The coaches of Kalba and Ajman, the Serbian Vuk Rašović and Goran Tovičić, respectively, criticized the performance of their teams in the match that resulted in Kalba’s victory (3-2), the day before yesterday, in the 11th round of the ADNOC Professional League, for various reasons, most notably scoring unexpected goals. The occurrence of individual errors by players, and a decline in level, stressing the necessity of taking subsequent technical decisions and measures.
Kalba ranks seventh on the league list with 17 points, while Ajman remains in tenth place with 10 points.
Kalba coach Rashovic was surprised by the decline in his team’s performance, and conceded two goals in the last minutes of the match, even though Ajman played with 10 players affected by an expulsion. He said in a press conference: “We played a good first half, and we could have decided the result of the match with an early victory, had it not been for the negative point.” “That happened to us in the first half, by not taking advantage of the opportunities we had.”
He added: “In the second half, until one of the Ajman players was sent off, the team was playing well, and when our opponent played the match with 10 players, we did not play well. I know what the team needs in the coming period, and decisions will be taken soon in this regard.”
He concluded: “The victory was very important to obtain three valuable points, regardless of how they were obtained, and I congratulate the audience for enjoying the five goals that the match witnessed.”
On the other hand, Ajman coach, Goran Tovedzic, stressed that “players who do not want to play within the Ajman system, and do not want to sacrifice on the field for the sake of the team, do not deserve to play with the team.”
He explained: “The slow play adopted by the Ajman players caused the loss to Kalba, especially in the first half of the match, in which we conceded two goals within a few minutes, despite our warnings against the counterattacks that Kalba is good at.”
He continued: “The team improved in the second half and controlled the course of the match and we scored two goals. However, I am not satisfied with the result and this is a big lesson for us.”
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