Shabab Alahli vs Emirates Post-match Press Conference

Shabab Alahli head coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena held a press conference, after his team won Emirates 2-1 in the matchweek9 of the Arabian Gulf League at Shabab Alahli stadium in Alawir, the coach considered the match as tough, praising the efforts of his players who fought to secure the three points.

Commenting on the match, he said “from the start we are controlling and had the advantage in ball possession, we scored the first goal, they drew from penalty and in the second half we are lucky to score earlier, in general I think the first half was better than second one”.

He added “the team showed good character and played well, and if we continue improving we can make good results, and move up to better position in the table, the results of top teams may help us as Sharjah drew with Kalba and Alwahda drew with Fujairah, and this indicates that there is no big difference between the teams, and shows the high level of the competition”.

The coach stated that he is working with his technical team to improve the level of the performance, explaining that it is easier to improve when the team is doing well and winning matches, adding that now they have more time to rest and then start preparations for the cup matches.