{"id":2216,"date":"2026-03-09T01:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/?p=2216"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:47:12","slug":"petrovic-the-match-against-al-jazira-is-difficul-but-not-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/petrovic-the-match-against-al-jazira-is-difficul-but-not-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrovi\u0107: The match against Al Jazira is difficul, but not impossible."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Al Dhafra Club’s Montenegrin coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107<\/span><\/span>, head coach of the first football team at Al Dhafra FC<\/span><\/span>, stressed the difficulty of the upcoming match against Al Jazira Club<\/span><\/span> in Round 19 of the UAE Pro League<\/span><\/span>, while noting that achieving a positive result is not impossible.<\/p>\n

His remarks came during the pre-match press conference held on Sunday evening at the press conference hall of Hamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium<\/span><\/span> in Madinat Zayed, in the presence of the team\u2019s Brazilian player Gibson Souza<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Petrovi\u0107 explained that Al Jazira\u2019s strength and position among the league\u2019s top teams make the match a difficult one. However, he stressed that securing a positive result is not impossible and confirmed that the team has prepared well for the game over the past few days.<\/p>\n

The Montenegrin coach added that facing a team of Al Jazira\u2019s stature requires a fighting performance on the pitch, urging his players to act like soldiers on the field.<\/p>\n

Petrovi\u0107 also revealed that his team urgently needs points at this stage to strengthen its chances of remaining in the professional league. He confirmed that Al Dhafra will enter the match aiming for a positive result, unlike some previous periods when the team played without such pressure.<\/p>\n

The Al Dhafra coach noted that he has not yet finalized the defensive lineup, explaining that the decision will be made in the coming hours, while affirming that the team is ready in all aspects for the match.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, Petrovi\u0107 expressed his confidence in his players and their ability to deliver a strong performance despite the difficulty of the challenge and the strength of the opponent.<\/p>\n

For his part, Brazilian player Gibson Souza of Al Dhafra confirmed that the match will not be easy, expecting a strong encounter against Al Jazira, but he expressed the players\u2019 confidence in their ability to achieve a positive result.<\/p>\n

Souza also called on Al Dhafra fans to attend the match at Hamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium in Madinat Zayed to support the team and encourage the players during the game<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Al Dhafra Club’s Montenegrin coach \u017deljko Petrovi\u0107, head coach of the first football team at Al Dhafra FC, stressed the difficulty of the upcoming match against Al Jazira Club in Round 19 of the UAE Pro League, while noting that achieving a positive result is not impossible. His remarks came during the pre-match press conference […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216","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\/2216","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=2216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2217,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216\/revisions\/2217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfsc.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}