Athletes and technical analysts believe that the dream of the national football team qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, scheduled for Canada, Mexico and the United States, is at the feet of the white players, on the condition that the national team serves itself without waiting for gifts from others, after the great victory it achieved, the first… Yesterday, it defeated its counterpart, the Kyrgyz national team, by three clean goals.
“Al-Abyad” regained its hopes of qualifying, which were almost lost before the Kyrgyzstan match, which was held at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, within the fifth and final round of the first leg of the decisive Asian qualifiers, and within the framework of the first group, especially since the results of the round served the national team after Qatar’s victory in 3. -2 against Uzbekistan, which is one of the most important teams competing for the two direct qualification tickets.
The team maintained its third place in the group standings with seven points, ahead of Qatar on goal difference, and the match the team will play at home in Abu Dhabi, against Qatar, scheduled for next Tuesday, has become pivotal and decisive in its journey.
In their interview with Emirates Al-Youm, the athletes pointed out that there are several technical reasons behind Al-Abyad’s superiority over Kyrgyzstan, represented by the good lineup, seriousness, harmony and great understanding between the players, with the brilliance of the elements who recently joined the national team, such as Marcus Meloni and Mackenzie Hunt. In addition, the early goal scored by Hareb Abdullah confused Kyrgyzstan’s accounts, and strengthened the self-confidence of the Al-Abyad players, in addition to the good reading of the match by Portuguese coach Paulo Bento, and his appropriate interventions, stressing that the victory represents a great moral incentive for the players before their confrontation with Qatar, which will be held at the beginning of the second leg. Especially since “Al-Abyad” won the first leg over Qatar in Doha 3-1.
Strong fortunes
Sharjah Football Club Company member, technical analyst Jamal Buhindi, said that the team got what it wanted against Kyrgyzstan, stressing the importance of turning the page on this match, and thinking about its next match against Qatar. Buhindi described the team’s next match against Qatar as a summit and a pivotal one, and that if it wins It will reach the tenth point, and this victory will put the Uzbekistan national team under psychological pressure.
Buhendi pointed out that despite its victory in this match, the team lacked a spearhead player who could translate chances into goals, pointing out that Caio Canedo played in this position, but he was not successful, noting that the team was good in the offensive aspect, And in the midfield, and also the defense line, as evidenced by the fact that he came out with a clean sheet.
Buhandi continued, “For me, I am very happy with the brilliance of a large number of players who I worked with in the Sunni national teams, such as Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Muhammad Al-Attas, and Hareb Abdullah, the star of the match, as well as Zayed Sultan, Khaled Al-Dhanhani, Majed Rashid, Tahnoon Al-Zaabi, Yahya Al-Ghassani, and Yahya Nader, and I hope that Ali Saleh will return.” “The injured person.”
Buhandi praised the distinguished technical level of goalkeeper Khaled Issa, as well as player Marcos Meloni, considering that the latter is a great addition to the team, after he played a great match in the left-back position and scored a wonderful goal, pointing also to the roles played by substitute player Kwame Koidu, and also Fabio Lima. .
Qualification is at the feet of the players
For his part, the former international referee and former UAE team supervisor, Abdullah Al-Ajel, confirmed that the result that the team came out with was more important than the performance, considering that the team’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup had become great, and that it was at the feet of its players without waiting for the gifts of others, and Al-Ajel pointed out the importance of Establishing a winning culture among the national team’s players.
Moral incentive
The national coach and former international player, Nawaf Mubarak, said: “With this victory, the team has strengthened its chances once again in competing for the qualification ticket,” considering that this major victory will give the team’s players a great moral incentive and motivation, so that they can enter their next match against Qatar with comfort, stressing the importance of That the team should serve itself in obtaining a direct qualification card for the World Cup, considering that the elements currently in the team are capable of achieving the ambitions of reaching the World Cup and realizing the Emirati dream. He added, “Regardless of the level at which the Kyrgyz national team appeared, the team was able to make a big step forward.” forward”.
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