The coach of the Al-Nasr team, the Dutchman Alfred Schroeder, expressed his happiness with the level in which striker Ali Mabkhout has shown with the team recently, especially after the goal he scored against Khor Fakkan, with a wonderful shot, to ignite the player in the sports street and the fans who once again demanded the necessity of his presence with the national team. During the coming period of Al-Abyad’s journey in the World Cup qualifiers and the 26th Gulf Championship.
Al-Nasr succeeded in achieving an important victory over Khor Fakkan 3-1, the day before yesterday, in the tenth round of the ADNOC Professional League, to end the year 2024 with a victory and an advanced position in the ranking table after rising to third place. During the match, Al-Nasr turned a goal down into a two-goal lead from the Moroccan. Adel Taarabt and Ali Mabkhout were the team’s top scorers in the league with seven goals, before Italian Gabbiadini added the third goal at the end of the second half.
Al-Nasr coach, Schroeder, told “Emirates Al-Youm” about Ali Mabkhout’s brilliance with the dean: “The player is living a wonderful period with Al-Nasr, and he does more than one job on the field, and his task is not only to score goals, but he plays defensive roles and in the midfield, despite that. He scored seven goals. Certainly any coach would be happy if he had a player like Ali Mabkhout, and I am also happy with his presence with Al-Nasr.”
Regarding the presence of Ali Mabkhout with the national team and his continued lack of call-up despite his brilliance, and does this affect the player from his point of view, the coach said: “Ali Mabkhout is very happy with Al-Nasr and lives with his family in a wonderful atmosphere. I do not think that not calling him up represents an internal crisis or sadness for him.” “But I definitely think that the player will be happy if he receives an invitation from the national team to be with the Whites. Any player wants to be with his country’s national team, and this is normal.”
Regarding the position of the Al-Nasr team and its arrival in third place in the ADNOC Professional League standings, the coach said: “In fact, progress in the standings is a wonderful thing for the public, the board of directors of the football company and the players, but for me that is not important as much as I want to work and continue progressing. To provide real football, today there are players we rely on in more than one position, such as Dutchman Juri Ver, when he plays in the heart of defense or midfield, and he provides an excellent level in both positions and helps the team with them.”
He added: “The team deserved to win over Khor Fakkan, and I was confident of scoring goals and coming back despite being one goal behind. The issue of receiving goals does not bother me if the team is performing and presenting an outstanding level. Mistakes happen in football, and with time the players will get used to presenting real football and progressing more in football.” Ranking table.
. Schroeder: Mabkhout is experiencing a wonderful period with Al-Nasr, and is doing more than one job on the field.
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