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Syrian football captain Omar Al-Souma relinquished his armband on the eve of Australia's decisive shock in the group stage of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation Cup, announced today. coach Fajr Ibrahim at Al Ain.
The former captain, Ahmed Salih, took over the former Bundesliga coach, Brand Stange, for the launch of the current final, before the dismissal of the German and the nomination of Ibrahim to complete the continental career.
Saudi top scorer Al-Suomah did not score in the first two games against Palestine (0-0) and Jordan (0-2), putting the Syrian team ahead of the need to win in the last match to ensure qualification to the role of the 16.
"It's an excellent behavior from a great player, Omar Al-Suma, who made the captain's badge and put it on my shoulders," Ibrahim said at a press conference on Monday. Khalifa bin Zayed stadium. It was an excellent attitude for the players and the management of the team thanked him. "
Ibrahim did not reveal the identity of the player who would be crowned captain during the match against Australia, while the media reported that Ibrahim had removed the commander's badge from the sum after being came to Stangh's place.
"I put 100% of the responsibility on the former coach who was not able to handle us properly, Captain Fajr has always had the players and handled them properly," said the defender Ahmed Salih, 70, former Stange coach.
"The presence of Captain Ibrahim at our side has given us a moral motivation, we know each other and we know his game system."
Ibrahim explained the poor results of Syria in the tournament: "The failure to match was the main factor, we worked on the psychological factor and the players themselves are not satisfied."
"I spoke with the players in a realistic way and what is positive, is that I started with them during qualifying and that we are not strange for some, we can change even very little time."
"The challenge is against Australia, but fear is not," he said about Australia.
Fajr Ibrahim led the first World Cup playoff team before his dismissal in 2016, as well as Syrian police clubs, Dahuk and the Iraqi port.
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