Aruabarina: We tried to dominate from the start, and I take responsibility for the loss.

After the end of the Bahrain-UAE match, within the second group confrontations of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, which was hosted by the Olympic Port Stadium and ended with Bahrain’s victory 1/2, a press conference was held for Arwabarina, coach of the UAE national team, in the conference hall at the Olympic Port Stadium, who commented on the meeting: “I congratulate Bahrain for their victory.” Winning the first third of an hour, we were the best, but we did not reach the depth well, then we retreated, and in the second half, we entered with the goal of scoring first, but the opposite happened. We will analyze the match and deal with the mistakes that appeared today. I take responsibility for the loss.

And when asked about the team’s lack of a playmaker and whether it will include players during the coming period, he said: “It depends on two axes and sometimes three, and we have players capable of playing these roles, and we started with the 4/4/3 method, then 4/4/2, and we determine our way of playing according to the needs of the match.”

And about his ambition for the championship after this loss: “We came to compete for the title and win the cup.” We have two matches left, and we have not reached the desired level yet, and I repeat, I bear the loss today, and we must not give up. We rested today, and we have a strong match after two days. The loss is painful, but we have to work and focus on the next.

In conclusion, about the decline in the second half, I do not agree. We controlled only 20 minutes of the first half, then the level fell. We tried to control, but with the first goal we lost organization and there were naive mistakes, and in the end we lost.