He said that the frequent change of coaches is behind the national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup

Hussein Ghuloom: The joy of my parents by choosing me in the "World Cup 90" team remained stuck in my memory

• Hussein Ghuloom during the "White" and Yugoslavia match in the World Cup in Italy.

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Former national football player Hussein Ghuloom, who participated with the national team in the 1990 World Cup in Italy, said, "One of the main reasons behind Al-Abyad's failure to qualify for the World Cup for the second time in 32 years is the lack of stability at the level of the technical staff, due to the frequent change of coaches."

Stressing the importance of building a strong team capable of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, especially with the fact that the 48-team participation system facilitates the task of qualifying for the qualifiers.

And he considered that this matter needs will and determination in order for the UAE football to take its natural place in the world football map, indicating that among the scenes that he will not forget in his life is “the joy of his parents, may God have mercy on them, by being chosen in the list of the national team participating in the World Cup 90, and their invitations at the time for him and his colleagues.” In the national team, good luck in the world championship.

He said that scene remained stuck in his memory to this day.

Hussein Ghuloom told Emirates Today: "Instability in the technical staff is not in the interest of the team, as the coach must be given an opportunity for about 3 or 4 years to work with the team in order to build a strong team that competes in all tournaments, especially at the level of qualifying for the World Cup." ».

Hussein Ghuloom emphasized that although «the period that saw the team qualify for the World Cup in 1990, there was no professionalism in the UAE league, but their insistence as players to achieve a historic achievement for UAE football was behind Al-Abyad's qualification to the World Cup, although the team's opportunity at that time It was difficult, because only two teams from Asia qualify.”

Big chance

And he stressed that there is a great opportunity now for the national team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, given that the number of Asian teams participating in the tournament will rise to eight teams, after the FIFA decision to increase the number of international teams participating in the next edition of the World Cup to 48 teams.

Ghuloom stressed the importance of uniting everyone's efforts to work on building a strong team for the future that would be able to have a strong presence and honorable representation of the UAE in various football forums, especially at the level of the upcoming World Cup and benefit from the great momentum that accompanied the current World Cup in Qatar.

Hussein Ghuloom revealed that before participating in the World Cup in Italy, he went to London for treatment, and returned well, to participate with Al-Abyad in the World Cup so as not to miss the historic opportunity.

Hussein Ghuloom explained: “Among the memories that I will not forget is the admiration of the former Brazilian national team coach, Zagallo, for my abilities as a player, because he thought that I reminded him of himself when he was a player, due to the extraordinary physical effort that I was making as a player in the field and carrying out the tasks that he asked of me, and the same was the case. With former Brazilian national team coach Alberto Carlos.

Hussein Ghuloom, who was called the fighter player at the time due to the great effort he was making on the field, indicated that he was very eager to represent his country in the World Cup, to the point that despite the injury he was suffering from, he was keen to attend all trainings so that he would be ready from all sides to participate.

And about the local player who is similar to him in the way he plays with the national team, he stressed that each player has his own way of playing, and that he cannot specify a specific player whose way of playing could be similar to his style.

Favorite world team

Hussein Ghuloom indicated that Brazil is his favorite team, stressing that he nominates Brazil or Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

And about his favorite international player, he stressed that there are many distinguished players in the world, indicating that football in general and the next World Cup will miss the participation of a great global star the size of Argentina captain Lionel Messi, for whom the current cup is his last world championship.

Regarding his conversion to the field of training after his retirement from football, and not to technical and sports analysis in football, Ghuloom stressed that he considers training his favorite field, as he has obtained many certificates in this field in order to be ready for the task.

He revealed that he has two of his children who are currently playing football, one of them in the Fujairah Club, and the other in the Al-Taawon team, indicating that most of the children of the "Generation 90" players who attended the World Cup in Italy went to study and academic achievement.

Ghuloom went to London for treatment, and returned well before participating with Al-Abyad in the World Cup in Italy.

Hussein Ghuloom:

“The coach should be given an opportunity for about 3 or 4 years to work with the team in order to build a strong team.”

“One of the memories that I will not forget is the admiration of the former Brazilian national team coach, Zagallo, for my abilities as a player.”

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