Injuries were manipulated by the fate of a number of players, after the list expanded to reach the four most important players, namely: Omar Abdul Rahman (Amouri), Ahmad Khalil, Ismail Ahmed and Khalafan Mubarak.

The team had received a strong shock from the injury of Amauri, winner of the 2016 Asian Footballer of the Year award, who had been out of action for six months, but it did not stop there. It expanded to include Ahmed Khalil, the best player in Asia 2015, as well as Khalfan Mubarak who He carried the brigade of the Umari caliphate, and finally the defender Ismail Ahmed.

On Tuesday, the team began an internship in Dubai, where they play their daily training at Nad Al Sheba Stadium in preparation for two friendly matches against Bolivia and Egypt on 16 and 20.

The athletes described the four players as "the pillars of the team" that he was very reliable during his appearance in the Asian Cup, pointing out that everyone was counting on Khalfan Mubarak to be the most suitable alternative for my team, but he was also injured.

"The absence of these key elements has been a major blow to Zaccheroni's coaching plans, which seek to stabilize the way they play and the basic lineup, and despite the great confidence in the existing elements, there are no players in the league or in the team can compensate," they told Emirates Today. The missing elements, being essential and not a second class ».

"Although we are confident of the elements currently in the team, there are currently no players in the league or in the team who can compensate for the absence of injured players from the national team because of injuries," said former player and player Hussein Ghuloom. "Most notably Amouri, Ahmed Khalil and Ismail Ahmed, Stressing that «the team will be lost in the absence of Amouri sole financier of the line of attack, being a playmaker and a player with skills and technical capabilities high».

"The current absence in the national team is very impressive and will have repercussions for the team during its upcoming appearance in the Asian Championship."

"Zaccheroni has been following the league, and he is aware of the options he will take to tackle the situation and fill the gap in the squad."

Al-Wasl's current coach and assistant coach Hassan Al-Abdouli stressed that the team is witnessing the absence of influential players such as Amouri and Ahmed Khalil, both of whom have already been named Asian Footballers of the Year, as well as Ismail Ahmed and Khalafan Mubarak. These players are considered the main pillars on which the team depends, stressing at the same time the importance of instilling confidence in existing elements, stressing that the absence of influential elements also requires the coach Zaccheroni resort to alternative options to compensate for the absence of these players, including changing the way and plan of play that plays Out.

"The absence of these elements came at a difficult and sensitive time for the team, because he had only a short start to the start of the tournament. Al-Abdouli pointed out the importance of preparing a preparation program for Ahmed Khalil so that he can return to the team again during the next two months, especially as he is a player of the caliber and a scorer of Asia.

Hassan al-Abdouli said that for the youth defender Mohammed Marzouq, he is a distinguished player, not less than Ismail Ahmed, who left the team camp finally to get injured.

In turn, the member of the national teams committee Hassan Suhail that the current absence in the team influential, but in return there are ammunition from the players can be used, pointing out that the technical staff expects such injuries, so he equips the players in the same positions that he occupies Players absent from injuries.

Hassan Suhail strongly defended the current elements of the team, asserting that their confidence in them is great, and that they will be as much as the expected challenge for the team in the Asian Cup.

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