Sukub: Satisfied with the performance of the players and the Saudi goalkeeper was the man of the match

After the end of the second match in the first group of the Arabian Gulf Cup between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, which ended with the victory of the Saudi team 2/0, a press conference was held for the coaches in the conference hall of the Basra International Stadium, where the conference on the Yemeni coach Sukub was first held, which began: We lost by two goals because we faced a strong competitor who did not take a long time to score, a strong test after stopping for six months, some players are playing together for the first time, the result is good for me, and I thank the players because they created three real chances to score; the Saudi goalkeeper is distinguished, and I consider him the man of the match; I’m satisfied with the performance of the players, and I will return to the hotel with many positive points; they were just kind of afraid.

And about the difficulty of today’s match and the next two matches: I started working with the team a short time ago—five weeks ago—and this is the first official tournament. We have to look to the future. We have to analyze today’s match, and we have two days before Oman’s match.

And about the reasons why the team left large spaces: I did not see that; Saudi Arabia scored from a penalty kick, and the first goal was from a shot; there were no spaces.

We did not prepare well. I played friendly matches against Egyptian second-division clubs. I am satisfied with my team today. I told them before about the strength of the Saudi national team.

And about the reason for sticking with Al-Matari and Muhammad: Muhammad was sick 3 days ago; he is a professional in the Iraqi league and was good, and he asked to play the match. Of course, he has better than that, and Al-Matari is one of the best wings from my point of view, and in the end, I gave the opportunity to some players.

In conclusion, about the match between Iraq and Oman: We arrived a quarter of an hour before the meeting, and I did not have the opportunity to watch it, but I saw a few minutes suggesting a very strong match.