Former national team player, Rashid Abdul Rahman, who contributed to Al-Abyad winning the Gulf 18 title, revealed that the late French coach, Bruno Metsu, followed a typical method in planning to win the Gulf Championship, which the country hosted in 2007.
Rashid Abdul Rahman told “Emirates Today”: “Metsu was aware that the Arabian Gulf tournaments are tournaments of a special nature, and differ from the rest of the tournaments, including the World Cup qualifiers or the Asian Championship, so he planned them in a way that led to achieving victory, including the tactical style of the matches, and the quality of the matches.” The players he chooses, as well as the method of enduring the pressure posed by the tournament, due to the nature of the participating teams, the fans of each of them, and other technical matters that he followed in the Gulf Championship exclusively.”
He added: “Modern football requires the coach to be close to the players and understand their circumstances in the club and national team, and the pressure generated by the pressure of matches, which are reasons that delayed Al-Abyad’s victory in the Gulf Championships before winning them for the first time in (Gulf 18).”
He continued: “Mitsu succeeded in choosing a distinctive style in dealing with the players, as he was very close to the players and supported them on and off the field, which contributed to enhancing their high sportsmanship, and he was the first to overcome the difficulties that the team was going through, which created an ideal environment that was one of the best.” The most important reasons for winning.
He continued: “The method of recruiting players that Metsu followed was one of the most important reasons for winning the championship title, as he succeeded in enabling more than one player to play in various positions, so the team did not falter when the main players were injured or suspended due to warnings.”
He concluded: “Coach Metsu was working to correct the players’ mistakes to return to the required technical level, without being punished severely, which is an ideal method that helped him win the (Gulf 18) championship.”
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