Al-Nasr player, the Bosnian Samir Memcevic, confirmed that facing Al-Jazira in the fourth round of the ADNOC Professional League, today, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, will not be easy for the “Dean” due to several factors that preceded the match, and will affect the performance of the two teams.
Memcevic (31 years old) told “Emirates Today” that the results of “Abu Dhabi Pride” in the last period increase the difficulty of Al-Nasr’s mission, especially since the team lost in the last round to Sharjah by four goals without a response, explaining: “The match will be difficult for both teams, especially Both of them do not want to lose more points, after Al-Nasr lost to Al-Wasl, and the same applies to Al-Jazira, which lost to Al-Sharjah.
He added: “For us, we seek to return to victories after we started the season well, by qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, and winning the first and second rounds of the league, but the loss in the third round against Al-Wasl makes us more keen to achieve victory in our match against Al-Jazira.” ».
Memcevic talked about the reasons for Al-Nasr’s loss to Al-Wasl, and said: “We played very well in the first half, and scored a goal, and we also controlled the course of the game, but in the second half the situation changed, especially after Al-Wasl scored the equalizer in an unacceptable way, and I do not know what happened.” After that, the team’s performance declines, and the competitor scores the second and third goals, and we suffer our first loss in the league.”
He continued: “We must congratulate Al-Wasl, benefit from this match, learn from the mistakes that occurred, and avoid repeating them in future matches.” He continued: “There is no doubt that playing the derby and then playing against Al Jazira in Abu Dhabi requires more focus, as Al Jazira is a strong competitor and has a group of good players, but our focus must be more on ourselves.”
As for the difference that occurred in the performance and results of the Al-Nasr team and contributed to the team’s strong start during the current season, Samir Mimcevic said, “The change occurred since the second half of last season, as the team’s performance improved significantly under the leadership of Dutch coach Alfred Schroeder, and we qualified for the The President’s Cup final, and what we presented at the beginning of the current season is a continuation of what we started last season.”
He added: “The good thing is that we showed that we are playing good football, and the team is playing with the fighting spirit required in all matches.”
On the other hand, the Bosnian player pointed out that the team sometimes needs luck to be on its side, while at the same time stressing that it is best for the players to develop themselves in the coming period, and to give everything they have so that the team is always on a high level throughout the season.
Al-Nasr’s chances in competing for the league
Bosnian player Samir Memcevic spoke about Al-Nasr’s chances of competing for the league title, and said: “It is too early to talk about the team’s chances of competing for the title, as we only played three rounds, and we must deal with each match separately, especially since there is not much pressure.” On the players at a time when we have a very good group of players who are able to provide high levels that place Al-Nasr among the clubs competing for titles.”
• We must benefit from the Al-Wasl confrontation, learn from the mistakes that occurred, and avoid repeating them in the upcoming matches.
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