He said that the youth of Al-Ahly did not have luck against Kalba

Jardim: Special and technical reasons behind replacing Denier, Jesus and Khribin

Youth player Al-Ahly Belgian Denier asked for change because he felt pain.

Photography: Patrick Castillo.

Al-Ahly youth coach, Portuguese Leonardo Jardim, expressed his dissatisfaction with the result achieved by the "Dubai Knights" in its 0-0 draw with Ittihad Kalba, the day before yesterday, at the opening of the fifth round of the ADNOC Professional League, pointing out that "the substitutions he made were the result of reasons Private and artistic.

Al-Ahly youth suffers because of the unstable level, as it scored seven points in five rounds, while it will find itself in a difficult test, next week, in the sixth round against Al-Jazira.

Jardim said at the press conference that the replacement of the Belgian Jason Denayer was for a special reason, while the Brazilian Igor Jesus, and the Syrian Omar Khribin, was for a technical reason.

He explained, "It was Dinaer who asked for the change because of his pain, while Jesus was not in a good condition, as a result of his long absence from the team last season due to injury."

He added, "For Omar Khribin, the reason for the change was my desire to give the team speed in attacking performance."

He explained, "We missed a lot of chances, and we weren't successful in scoring goals, so the match ended in a draw, and we have to think about the next match."

On the other hand, the Iranian coach of Kalba, Farhad Majidi, said that the Tigers were the best in their match against Shabab Al-Ahly, stressing that his team played to win.

"We were the best in most of the match, especially in the first half, and we had many chances, but we were unsuccessful in scoring, and we were not planning to draw, but rather to win," he said in a press conference.

He concluded: "I thank the players for what they have done, and this leads me to be optimistic about the coming period, the possibility of getting more points, and improving our position in the standings."

Shabab Al-Ahly does not appear at a constant level and scored 7 points in 5 rounds.

Dubai Knights will play a difficult match in the next round against Al Jazeera.

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