The striker of the Al -Battah team, Ahmed Khalil, said that he enjoyed watching the old national team players returning to the stadiums again through preparatory training to participate in the first Gulf Cup for the old players, organized by the Gulf Federation in Kuwait from February 22 to 26, with the participation of eight teams, indicating At the same time, he wanted to be one of them in the future, but its focus at the present time is to continue in the stadiums for the longest period.
Khalil, 33, said, one of the most prominent stars of the golden generation crowned with the title of the Gulf of Bahrain 2013 and the fingerprint owner in the 2015 and 2019 Asian Cup finals in his interview with «Emirates Today»: “I feel great pleasure and I watch these myths return to the green rectangle, and I hope To be one of them in the future, but at the present time my focus is on my professional career. ”
The former player of Al -Ahly, Al -Jazeera and Al -Ain club clubs pointed to his desire to continue the stadiums for the longest possible period, explaining that the presence of players representing a role model for him to continue the journey, such as the Saudi victory star, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who celebrated last week in the age of 40, in addition to the previous unit star. Ismail Matar.
Khalil said in a confident tone: “The presence of brilliant players at the age of 40, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a great incentive for us.
Regarding being one of the most prominent players of the golden generation and continuing in the stadiums, and what the Emirati football needs to produce a new golden generation, he explained: “In my appreciation in order to see a new golden generation, we must be patient with the current players, and we trust their capabilities, and then success can be achieved.”
Ahmed Khalil participated with Al-Batnat this season in 10 out of 15 games, which played two main confrontations, the last of which was against his former team Al Ain, where he played until the 56th minute in a meeting that ended with the loss of Al-Battah 1-2.
On his basic participation in that match by the new coach, Iranian Farhad Majidi, he said: “This was not surprising to me, the coach wants to rotate the players and give the opportunity to everyone, and that match was an opportunity for me to appear well, and I will seek to take advantage of all opportunities in the future”.
During the meeting, the Al -Battah player presented wonderful artistic glimpses that showed that he still retains his offensive capabilities despite his lack of participation, as he paid dangerous balls on the goal, most notably a deceptive shot that required the guardian of the landowners, Khaled Issa, made a double effort to address them.
Ahmed Khalil jokingly commented: “Khaled Issa was a center and was able to address it, but in general I think it was a difficult match for us, and although we did not achieve the result that we aspired to, we won some positives, and we will work to compensate in the upcoming confrontations.”
Ahmed Khalil:
. In order to see a new golden generation, we must be patient with the current players, and trust their capabilities.
. I feel very pleasant and I watch myths return to the green rectangle.
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