Al-Ittihad newspaper – Al-Fawaz: the "green" strategy is clear

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The panel is complete and the nets are clean

Reza Salim (Dubai)

The Saudi Greens are heading to the top of the Group 5 first round with nine points after six points in two games, far exceeding fans' expectations when the current version's participation in paying a large number new names are running for the first time. But the Argentine Juan Antonio Pietzi, before the challenge and was successful in the task and qualify for the second round early.
Al-Akhdar managed to break the steel wall in front of the Cedar Mountains with superiority and score. He scored twice for the first time since his victory in the UAE 1996 edition. The team has kept a blank sheet, which is no longer the case since the edition 2000. Has a positive reaction to the players in the third round and the final against Qatar, and hopes to continue to Beatzi and finish the first without losing without losing his net, especially that the match Lebanon, confirmed that the team is evolving from one match to the other, technically and physically.
For his part, the president of the Saudi Football Federation, Qusay Al-Fawaz, praised the high spirit and outstanding performances of the players during their match against Lebanon on Sunday in the second match of the FIFA World Cup. AFC Asia, in which they qualified for the second round before a match after the end of the preliminary round.
He praised the technical organization organization and the mental preparation of the players, as well as the fights that they had throughout the match, noting that the integration of all the efforts had led to the presentation of a level and a special match result.
"We ended the match in Lebanon effectively and efficiently, as was the case for North Korea, where everyone was in charge and felt the importance of the match, which allowed him to play. team to extend its influence on the match from start to finish.
"We will only treat the match as a victory and only three points," he said. "The team will be ready to prepare for the next match, in line with our clear and determined strategy to continue our journey to victory.
Al-Fawaz thanked the fans for their support and support of the players, pointing out that this position was the reason for the morale boost of the players throughout the match.
Saudi coach Juan Pietzi said the match was not easy, adding that the team felt great support from fans.
"Our match against Lebanon was not easy at first, but we tried to get back to the game from the first minutes, which earned us three points." He was very pleased with the level and result of the game. this game, which was unique, both individually and collectively, by engaging players in their roles and providing them with their full potential.
"We feel the support and great love of Al-Akhdar fans, and we thank them for that, which is undoubtedly a great motivation for us on our tour during the tournament.
"Over time, the matches become more difficult as the teams know our team very well and know how to handle them technically, which is normal, but we will certainly be well prepared for every game," Petzi said.
"He is a great technical player who has very good levels.He is one of the most important players with the rest of his teammates.I hope he will continue to climb, "said Bettze.
"We have 5 days to come and we can work on the next match," he added. "All players on the green list are ready and prepared for it.
The Abdullah Atif player stressed the importance of his candidacy and his teammates in the approach of the Chilean coach Juan Antonio Pietzi.
"We have achieved this important victory based on the team play and the application of the coaching approach, which we have imposed during training. We are always striving to demonstrate 39, a high level of professionalism, in line with the prestige of the most expensive logo.
"After qualifying, we are certainly hoping to reach the round of 16. We are in first place and hope to achieve the desired results.

Fahad Al Mouloud .. The fruit of "the Spanish experience"
Fahd Al Mawlid, the star of Saudi Arabia, has a line of autobiography different from that of any other player of his generation with Al-Akhdar, who is the first Saudi to participate in the Spanish league when he entered as an alternative in a match between Levante and Leganis. In last season's La Liga, which was also on the bench at Levante, her team looks at Barcelona, ​​league champion of the season, her first loss of 5-4.
And after raising his goal to No. 2 in the list of goals of the Asian Cup "UAE 2019" missile goal, which scored against Lebanon, in the stalemate in the second round of Group E , and accepted the goal against North Korea in the victory "green" In the quarterfinals, officially qualified for the round of 16, the generator proved that his trip to Spain last season was not lost and that he was harvesting what he had planted during this season.
Al-Mawled confirmed that the Saudi team competed in the Asian Cup for the sole purpose of competing for the title and that the team steadily advanced in achieving this feat under the direction of a technical apparatus knowing the abilities of the players and the employees for the benefit of the team.
"We play every game with one goal and we win the title because our ambition is great, the performance is the final goal, and in the end we only managed to score six goals, so I think the technical options are right, "he said after the victory over Lebanon. We need an express attacker.
The 24-year-old was born in Jeddah, one of the most talented players in Saudi Arabia. He was selected among the nine Saudi players who were loaned to Spanish clubs in the second half of the season, under an agreement with the Saudi General Authority for Sport. Russia World Cup.
Although they did not have enough time on the field, they did not have any, but they worked on that experience and later transferred it to Green. They also participated in 10 days of training with Manchester United, in order to increase his experience before the 2018 Russia World Cup, which resurfaced later.
It is interesting to note that the group, which was famous for its rocket targets, described the former Real Madrid player, Fernando Sans, and Allega's ambbadador to the Middle East at the start of his winter trip to El Liga, Spain, as the Saudi star looks like the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Over the days, Al Mawled has proven his effectiveness by his lethal goals and his missiles: he led the team to a historic victory over Japan at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah and qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia for the first time in 12 years.

Team Lebanon, unity of cultures
Lebanon is part of the teams that occupy a different position in the tournament and which brings together local and professional players abroad, some of which are born in Germany and others in Sweden, but the Arab is not the first language. .
Despite the fact that a number of players play in the Lebanese league and speak Arabic, under the leadership of Hbadan Maatouq, captain of the national team, the most striking absence of the Arabic language, in the presence of players living away from home, including striker Basel Jaradi born in Denmark, Croatian player Hydek Split, Japanese Sagan Tusso in Al Nasr, Halal Helwa of Apollo Smyrns of Greece, Robert Malki of Swedish Eskilstuna and George Malki of Swedish Eskilstuna.
"My father and I are Lebanese as well as my grandfather and I have parents in Syria and my mother is Swedish, it's a mix of cultures," he said. There is a large Lebanese community in Sweden and I am part of it, I have friends in Lebanon.
"I do not understand Arabic and I do not speak it, but my brother understands it well, but the language is not an obstacle for us to play in his national team, and we are very happy to Bring as many fans into the team that we are proud to play for this audience.We are delighted to win the next match against North Korea to renew our chances of qualifying for the second round.
Al-Nasr, the Al-Nasr player and the Lebanese team, confirmed that the team included a group of players from different parts of the world, including Sweden and Germany, who spoke several languages. Arabic was present, the players playing in the Lebanese league. , Noting that he speaks English because he was born in Germany, but his country, Lebanon, will learn a little bit of Arabic after the club's arrival of victory, and that there are actually several languages, and in Lebanon, where a number of minorities, many different languages ​​and nationalities play under the name of a country and a science, Magnificent.
"We know that our team did not go to the competition to win the title, but to get the best result possible, move on to the second round, learn from the lessons of the games we play and offer great football and a good level, even in case of defeat, it is difficult to compare the ball because most of the players of the national team belong to the local league, unlike the Asian leagues, this is not a reduction of the league Lebanese, especially as our professionals play in second-round patrols.