Al-Na’ash: Experience made the difference in this game

Yemeni coach Sami Al-Na’ash attributed the defeat of his team against UAE to the factor of experience in the first place, stressing that the differences were simple – due to the lack of experience of his players.

“We made a good game, although our team is made up of young players and some of them are participating for the first time, but they made a good match,” he told the post-match press conference.

He added: “We tried as much as possible to change the form of the team to be free from the defense and have an initiative towards attack and create opportunities, but each game has mistakes, and our players did some mistakes in monitoring the attack within the region. If we watched the game, we will see that there were no real opportunities for UAE. They took advantage of our defensive errors and lack of control, and of course the experience of Ali Mabkhout with the three goals”.

Al-Na’ash defended the squad that entered the game, stressing that it is the best at the moment, and said: “We prepared the team in a short time and strengthened the team with young elements. The difference in the game was the factor of experience.”