Brazilian coach Caio Zanardi, the first team coach, began his speech at the pre match press conference of Al Nasr Vs. Khorfakkan in the framework of the second round of the first group of the Arabian Gulf Cup, saying: The first round, where we seek to win and harvest the three points for the continuation of victories.
Caio added: We play each game individually and we prepare for all the games strongly, and now our focus is on choosing the most suitable squad for the next game, due to the absence in the ranks of the team, which is the presence of some players to the national team besides the injuries suffered by others.
Caio continued : We are currently trying to use the cup matches to settle on the main squad we will rely on in the league, '' he added, We now need to focus on all the upcoming games in order to continue the positive results, so that we can start this season as strongly as we finished the previous season.
Caillou concluded : The pressure in football is especially common for coaches, personally, I am used to pressures, besides, I am not the type of coach who complains in the absence of a player, I do my best to help the team and the players to win and continue our positive results, especially we represent an old club with big fans and play in a strong league on the continental level.
Mahmoud Khamis, the player of the team at the pre match press conference of the Khorfakkan match said: The next game will not be easy, Khorfakkan team is one of good teams in the UAE, but we seek to provide a strong performance that helps us to win and harvest three points.
Mahmoud Khamis continued by saying: We worked very hard during the preparation period and we started the season well by beating team Kalba 3-0. We have coach Caio, a good coach, we trust him a lot, We want to continue our positive results because our ambition this season is to compete for all the tournaments we participate in, although the road will not be easy, but we will fight to get on the right track and achieve our goals.