Athletes consider the large number of foreigners in the league an obstacle to the development of Al-Abyad .. and specify:

6 technical points that Al-Abyad needs before “Gulf 25” .. the most prominent of which is stability in the squad

  • Aruabarina is required to find a squad with clear features before participating in the Gulf Cup.

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  • Ali Mabkhout is the most prominent offensive weapon in the national team.

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Athletes and analysts stressed the national football team's need for six technical points to prepare for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, scheduled for the Iraqi city of Basra, during the period from the sixth to the 19th of next January, as it plays in the second group that includes the teams of Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, noting that these points are In giving Argentine coach Rodolfo Aruabarina enough time to prepare the national team, in addition to selecting the most technically and physically ready elements, and giving the young elements the opportunity to form the highest percentage in the national team, in addition to the need to settle on a stable combination and formation before the Gulf championship, and to play more than one friendly match if allowed. Time, in addition to the coach's stability on a specific plan and method of play for the national team instead of changing it every time, while others believe that it is useless for the first team to participate in the Gulf Cup and to participate in the Olympic or reserve team.

And they told «Emirates Today»: «The level of the UAE league in its current form does not give positive indications that it can equip the players of the national team in the manner required to participate in the upcoming events, just as the presence of a large number of foreign players in the league constitutes an obstacle to the development of the team in the future, and therefore it is necessary to Finding realistic solutions that serve the national team, including giving the local player more space to play with his club.

The athletes referred to the legislation that currently exists with the presence of a large number of foreign players in the UAE league, as these foreign players take the opportunity of national players to play basic with their teams, and thus supply the national teams with them.

For his part, former Football Association board member, technical analyst Mohamed Matar Ghorab, confirmed that the best way to prepare the national team is to give the coach enough time to prepare, in addition to Al-Abyad's need to play more than one friendly match before entering the Gulf Cup tournament in Iraq.

Ghorab said: “The presence of a large number of foreign players in each team, who constitute the highest percentage in the front line of the play industry, obscures the important positions of the players that Al-Abyad needs, and hinders the building of a strong team, and if this situation continues, this will constitute a big problem, because we will not have players.” Locals can play major roles in the presence of a large number of foreign players, and this reality will not serve the national team in the future, and work must be done to find solutions to this problem, including finding more space for national players to play with their clubs.

In turn, the former international player and players' agent, Munther Ali, confirmed that the remaining period for the start of the Gulf Cup next month is short, so the team needs an intensive gathering or preparation camp and well-equipped players, especially if the team is thinking of competing and winning the championship title. The national team and good preparation, and working to stabilize the squad steadily instead of the experiences and instability that required the national team squad in the last period.

Munther Ali said: “You must choose the young and most ready elements, settle on a certain way of playing, and give the opportunity to the elements that can be relied upon for the next participation, especially in the Asian Cup, so that there is a future vision for a team that can compete in the Continental Cup,” referring to “an experience.” The Saudi team to participate in the Gulf Cup with the Olympic team instead of the first ».

Munther Ali stressed that "the Gulf Cup is an important station for preparing the team for the next Asian Cup finals and reaching the appropriate combination for the team," noting that "the team needs to play more than one friendly match if it wants to compete for the Gulf Cup," stressing that "this matter Depends on the extent to which there is room to play friendly matches, since there are no (FIFA) days, ”noting that“ if there is room, the team can play friendly with local teams or Gulf teams that play in the first group and not the second group in which it plays. The elected.

A member of the competitions committee in the former Football Association, Khaled Awad, believes that “there is no point in the participation of the first team in the Gulf Cup, and I am with participation in the Olympic or reserve team, because the Gulf championship has become a fait accompli, provided that the local league continues without stopping.” He pointed out that “the clubs are the reason for the decline in the technical level of Al-Abyad,” considering that “the current method of managing sports needs to be reconsidered,” stressing that “preparing the national team must be based on a plan and program,” considering that “everyone knows that the teams of the stages Sunni is the first tributary of the first team, and therefore attention must be paid to the players of the Sunni stages in this regard.

• Al-Abyad plays in the second group, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

• Next January 6, the start date of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, in the Iraqi city of Basra.


• Technicians are calling for realistic solutions that serve the national team, including giving the local player more space to play with his club.

• Demands to study the experience of the Saudi national team to participate in the Gulf Cup with the Olympic team instead of the first.

The 6 points

1- Giving Arwabarina enough time to prepare the team.

2- Choose the most ready items.

3- Giving young players the opportunity to form the highest percentage in the formation.

4- Stability on a fixed lineup.

5- Play more than one friendly match.

6- Settling on a specific way of playing instead of changing it every time.

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