This afternoon, the delegation of the first football team of Shabab Al-Ahly Club will head to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in preparation for the Saudi Al-Nassr match, the day after tomorrow, in the Asian supplement that qualifies for the AFC Champions League. Al-Ahly youth coach, Marco Nikolic, gave his players a break from training yesterday, after they beat Ajman 3-0, the day before yesterday, in the first round of the ADNOC Professional League.
Signs of satisfaction appeared on the Al-Ahly youth coach after the match, as he was assured of the team’s readiness before the Saudi victory match, stressing that he was not afraid to confront Al-Alamy and his big stars, headed by Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Nikolic confirmed in a press statement: “I am very happy with what my team presented against Ajman. We were able to win with 10 players, and despite that, we were able to score two goals and not concede any goals.”
He added: «The players deserve to be congratulated for what they have presented, and the biggest congratulations should be directed to the large crowd who came to the match stadium to support us in a way that had a positive impact on the players and their returns inside the stadium. The circumstances of the expulsion, it is really a wonderful thing, to win the first league match with that result and performance together, and this is what will give us a strong motivation for the victory match.
And about his vision to confront (Al-Alamy) and how he will deal with stars such as Ronaldo and Senegalese Mane, Nikolic said: “This is not the first big match that I play in my professional history. I have already played many strong matches in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, I do not worry.” From such confrontations, on the contrary, the big match is what shows our work and proves that we are on the right path.
He pointed out: «Of course, it is a difficult match for the two teams, and it will be unfortunate if the AFC Champions League loses one of the two teams. Foreigners in each local team is the number
The same one who plays in the (Asia Champions) with the adoption of four foreigners, in addition to an Asian player.
Regarding the impact of the physical effort on the Al-Ahly youth players after they played three matches within eight days, he said: “This is the season calendar. The registered players who are on the team list and not just 11 players. The team that competes for all tournaments needs to have the largest number of ready players on the bench. We believe in our players and their ability to perform a distinguished season through which we achieve everything that is required of us » .
• “Al-Fursan” will face Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia next Tuesday in the playoffs that qualify for the AFC Champions League.
2023-08-19 22:05:29
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