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During the assessment press conference for his team\u2019s match against the Saudi Al Hilal, Al Ain Argentine coach, Hernan Crespo, said: I\u2019m fully assured that my team will qualify for the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite, in spite of our loss today, as our opportunity to make up is still present in the remaining five matches in the league stage, particularly after our performance in tonight\u2019s match. Uuntil statistics confirm our official exit from the competition, I\u2019ll tell you that we are unable to qualify.<\/p>\n
Crespo expressed his pride of his team\u2019s performance at tonight\u2019s match, emphasizing that: \u201cI believe that all of you agree with me that the game was so interesting and exciting and we were close to making a remontada, but we lacked the luck.<\/p>\n
Commenting on a question regarding his team’s defensive problems, he said: \u201cI agree that we conceded five goals in today\u2019s match, but we confronted a powerful offensive team and in return my team has an offensive tendency, so we were also able to score four goals. I always emphasize the idea of \u200b\u200bteamwork in football, as defense starts with offense and vice versa. We performed greatly and we will definitely work on improving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding Soufiane Rahimi\u2019s performance, he explained: \u201cI am proud of his performance as he is developing remarkably and deserves that stardom, and I will continue to support him to play in this position on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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