Athletes reveal defensive problems faced by the team and the lack of moral preparation.. They affirm:
5 technical factors that eliminated Sharjah from the AFC Champions League early
Sharjah lost its chance to qualify for the second round of the AFC Champions League.
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Athletes identified five technical factors, which they said were behind the early exit of the Sharjah club from the AFC Champions League in 2022, within the first group that includes the Saudi Al Hilal "title holder" teams, Al Rayyan Qatar and Istiklal Dushanbe of Tajikistan, noting that the most prominent of these factors are In the lack of preparation and good moral preparation of the team for the tournament, in addition to the difficulty of the group, and the tournament system itself did not help Sharjah go far in the competition, and the failure of some citizen players to appear at the level required to make the difference, in addition to the presence of individual defensive problems that caused his loss to Al Hilal At the beginning of his career in the championship, and in front of Al Rayyan in the fourth round, as well as his negligence in a victory that was close to him by drawing with Al Hilal in the last return match, although he was ahead with two goals against a goal until the 95th minute of stoppage time, before Al Hilal adjusted the result. to become 2-2.
They told "Emirates Today": "The Sharjah team had all the tools that make it appear better than the level it appeared in this tournament, because there are distinguished foreign players such as Brazilians Caio Lucas, Bernard Duraty and Guinean Othman Kamara, in addition to the presence of a great coach with experience. As great in coaching as Roman Cosmin.”
Sharjah occupies third place in the standings of the championship teams with five points, after winning one match against Al-Istiklal, drawing in two matches, losing in the same, and he has one match left on the 28th of this month against Al-Istiqlal, which is a feat only, while Al-Hilal topped the group with 13 points. Al-Rayyan came second with 10 points, and Al-Istiqlal finally got no credit.
And the former international player, Legal Adviser Salem Hadid, considered that in his estimation, there are several factors that contributed to Sharjah’s early exit from the Asian Championship, including the failure to prepare the team physically and morally in the required manner for a major tournament such as the Asian Champions League to face its rivals in terms of, and not in a defeatist spirit, whether Al Hilal or any other team, pointing out that the Sharjah Club spent large sums in order to be a team that competes for championships, whether local or Asian.
Salem Hadid added, "If Sharjah beat Al Hilal in the return match, they would regret that he did not beat him in the first leg, and it is the same team that Sharjah faced in the first match that did not change, but the Sharjah players when they saw that their team started defeated with two clean goals, they managed During the last time of the match, it is necessary to change the result so that the team does not retreat morally at the end of the match.”
He continued, "Sharjah has the tools that would have enabled it to beat Al Hilal, but the team needed a good moral preparation for such a tournament, and not underestimate its value or the value of the participation itself, because the moral and physical preparation is among the tools of the tournament to raise the morale of your players."
Salem Hadid pointed out that "Cosmin's coach's statements were aimed at relieving the psychological pressure on his players, stressing that Sharjah is going to this tournament to represent the country, because he has the capabilities that enable him to do so."
For his part, the former director of the Al Nasr football team, the technical analyst Khaled Obaid, said in his appreciation that one of the most important reasons that caused Sharjah’s exit from the Asian Championship was the presence of defensive problems in the team, and individual mistakes, noting that “Coach Cosmin made an effort with the team, But the players on the sides of the team were not at the required level in this tournament.”
In response to a question about some of them saying that Sharjah did not give the Asian championship the necessary attention, Khaled Obaid added: "On the contrary, Sharjah's contracts with players, whether they are local or foreign, and they are among the best players. Sharjah's interest in the championship appears, but I think that the difficulty of the group is one of the reasons The team’s exit, especially with the presence of the Saudi Al Hilal, the title holder, and its inclusion of elements who have experience dealing with such tournaments, the team found it difficult in this tournament, and the establishment of the tournament in the (playoff) system is also one of the factors that caused the exit of Sharjah, because the players did not They get used to it, but they are accustomed to the back-and-forth system despite its difficulty, but the motives for the players and the team are different in addition to the atmosphere of the tournament itself.” Khaled Obaid stressed that the motives in this tournament, especially for the Saudi Crescent, are more than Sharjah, being the champion of the previous version.
Khaled Obaid considered that the foreign players in Sharjah, whether it was Bernard Duraty, Caio Lucas and Othman Camara, played their role and are considered an addition to the team, but in terms of the local players, some of them did not provide the technical return required in this tournament.
In turn, the former Masafi coach, Muhammad Obaid Al Khadim, said: “Sharjah participated in the Asian Championship while he was fully prepared, through his participation in the league and all the ingredients and tools were available for the team to appear better, and there are no shortcomings or absences in the ranks of Sharjah,” stressing in his opinion “the lack of Great interest in the championship is one of the reasons behind Sharjah’s exit, but it is not a major reason to say goodbye.”
The 4 Technical Factors
1- The absence of a good psychological and moral preparation for the team to compete in a major tournament such as the Asian Champions.
2- The presence of individual defensive problems and errors that caused the Champions League to be excluded.
3- Some citizen players did not appear at the required technical level, which affected the team in general.
4- The difficulty of the group that includes the defending champion Al Hilal.
5- The tournament system who did not help Sharjah go far in the competition.
AFC Champions League Group A standings
1- Al-Hilal: 13 points
2- Al Rayyan: 10 points
3- Sharjah: 5 points
4- Independence: zero
A final round of Sharjah to improve his position
At the end of the Asian trip, Sharjah concludes its AFC Champions League campaign by meeting its counterpart, Istiklal Dushanbe, Tajikistan, at 12:15 midnight today, at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh within the sixth and final round for the first group.
Sharjah will play this match in order to rehabilitate and improve its position in the group after bidding farewell to the competition with its last draw against Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 2-2, after it was ahead 2-1 until stoppage time, as the team fell to third place with only five points, knowing that The first leg between the two teams ended with Sharjah winning 2-1, after it was late with a clean goal in the first half, but he returned and scored two goals in the second half.
Sharjah seeks to appear differently and consider it a good preparation for him to return again to participate in the professional league matches and face the Al-Uruba team in round 21.
It is expected that the technical staff of Sharjah, led by Romanian coach Cosmin, will give the opportunity to some players who did not participate in the previous matches to participate in this match, such as the rising goalkeeper Darwish Mohammed.
Sharjah loses in this match and in the upcoming rounds in the local league, its main goalkeeper, Adel Al Hosani, after suffering a cut in the anterior cruciate ligament during the team's last match against Al Hilal.
At the level of the Tajik team, it is at the bottom of the group standings without credit, after losing in all its past five matches against Sharjah, Al Hilal and Al Rayyan.
In the same group, Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, the leader of the group with 13 points, will meet Al Rayyan of Qatar, who is in second place with 10 points.
• Sharjah won one match over Al-Istiklal, drew two matches and lost the same
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