The opportunity for the “Falcons” to rise to the pros is not impossible… but with conditions

The former director of the first team of the Emirates Club, Khalifa Barot, confirmed that the opportunity for the Falcons to catch up with the competition and rise to the professional league is not impossible, and a return to the limelight is possible, despite the team’s faltering start and its occupying ninth place with 14 points in the first division league, trailing by 12 points. about the lead, expressing his confidence in the team’s ability to qualify for the top flight, or to be a strong competitor for promotion, especially after hiring coach Badr Tabib Al Shehhi, on As he put it.

Barot told Emirates Today: “There are still 13 matches in the league, and the difference between the team and the top four clubs can be overcome if specific conditions are met, the most important of which is rebuilding the team properly and exploiting the current winter transfer period to recruit high-quality foreign and resident professionals, so that they are able to To make a difference, because the technical capabilities of the current players are limited, and they cannot achieve the positive results sufficient for the expected return of the Falcons.”

He added: “None of the previous coaches, Bosnian Darko Nesterovic or Egyptian Tariq Al-Sayed Abdel Ghaffar, bears responsibility for not achieving results, because they do not have the elements to create victory, and the same applies to the new coach Badr Tabib, who will not be able to make a difference without supplementing him with technically influential players.” .

He continued: “Promotion to the professionals is possible, and the points difference is not a big problem, and the task expected by the club’s management is to work to strengthen confidence in the team, empower it technically, and provide the necessary support to coach Badr Tabib, in addition to the strong support of the public with the team.”

He continued: “The experience that the Emirates Club enjoys is sufficient to help it restore the required football balance, through the correct assignments of players, especially since there are many players looking for opportunities to leave the bench in professional league teams, as their abilities can be used to improve the team’s performance.” .

The “Falcons” had suffered unexpected losses at the beginning of the season – including two losses to Masfout 0-3, and Al Arabi 1-2, in addition to their early exit from the preliminary round of the President’s Cup against Masfout (0-1) – which led to the dismissal of the Bosnian coach, Before Egyptian coach Tariq Al-Sayed was dismissed, after the Falcons lost to Al Dhafra.