Zlatko: Facing Banyas is an important training for Al Ain FC
Croatian, Zlatko Dalic, Al Ain FC Coach, announced that the match against Baniyas within the sixth round of the Arabian Gulf Cup, is an important training for his team, and a good opportunity for injured players to properly recover and for non-international players to practice, as well as those who didn’t get a chance to play in both Asian Championship and AGL.
He also commented, during the pre-match press conference : “We will check the players readiness after their recovery from their injury, before we select the lineup for upcoming match, our objective is to win against our opponent, despite their ambitions, especially that each team tries to play best against Al Ain FC in Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.
Replying on a question that was asked about Al Ain FC’s match against Baniyas is a foregone conclusion, given that they ran out of chances to qualify, he said: “Football is founded on the concepts of challenge even during training sessions the desire to win is always present, so “foregone conclusion” is never an option each team enters the field seeking to win. “
