I trust Khalid Eisa 100% and after Our Match Against Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr Turned to 101% Pedro: I Will Select the Strongest Lineup and Fully Confident We Will Win Al Wasl and Qualify

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“When you lose any match, you will always wish to play the next match sooner to show the team’s genuine desire to return to the victories track,” Portuguese Pedro Emmanuel coach of Al Ain stated in the pre-match press conference dedicated for the last-eight teams match of the President’s Cup against Al Wasl.

He added: “It is a one winner match just to ensure qualifying the semifinal match wit all due respect to the aspirations of Al Wasl.”

Pedro stressed that the upcoming match would not be similar to the recent match league held at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium and among the Ainawi fans. “The opponent believes that both teams have the chance to qualify t the semifinal stage. I do believe that in such matches, the two teams have equal chances to win and qualify by 50%. However, after the end of the match, we will see which team is better.”

Commenting on the short space of time he has to prepare the team compared to Al Wasl, whose players got more time to recover and prepare for the match, he said: “This is the price that big clubs pay as they play in all competitions. However, we would prepare our team in the right manner.”

“Al Ain played four matches while Al Wasl played only one. My team will miss a good number of players, but the most important thing is that the team’s starting lineup will be the strongest and will fight until the end of the match to ensure qualifying to the final stage,” Pedro said.

He stated that it is not the right way to prepare the team as during the past two weeks, specifically, players experienced a hard time, and they did their best to achieve the pre-set targets. “They did well and recovered in the shortest time. they redoubled their efforts, and I am sure they will be able to win Al Wasl and qualify.”

As for the current status of Yahiya Nader, Mohammed Abdul Rahman, and Rayan Yaslam, he commented: “This is the natural result of playing many matches within a short period as the recovery time is very short. These players are important to the squad, but we still have the alternatives who will help the team to continue performing well. All players’ sights are set high, and they all aim to win the three points of the match.”

As for the mistake committed by the team’s goalkeeper, Khalid Eisa, in the match against Al Nasr and that fans are divided into two groups in accepting his apologies, he pointed out: “I respect the opinion of everyone, and the fans’ reactions, and more important than words is that my team has the goalkeeper of the UAE National Football Team and player No. 1 in Al Ain Team. Yet, if you do not commit mistakes, then be sure you would not be playing football.”

Pedro signed off by stating: “If my confidence in Khalid is 100%, rest assure that it turned to be 101% after our match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr. It is not me only, but the whole players trust Khalid Eisa highly.”