“Resident Guard” enhances competitiveness … and supports the teams

Athletes described the Football Association’s decision to allow goalkeepers residing to participate in local competitions as of the new season as a “positive step” provided that it is implemented correctly, stressing that it will raise the level of competition, and develop the performance of the citizens by increasing the opportunities for friction, without constitutes a major negative impact on the national teams, if it is dealt with professionally and properly planning.

They told «Emirates Today»: “The decision needs an accurate implementation that guarantees equal opportunities between the guards and residents in clubs, and competition between the guards will serve the teams in the long term.”

They demanded the necessity of attracting guards who possess high technical and physical capabilities, while strengthening the role of local guards coaches, to ensure the maximum benefit of the experiment, as well as setting clear technical mechanisms that guarantee the development of all guards, and not limiting participation to foreigners only.

The UAE stadiums are rich in the goalkeeper’s goalkeepers in various stages, including Al -Nasri Ahmed Al -Baghdadi, who caught the attention as the youngest resident goalkeeper to play with a first team in the Emirati stadiums, at the age of 15 years, after he imposed himself within the Royal squad of the second -class football clubs.

The best “basic” guard

For his part, the technical supervisor of the goalkeepers of the goalkeeper at Al -Wasl Club, Al -Wasl Club, Yassin Bin Talaat, considered that “the decision will contribute to raising the pace of competition between the guards, and paves the way for the development of citizens technically and mentally, thanks to the additional friction.”

He pointed out that “although the chances of some guards will decline in the representation of national teams in a limited way, the competition between the two sides will contribute to developing the general level.”

Bin Talaat stressed that “the best goalkeeper is the one who deserves to play essential,” adding that “the decision carries several positives, most notably raising the technical level of the guards in general, and motivating the aspiring citizens to excellence.”

Bin Talaat stressed the importance of supporting the decision with a parallel step, by bringing distinguished coaches from advanced training schools, to develop citizens’ guards, but at the same time he warned of “turning the decision into a negative factor if it leads to the cessation of clubs from discovering local talents and relying only on ready guards from outside the country.”

In turn, the former guards coach in Al -Wasl Club, Al -Iraqi, Nemat Abbas, said that the decision “needs an accurate implementation that guarantees equal opportunities between citizens and residents,” explaining that “the main difference between the two parties lies in the technical establishment during the Sunni stages, and some specifications such as length.”

Abbas added: “Citizens who received a good foundation are able to excel by benefiting from the sports environment, supporting the masses, and the great ambition to represent the national teams.”

He stressed that “the only criterion for comparison must be technical performance, and competition between the guards will serve the teams in the long run.”

Abbas called on the clubs’ departments that contract with resident guards to develop clear technical mechanisms that ensure the development of all guards, and not to limit participation to foreigners only.

He pointed out that “most of the countries of the world use the best coaches to develop the guards in the Sunni stages, especially in the accurate technical aspects such as confronting the feet and communicating with the team’s lines.”

He concluded: “The great financial cost of contracting with the resident guards may pose a burden on clubs, but if they are better employed it will have a positive impact on the development of citizens and effective ways.”

A promising experience on conditions

As for the Al -Ahly youth guards coach, Sadiq Jabr, he described the decision to involve the residing guards as “an important experience, which can contribute to the development of Emirati football, if it is applied in a deliberate manner, while overcoming negatives and benefiting from the positives.”

Jabr said: “It is important to attract guards who possess the ingredients of the ideal guard, in terms of length, technical talent, and passion, to form a real addition to the league.”

He added, “It should be focused on establishing citizens’ guards in the Sunni stages, through competent coaches, which will make clubs less in the future need to use guards from abroad.”

He stressed that “the experience will put local guards in front of an important challenge, to improve their level and preserve their places through continuous technical competition, which will reflect positively on the national teams.”