Mohammed Bin Thaloub Congratulates Al Ain Former Coach, Croatia’s Zlatko Dalić
H.E. Mohamed Bin Thaloub Al Derei, Chairman of Al Ain Sports Club Investment Company, extended his sincerest congratulations to the Head Coach of Croatia National Team and former Head Coach of Al Ain FC, Zlatko Dalić, for his deserved qualification to the quarter final stage of Russia World Cup 2018 following playing a 120-minute marathonic match against Denmark on Monday night.
The Croatian team was able to win Denmark on penalties following the end of the original and extra time of the match by 1-1.
H.E. Al Derei pointe out that the full of surprises and excitement World Cup 2018 has witnessed the emergence of new teams at the expense of the most prominent candidates to win the title, including Argentina, Portugal, Spain and the reigning World Cup Germany He added: “Teams have already arrived at the most critical stage of the competition where Croatia is scheduled to meet the home team, Russia, among their fans in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Indeed, they will be waiting for the qualifying teams of Brazil against Mexico and Japan against Belgium. Definitely, the coming two matches will be full of enjoyment and surprises.”
H.E. the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain Sports Club Investment Company passed on his good wishes to the Croatian Zlatko Dalić to cross over the next stage which will be the most difficult one for all the qualifying teams. He underlined: “The coming stage requires exerting a lot of efforts and implementing quality tactics to reach the golden box. Such an achievement is indeed a stunning accomplishment for any team. No doubt that the Croatian stars succeeded in overcoming and beating the strongest and biggest in the world in this death group, including Argentina under the command of the best player in the world, Lionel Messi, Nigeria and Iceland.” “Al Ain former head coach was able to win all these national teams exactly as he did before when he assumed his responsibilities as the head coach of the “Boss” during 2014 to 2017,” stressed he.
Noteworthy, Zlatko Dalić was awarded the Best Coach Award of the Arabian Gulf League twice. Additionally, he led Al Ain FC to play the final match of the AFC Champions League 2016 and was crowned with his team with several titles at the local level.
