The sparkle of Asia is afraid of “Al Ain” .. local failures and continental clouds

Al Ain team’s exit from the President of the President of the State Football Cup was a new and strong blow to the “leader” efforts to return to the local coronation platforms, which were absent for years, as it was seen by winning the title of “the most precious cups” as a real opportunity to save the season, and avoid an empty -handed exit One of the local titles, knowing that his chances of the ADNOC Professional League Championship are very difficult, similar to his strict position in the AFC Champions League.

At the end of last season, the joy of crowning the AFC Champions League covered many weaknesses in the team, which was suffering at the local level, and caused it to leave the local championship race, which was an adequate indication of identifying and correcting these problems from The dismissal of Argentine coach Hernan Crespo and the conclusion of heavy caliber deals in the summer transfer window.

With the passage of time, and in light of the adherence to the Argentine coach and the contract with emerging players, the weaknesses that appeared in the season began to worsen more, which called on the administration to dismiss the Argentine coach, after the team’s chances became weak in the AFC Champions League, in addition to leaving the first championships The season, the Confederations Cup (Intercontinental), in addition to his departure from the competition for the ADNOC Professional League title.

The contract with the Portuguese coach, Leonardo Jardim, the owner of local experience with Al -Ahly youth, was an important change to reset the team’s compass, but he faced difficulties related to dealing with the heavy legacy, which coach Hernan Crespo left, who had contracted with a group of Argentine players, who Their level declined after the latter’s departure.

Before spending a lot of time on Jardim assumed technical responsibility, the team came out of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup at Al -Jazeera, before last Saturday bid farewell to the President’s Cup competition at the hands of the opponent himself.

On paper, Al Ain team still has chances of competition for the ADNOC Professional League and AFC Champions League, but the reality is different, as it is currently ranked fourth in the league table with 22 points, 12 points behind the leaders of Sharjah at the end of the first round.

In the AFC Champions League, the team did not achieve any victory after six rounds, only two points, to occupy the last position in its group, and the team’s chances of qualifying for the next round appear very complicated, as its fate became suspended by winning in the last two rounds against Al -Rayyan on the third of February And the Iraqi police on the 17th of February, along with the stumbling of its competitors in the group.

The team is currently an opportunity to enhance its chances by concluding deals during the current winter transfers, which started in the middle of this month and will continue until February 11, and it can also benefit from an exceptional registration window for the teams participating in the Club World Cup, which will extend from the first to 10 June next In preparation for the competition that will be held in America from June 15 to July 13.

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Salem Johar: Crespo’s continued was a mistake

Salem Johar, the former leader of the eye. Emirates today

The legend and former captain and captain of the Al Ain team, Salem Johar, who raised the AFC Champions League title in 2003, confirmed that the continuation of the Argentine coach, Hernan Crespo, with the team in the new season was wrong, and he should have been treated quickly, wondering about the goal of choosing Portuguese coach, Leonardo Jardim, and whether to correct his predecessor’s mistakes or to completely put hopes on him.

Jawhar told «Emirates Today» that “Al Ain Club, as a champion of the AFC Champions League, is not a condition that he must win, for example, the league title, but it is shameful to appear at this level that he presented, the confusion was from the beginning to keep Crespo, but is Jardim he is The right choice to treat heavy legacy? ”

The former player advised the need to enter the current winter transfer market to address the weaknesses, saying: “The defense line must be replaced completely, and a defensive midfielder must be contracted with the specifications of the French player Ngolo Kanti, or the Englishman Dicanan Rice, and the recruitment of a playmaker at a high level. As for the attack line, I do not see a need to change it, because both Lapa Kudju and Sufyan Rahimi continue to score goals. ”

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