Montenegrin coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107, head coach of Al Dhafra, revealed his team\u2019s preparations for the upcoming clash against Al Jazira, scheduled for Sunday evening at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as part of Matchweek 9 of the ADNOC Pro League.
\nPetrovi\u0107 made these remarks during the pre-match press conference held on Friday evening at the press conference hall of Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium in Madinat Zayed, attended by team captain Khalil Al Hammadi.
\nPetrovi\u0107 explained that Al Dhafra played two friendly matches during the recent break and expressed his satisfaction with the players\u2019 performances. However, he noted that the team later faced several challenges, including the injury of Souza, the absence of Karim El Berkaoui after the Arab Cup qualifiers\u2014describing him as a key player\u2014as well as the suspension of Leo and Al Rabija. He also pointed out the return of Khalil Al Hammadi after a six-week absence, stressing that the captain still needs more time to regain full match fitness.
\nThe Al Dhafra coach added that the match will be extremely difficult, but the team will continue its journey with a positive spirit as they face one of the league\u2019s top sides. He emphasized the need for the players to be smarter than in previous matches, to fight for the club\u2019s name, and to remain cautious to avoid giving the opponent opportunities from set pieces or unnecessary yellow and red cards.
\nPetrovi\u0107 confirmed that this is the first time the team has experienced such a difficult situation due to the absence of several players, but reassured that the rest of the squad is fully ready. He stressed that Al Dhafra will enter the match with a positive mentality and great confidence in the players.
\nFor his part, team captain Khalil Al Hammadi said the players are determined to deliver their best performance against a strong and tough opponent, underlining the importance of fighting on the pitch to achieve a positive result.
\nAl Hammadi also renewed his call to Al Dhafra fans to stand behind the team and support the players, highlighting the vital role of the supporters in boosting morale and backing the team during the upcoming phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Montenegrin coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107, head coach of Al Dhafra, revealed his team\u2019s preparations for the upcoming clash against Al Jazira, scheduled for Sunday evening at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, as part of Matchweek 9 of the ADNOC Pro League. Petrovi\u0107 made these remarks during the pre-match press conference held on Friday evening […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1583,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1582\/revisions\/1583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}