2023-12-16 10:30:15
Moatasem Abdullah (Dubai)
The Dutch Bob de Klerk, the “interim coach” of Al Jazira, succeeded in the first task, when he led “Abu Dhabi Pride” to overcome its host, “The Falcons”, with a goal by Ahmed Al-Attas, in the match that brought together the two teams at the Emirates Club Stadium in Ras Al Khaimah at the start of “Round 11”. From the “ADNOC Professional League”.
De Klerk, 61 years old, temporarily led Pride of Abu Dhabi, following the dismissal of his compatriot Frank de Boer, following the harsh loss in the “Capital Derby” to Al Wahda 2-4, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, which was preceded by the loss to Ajman 1-5. In the tenth round of the league.
The confrontation once morest the “Falcons” represented the first for Bob de Klerk, the former winger of the Dutch club Graafschap, in the position of “first coach”, following he worked as an assistant to Frank de Boer on the island, repeating the scenario of his previous experience with Toronto in the Canadian League in 2012.
Commenting on Al Jazira’s difficult victory, De Klerk said: “We did not perform at our best levels, but this is normal, given the changes that occurred in the team in the last two weeks, as well as the recent negative results.”
He added: “In the first half we had the most possession, but the opponent posed a threat with high and second balls, and in the second half we improved in this aspect, and we did not allow the opponent to threaten our goal, and perhaps we should have scored a second goal to secure the result.”
Al-Jazira’s temporary coach expressed his happiness with the performance of his team’s players, and said: “I am happy with the players who showed a wonderful spirit and a great winning mentality, and showed a desire to return the team to victories,” pointing out that his team returned from the disappointment of losing two matches in a row, and was missing a number of its key players. He said: “We focused on the moral and mental aspect of restoring the soul, and this is what we succeeded in.”
On the other hand, the Spanish coach of the Emirates team, Luis Planagoma, said that the result of the loss does not reflect the reality of the strong performance of his team’s players, and he said: “Unfortunately, we are not happy with the new loss, and the result does not reflect the strong and organized performance. We had more chances to score than the competitor and we were not successful, and I am proud.” “With my team players, we need to fight to improve results.”
The “Falcons” coach revealed that the absence of his compatriot Iniesta, the team’s star, for the second match in a row, is due to a minor muscle injury, stressing that the player is currently in the recovery phase, following the technical staff preferred not to risk his speedy return to the field.
1702725814
#Flying #Wing #succeeds #mission #Jazeera
