“The Boss” head coach emphasized on his confidence in Al Ain fans
Leonardo Jardim: We are required to improve our performance and to correct our mistakes in order to continue claiming the positive results
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba returns to the starting lineup..This return will bolster the forward power of “The Boss”
Our task vs Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia will not be easy..While our sought after goal is to claim the match’s three points
Leonardo Jardim, the Portuguese manager of Al Ain, said that his team will be taking on an important and big challenge tomorrow in the competitions of AFC Champions League, asserting: “Our upcoming match will be big, especially that it will bring together two big teams during the competitions of the most powerful of all football tournaments on the level of the Asian continent, while our sought after goal will be clear, which is to claim the match three points and working to improve and enhance our team’s output.”
Commenting on a question over the issues his team is facing on the level of the defensive side of football, that had been revealed during the team’s most recent match vs Al Orooba, he said: “Yes, there are few issues in the defensive line, but the team’s entire ecosystem holds the responsibility of this matter, not only the four players who play at the team’s defensive line, so we have to adopt a clear policy in order to restore the ball from the competing team as quickly as possible if it has been lost, just before posing a threat on our net. We will be working on this matter during the upcoming period of time, because our sought after goal is to form a powerful team, whose playing lines are closely connected in order to claim the positive results.”
Leonardo Jardim also emphasized that Al Ain’s performance, in their most recent match vs Al Orooba in the competitions of ADNOC Pro League, was all good for sixty minutes, and after we made some changes a couple of negative aspects of play and mistakes appeared that we have to correct, but in general I am happy over the work of my team as a whole during that match.”
Over the return of Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, Al Ain’s Togolese forward player, and scoring two goals out of the four goals that were scored at the most recent match, he said: “I did not have any difficulty with employing and directing him, because he is a big players and I know him very well, so he can be trusted. I also wish that Al Ain fans will be present on tomorrow, as they usually do, at the benches because the match will not be easy and tiny details can be the decisive winning factor.”
