Al Ain’s head coach emphasized that his team’s task in the second leg round of competitions will not be easy

Leonardo Jardim: We have claimed an important victory and we did not show up with the sought after performance

Leonardo Jardim, the Portuguese manager of Al Ain, said that his team have claimed an important victory on the expense of their guest team of Al Jazira football club, emphasizing on the same time by saying: “I think we did not show up with a very good performance in today’s match, which is something that possibly happen from time to time in the realm of football, so we are required to improve our performance in order to show up with a better performance during the upcoming matches that we have ahead.”

Leonardo Jardim also said: “We have claimed an important victory, which gives us the advantage before the onset of the second leg match, but I think we did not show up with the sought after performance that we were ambitious for. Which is something that possibly happen from time to time in the realm of football, but we are required to improve our performance in order to show up with a better performance during the upcoming matches that we have ahead.”

He added: “Our players did their best and exerted immense efforts, they have also tried to perform their best on the stadium’s pitch, but we were not very lucky in several striking chances. We are also well aware that our task in the second leg round of competitions on Al Jazira’s pitch will not be easy, so we have to work hard during the preparation period for that match in order to guarantee our capability to show up with the required performance.”