazeera raises the slogan "compensation" in the face of young people

Al Jazeera lost to Air Force 1-2 in the first round.

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Al-Jazira team raises the slogan of compensation when it faces its Saudi youth rival at 12:15 pm at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in the second round of the second group matches of the AFC Champions League, after the sudden loss in the last round against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 -2.

The "Pride of Abu Dhabi" hopes to overcome its depression quickly and correct its course early and before the gap widens more with the owners of the front, which will require the players to make more effort and focus more in facing the team that will be motivated by its fan base during the meeting, knowing that the opposing team had swept India's Mumbai rival by three goals.

Al-Jazira suffered in the match that it lost against Air Force One in reaching the goal, as its possession of the ball, which amounted to 60.5%, was not enough to win the match, and it conceded two goals in the two halves, although the opponent was the least in possession, but his control She was more positive and gave him the three points.

Al-Jazira occupies third place in the group’s standings without a balance of points, along with India’s Mumbai, while Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia leads the group with three points, surpassing Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, which is second in terms of goals.

Many Al-Jazira players lack Asian experience, as the team missed the past three editions of the AFC Champions League, and during this period the team changed its skin while retaining some elements of experience such as goalkeeper Ali Khaseef and striker Ali Mabkhout.

The team is struggling to avoid the specter of exiting the competition from the group stage, similar to the six editions it participated in in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2017, so it has no alternative but to reset the compass starting from today's meeting against the Saudi team.

For his part, the coach of Al-Jazira team, the Dutch Marcel Kaiser, warned his players of the danger of the Saudi youth team that he will face in the match, noting that Al-Shabab is technically stronger than the Air Force, which they lost in the last round, but he stressed that his team also has many strengths. Which he will try to take advantage of to achieve a positive result in the match.

He said in the press conference: "The Saudi youth is a strong team and includes in its ranks many distinguished players who are able to make the difference at any moment in the match, and for me it is better than the Air Force, because the youth plays in a technically stronger league, and has players with higher capabilities."

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