{"id":2044,"date":"2026-01-17T17:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T13:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2026-02-11T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:04:07","slug":"petrovic-warns-of-ajmans-strong-attack-stresses-importance-of-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/petrovic-warns-of-ajmans-strong-attack-stresses-importance-of-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrovi\u0107 Warns of Ajman\u2019s Strong Attack, Stresses Importance of Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"164\"><strong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"164\">Petrovi\u0107 Calls for Maximum Focus Ahead of Ajman Clash<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"433\">Montenegrin coach <strong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"203\">\u017deljko Petrovi\u0107<\/strong>, head coach of <strong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"237\">Al Dhafra Club<\/strong>, has stressed the importance of maintaining the highest levels of concentration in the upcoming clash against <strong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"357\">Ajman<\/strong>, scheduled for <strong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"383\">Monday<\/strong>, as part of <strong data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"432\">Round 13 of the ADNOC Pro League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"657\">Petrovi\u0107 made the remarks during the pre-match press conference held on <strong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"527\">Saturday evening<\/strong> at the media hall of <strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"587\">Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium<\/strong> in Madinat Zayed, in the presence of Al Dhafra player <strong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"656\">Marcelinho<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"919\">The Al Dhafra coach praised Ajman, noting that the team possesses quality players, particularly in the attacking line, which is characterized by speed and strong creative ability. He urged his players to maintain full focus and discipline throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"921\" data-end=\"1183\">Petrovi\u0107 explained that he is approaching the match without pressure, commending his own team while emphasizing the importance of staying mentally engaged in the game\u2014especially during the <strong data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1130\">first 30 minutes<\/strong>\u2014and avoiding minor mistakes that could prove costly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1381\">He also reaffirmed his full respect for Ajman, stating that Al Dhafra\u2019s objective is to secure victory while continuing to deliver attractive football that reflects the team\u2019s growing development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1759\">Meanwhile, Brazilian forward <strong data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1426\">Marcelinho<\/strong> highlighted the importance of the match in Al Dhafra\u2019s league campaign, anticipating a difficult encounter, particularly as the fixture will be played away from home. He expressed his hope that Al Dhafra supporters will attend the match to provide support and encouragement in what he described as an important fixture for the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petrovi\u0107 Calls for Maximum Focus Ahead of Ajman Clash Montenegrin coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107, head coach of Al Dhafra Club, has stressed the importance of maintaining the highest levels of concentration in the upcoming clash against Ajman, scheduled for Monday, as part of Round 13 of the ADNOC Pro League. Petrovi\u0107 made the remarks during the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2044","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\/2044","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2045,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044\/revisions\/2045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}