2024-02-21 20:52:32
Castro: We trust Walid Abdullah… and I don’t care what is said outside the field
Portuguese Luis Castro, coach of the Al-Nasr team, said that he places his full confidence in goalkeeper Walid Abdullah, who participated mainly following the injury of the main goalkeeper, Raghed Al-Najjar, the suspension of Nawaf Al-Aqidi, and the injury of David Ospina.
Castro spoke in the press conference following facing Al-Fayhaa: “Walid Abdullah is the goalkeeper present now. If he does not participate, I will play with an 18-year-old goalkeeper, and we have full confidence in goalkeeper Walid Abdullah.”
Castro, who led his team to repeat its victory over Al-Fayhaa and qualify for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, added: “People must know the great work we are doing for the team, and I do not care regarding what is said outside the field.”
Al-Nasr coach pointed out: “We have no difference between foreign professional players or local players. They are all professionals, and every match has its own circumstances and appropriate formation.”
He concluded his speech by referring to Al-Nasr’s goalkeeper once more, and said: “Goalkeeper Ospina is injured, and will not play in the next rounds following recovery, because we do not want to lose a foreign professional on the field.”
For his part, Portuguese Otavio, the Al-Nasr player who won the best player award in the match, said: “I am happy with the victory. We played a good match, and we are preparing ourselves for the next match.”
The scorer of the first goal in the match added: “It is my duty to give my best to Al-Nasr fans and win the matches.” I achieved the best in the match with the help of the players and the coach, and the most important thing is victory.”
Otavio concluded by saying: “Victories make us work harder, and we strive to continue to achieve them to achieve the Asian Cup and all the tournaments.”
For his part, Al-Fayhaa coach Vuk Razovic said in response to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat’s question in the press conference regarding his vision for his team’s participation in the Champions League: “We qualified for the round of sixteen, and we deserved it. We represented the country the best, and we did not have a sufficient number of players to compete more.” ».
Al-Fayhaa coach added: “I congratulate Al-Nasr on qualifying. They were the best in the two matches, and before the start of the match we lost three players; “This caused confusion for the team in the match.”
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