He stressed that the "leader" fans are eager to see the team play with enthusiasm

Mohammed Ahmed: Al Ain is in seventh place for not winning against direct competitors

Al Ain team defender Mohammed Ahmed.

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Al Ain team defender, Mohamed Ahmed, known as "Bamboo", confirmed that Al-Zaeem's failure to beat direct competitors in the ADNOC Professional League ranking table is the main reason for his seventh place after 11 rounds of the competition.

He told Emirates Today: "If you look at the ranking table, you will see that the difference between us and the leaders Al-Ahly youth is seven points, while there are still two matches remaining at the end of the first round, and there is another full role that has not been played."

The Al Ain defender evaluated his return to participate with the "leader" after a long period of sitting on the bench, in which he lacked the sensitivity of the matches, but he got a golden opportunity by participating for the first time in the current season, when he came on as a substitute in the second half during the match that brought his team together with its guest Bani Yas in the round. 11 of the league, a confrontation that ended in a 2-2 draw.

During his arrival at the beginning of the second half as a substitute for the heart of the Brazilian defense, Rafael Antonio, “Bamboo” received a greeting from the fans, and the applause continued during the half for the player every time he prevented an attack or a shot on the goal, or succeeded in extracting the ball from the opponents, which had an impact. The player, who was overjoyed at getting the opportunity to return to participate in the league, after he appeared in the calculated time instead of lost in the Al-Wahda match in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup.

In response to the greeting he received during his participation as a substitute, Mohamed Ahmed said: “I have been in this club since 2012. Certainly in every match I try to do everything I have. I think the Al Ain fans longed to see the team players play with this enthusiasm and this spirit. One of the fans asked me to wear the armband, but what I want to say is that I strive to do my best even if I participate for one second. What is important for me is that I be satisfied and the audience as well.

The veteran defender commented on the method of calculating the counted time instead of lost in the round matches, in line with the method used by FIFA in the World Cup in Qatar, and said: “I think it is a good decision because it was in the interest of the league, every player knows that wasting time will increase Extra time, so you find the players keen to continue the ball, which makes them offer more, and this focused on increasing the fun of the matches.

Mohamed Ahmed:

• "The difference between Al Ain and the leaders is 7 points, and there is more than one full role that has not been played."

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