Vice President of Shabab Al-Ahly Football Company, Abdul Majeed Hussein, confirmed that there is no problem within the “Dubai Knights” due to the abundance of “stars” on the team’s roster during the current season, pointing out that the atmosphere is positive within the first football team.
Abdul Majeed Hussein stressed to Emirates Al-Youm the importance of the victory achieved by Shabab Al-Ahly over Baniyas by five goals to one, in the fifth round of the ADNOC Professional League, and said: “We congratulate the players, the technical staff and the audience for this victory, as the team deserved to achieve the victory and the joy after “The meeting.”
He added: “We made good use of the expulsion that the Baniyas team was subjected to in the first half, and Al-Ahly youth started the match well and deserved the victory in performance and result.”
Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Sharjah are at the top of the ADNOC Professional League team standings, after five rounds, with 15 points for each team (full mark).
In response to a question about how the technical staff dealt with the presence of a large number of star players, and the sitting of high-caliber players on the bench in the Baniyas match, most notably Hareb Abdullah, Yahya Al-Ghassani, Saeed Ezzat, Mounis Dabour and Matthews Lima, he said: “There is a great commitment from all the players.” There are no problems at all, as all players are of great importance to the technical staff, and everyone feels happy because of victories, while the only state of sadness is when the team loses.”
He added: “The victory over Baniyas is of great importance, especially since the team had a great desire to compensate for its loss to Nasaf of Uzbekistan in the AFC Champions League 2.”
He added: “The goal scored by Bani Yas should not have been our goal, but we will work in the coming period to avoid repeating the mistakes that occurred in the match.”
As for the priorities of Al-Ahly youth in the current season, he said: “All tournaments are contested by Al-Ahly youth with the aim of competing for their titles, and there is no preference for one competition over another.”
Abdul Majeed Hussein indicated that Shabab Al-Ahly will begin preparing for the next match against Dibba Al-Hisn in the round of 16 of the President’s Cup competition, and he said: “We are playing a very important match against Dibba Al-Hisn, as it will not be easy at all, and it will be held on the opponent’s stadium, and we seek to reach The best degree of readiness before playing the match, and for the team to achieve victory, qualifying for the quarter-finals.”
He talked about the strong start in the ADNOC Professional League, with the team achieving victory in the first five rounds, and said: “Shabab Al-Ahly is progressing well, both on the individual level of the players, and on the level of the collective performance of the entire team, and we hope that the performance will continue to improve during the upcoming matches.” .
Regarding the nomination of Shabab Al-Ahly to win the league title, he said: “Certainly Shabab Al-Ahly are always among the candidates to compete for the title, but there are many clubs that have strong chances, such as Al-Ain, Al-Wasl, Al-Jazira, Al-Sharjah, Al-Nasr and Al-Wahda, and the season is still in its infancy and the competition will be more difficult with the successive matches. ».
He concluded his statements by praising the Shabab Al-Ahly fans, and said: “We thank the fans for the great role they play in supporting the team, as they play an influential and important role in the players’ good appearance, and we hope that (the Dubai Knights) will continue their victories, and that they will bring joy and happiness to the fans in the event.” The current season.
Take ACL 2 seriously
The Vice President of Shabab Al-Ahly Football Company denied that there was a lack of interest in the continental championship, after the team moved from the elite AFC Champions League to the AFC Champions League 2, and said: “We have closed the file of the team’s exit from the elite championship, and we are dealing with the current championship with all interest and seriousness.” ».
He continued: “The team played the Nasaf match according to different circumstances and calculations due to injuries, but it was not successful and suffered a loss, as this match is a good lesson for the team that it must learn from in the upcoming matches.”
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