Ivić from Spain to the fans of Al Ain Club: We will be doing our best for the sake of your satisfaction

Al Ain Club is not afraid of any competing teams… And we will start from the beginning in preparation for the upcoming new season

Ivić from Spain to the fans of Al Ain Club: We will be doing our best for the sake of your satisfaction

While what we have accomplished is something from the past now… And big football teams are not satisfied with accomplishments

We retained 90% of our squad members… While the coming new players will make the squad even more powerful

We may take on three matches during the current week… While matches pressure will impose the policy of rotation

 

Vladimir Ivić, who is the Serbian head coach of Al Ain first football team, emphasized that his team’s preparations for the upcoming new season are going on according to the determined preparatory program and the laid out plans, he also pointed out that the current stage of preparations during the offshore bootcamp represents great importance to prepare our team players, so they can reach the required stage of readiness on the physical, technical, and tactical levels, in light of the challenges looming ahead of our team on the local and continental levels.

The Serbian head coach expressed his satisfaction over the circumstances that accompanied the preparatory program starting from the offshore bootcamp’s kick off, he also pointed out that the first stage that took place in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, realized its sought after goals under perfect vibes during the work’s progress, in terms of the weather, training pitches, residency headquarters, and nutrition, before moving to Murcia of Spain to take on the second stage of the preparatory program.

He also said the following statement: “We are well aware of the circumstances here at Murcia, especially after the past sporting season, while everything is going on very well. Our team players are working up to the highest degrees of rigorousness, while our sought after goal is to improve on the individual and group levels, as well to improve on a daily basis so we can be ready to take on the first round of competitions of the local ADNOC Pro League football tournament.

 

We start from the beginning

The head coach of Al Ain first football team stressed that the accomplishments of his team during the past season have become something from the past, he also emphasized that retaining the top position on the tournament’s standings table imposes big responsibilities and challenges, especially that the competing teams will meet Al Ain Club with doubled motivations.

He also said the following statement: “It was a wonderful and exceptional season for us, for the fans of Al Ain Club, and for everyone who loves the team, but what we have accomplished was not easy, rather, it came out of great work. Afterwards, we managed to get a resting period to feel the pleasure of what we have accomplished, but from day one of our return and the starting of the new upcoming season our message was clear to everyone, which was as the following: Everything starts from the beginning.”

He added the following statement: “We have to place everything that we have accomplished during the past season behind us, we also have to be motivated more than before to reach success and to work according to the most powerful style of play. We managed to prove that we are capable of realizing our sought after goals, but the new challenges will be more difficult, so when we are occupying the top position on the tournament’s standings table everyone will be seeking to claim victory over you, and every football team will be doing its best when they play vs Al Ain Club.”

The Serbian head coach emphasized that working with the group for almost a year and a half now is granting the coaching staff a solid and important basis to build upon, but he also stressed that this doesn’t mean that we have reached the highest degrees of improvement, so he said the following statement: “We are well aware of each other better than before, but we still have ahead of us a great space to improve our style of play, while there are many more matters that we can improve and to work upon.”

Ambitions at the highest level

Ivić emphasized that the ambitions of Al Ain Club will always be synonymous with reputation and value of Al Ain Club, as well as the huge size of responsibility our team players and the coaching staff are holding, he also pointed out that the team will enter all tournaments with the same mentality, regardless of the competing team’s name and the tournament.

He also said the following statement: “We are well aware that we are a big football team, the players are well aware of this too, and I can see this through the efforts they are delivering, their rigorousness during the training sessions. While our sought after ambitions are always at the highest levels, regardless of the tournament in which they will be playing, as we will be entering every match with the same sought after goal, which is to claim victory.”

He added the following statement: “We have respect for all football teams during Pro League and the local tournaments, as well as the competing teams against whom we will be playing during the AFC Champions League football tournament, we are also well aware that we will be playing vs very powerful teams, but we are not afraid of anyone. We are well aware that we represent one of the biggest football teams in Asia, while in the same time we are well aware that football is becoming more powerful and difficult year after year.”

He pointed out that the competition at the highest levels is not related to a single side, he also pointed out that success requires full integration between physical, technical, and tactical levels, in addition to attention to details which decisively secure any match.

He also said the following statement: “In most of the occasions the finest of details can make a big difference. During the analysis of football matches and training sessions we continuously explain to the players the matters on which they need to concentrate, because they may grant us a slight advantage during the match we play, and this advantage can make the difference in the end.”

A more powerful squad

Ivić came to mention the changes which his squad have witnessed, so he emphasized that the departure of some players and the joining of new players represents an integral and natural part of football, he also expressed his confidence in the ability of the newcomers to add more power to the squad.

He also said the following statement: “The majority of our team players are still with us, while a number of new players have joined the ranks of our squad and some others have departed our ranks, and this is the nature of football. I believe in that our team players who have recently joined us are capable of making the squad even more powerful, they are also well aware where they have become, they also have a great ambition to maintain the project which we have started during the past season.”

He added the following statement: “Our new players are characterized with mental power and technical quality, which we believe is capable of improving the team and the squad, and this is one of the reasons that motivated us to sign contracts with them.”

He pointed out that the changes are not limited to the squad of players, he also explained that the  coaching staff, in turn, has witnessed the joining of new members in line with the requirements of the new season and the number of challenges, especially with the return of Al Ain Club to participating in AFC Champions League football tournament:

He also said the following statement: “Two or three members, whom we were in great need for, have joined that ranks of the coaching staff because we still have ahead new challenges and additional tournaments. During the past season we did not participate in the AFC Champions League football tournament, as for this season we have the continental tournament to play through, so we needed more members who will work with us and assist us in becoming even more powerful.”

Our squad is breathing together

The Serbian head coach considered that one of the most prominent gains during the past season was represented in building an interconnected squad that works with the spirit of one family, he also pointed out that the continuity of more than 90% of our squad members represent an important factor, in addition to what our new players have shown in terms of rigorousness and group mentality.

He also said the following statement: “Football is a collective game. The match starts with 11 players and there are other players who are on the substitution benches, while the biggest and more difficult challenge is to create a squad that breathes together and works as a one family.”

He added the following statement: “I believe that we have succeeded in doing this during the past season. We had a wonderful squad and almost 90% of its members are still with us, while new players have joined its ranks, while what I have seen until now emphasizes that they are serious and possess the mentality of the player who works for the sake of the team.”

He explained that the offshore bootcamp is doing an important role in fortifying this aspect, in addition to its sought after technical and physical goals, so he said the following statement: “We spend together almost 25 to 30 days away from our families, we also work, speak, and live together. This is an important stage for us to unify the squad and to fortify the interconnectedness between our players, while the fundamental sought after goals is to reach the starting point of the official matches and we are ready to take on every tournament we participate through.”

The gradual readiness

The head coach of Al Ain first football team emphasized over the importance of friendly matches in evaluating the work during the preparatory stage, he also explained that it grants the coaching staff some distinct indicators over the player’s level and the aspects which need to be improved.

He also said the following statement: “Friendly matches are very important, through which we can know many more things, determine the aspects that we have to improve and those aspects which we deliver in a wonderful manner and the ones we need to maintain, it also grant us the opportunity to evaluate the performance of our players.”

He stressed over the necessity of cautiously dealing with physical loads and participation minutes during the current stage of work, especially that the players did not reach the full state of readiness.

He also said the following statement: “We are not in the stage in which we can utilize all players for 90 minutes. We have to be cautious, and we still have ahead two and a half weeks before the first official match.”

He added the following statement: “After the resting period that spanned over one month and a half, it is natural that our players are not ready to play full 90 minutes after only two weeks and a half of working. It is a gradual process which we are well aware of, we are also working on a daily basis to elevate the physical level of our players, in addition to improving the technical and tactical aspects, as well as merging all these elements into the team’s ecosystem.”

The Youth and experience

The Serbian head coach emphasized that the period which Al Ain Club has spent was enough to grant the team a deep knowledge in the personality of its players, as well as their capability and way of thinking, but he also pointed out that daily work remains a source to discovering more about the squad.

He also said the following statement: “After one year and a half I now know more about the squad and its players, as well as their mental improvement, their personalities, their way of thinking, and what they can deliver for the team. Even though, every day we gain new information, while every training session is important for us to better understand the team and every player on the individual level.”

He expressed his cheerfulness over the balance between the young players and the season players, so he said the following statement: “We are pleased and fortunate that we have a big number of young players, who have in possession a great motivation to reach success and to improve their professional career. They are serious and covetous to improve on the individual level, on the other hand we have five or six seasoned players who are fulfilling a great role, they are also talking to the young players, offer advice, and assist them in improving.”

He emphasized that the criteria for participation will always be connected to deservedness, he also added the following statement: “Everyone are well aware that I do not have any issue with engaging the young players inside the team’s starting lineup, if they proved that they deserve this and they do their work with the required level.”

Bypassing the boundaries

Ivić stressed over the importance of mental power and his work’s philosophy, so he emphasized that reaching the big goals requires a breat ability from the players to deliver more during the difficult moments and to bypass the regular boundaries.

He also said the following statement: “After one year and a half of working with them, I am well aware now that they want to be better, and for the sake of realizing their sought after goals, in many occasion, they have to bypassing the boundaries.

He added the following statement: “There are moments during the sprint in which you feel that you are not capable anymore of breathing and heartbeat is at the highest level, even though you need to deliver more and to push yourself an additional step forward. When the mind is exhausted you have to maintain your concentration. In those difficult moments you also have to do an additional effort for the team’s sake.”

He emphasized that this mentality is not connected with a certain player, rather, it is connected with the squad as a whole. He also pointed out that the management of a squad that consists of 20 to 25 players represent a continuous effort for the coaching staff.

The Asian tournament imposes the policy of rotation

The Serbian head coach explained that the number of football tournaments, on the forefront the AFC Champions League football tournament, transforms the acquiring of an integrated and ready squad to participate in every tournament a necessity not a choice, in light of the expected matches pressure.

He also said the following statement: “It is important to have in possession an enough number of capable players to participate, because we still have ahead several football tournaments. It is impossible to engage through the tournament with only 11 players.”

He added the following statement: “We need a squad that have to be ready and capable of delivering the highest levels of performance every three to four days. With the AFC Champions League football tournament there will be stages in which we will play three matches every week, so it is difficult to maintain the highest degrees in all of those matches without distributing playing minutes and granting the opportunity for the other players.”

A message to the fans of Al Ain Club

The Serbian head coach of Al Ain Club concluded his speech with an emphasis that the team will continue to work with its utmost power, for the sake of satisfying the fans of Al Ain Club, he also considered that confidence and hard work represent the path to realize the sought after goals.

He also said the following statement: “We will deliver our utmost performance as we always do, we will also be working with a powerful determination for the sake of satisfying the fans of Al Ain Club. We have to belive in ourselves, becaue when we belive in our capabilities and work hard we can reach sucees and realize our sought after goals.