Bruno: Satisfied with the performance in the Bahrain match and we lack luck

This morning, in the Al Sayyab Hall at the Minawi Pasha Hotel, a press conference was held for Bruno Pinheiro, coach of the Qatar national team, to talk about Al Annabi’s upcoming match against his Emirati brother in the last matches of the group stage for the second group. Bruno said: “We played in a balanced manner during the past two meetings, and the match is important and difficult.” confidence in the players. We have high morale despite losing the last match. Bahrain is a strong opponent, and we faced misfortune and a lack of concentration. Losing one match does not mean losing confidence in me or the players.

He added: “The UAE is a good team; its results do not reflect its quality; it was competitive, and we prepared well after the last meeting, especially from a physical point of view. We will change tactics, and the players have become more experienced; I will focus a lot on physical recovery.”

And he added: “We have to continue what we are doing.” The two goals we received came while we were possessed. I hope we are lucky. We had bad luck in the last meeting. We focus now on what we can offer. We will try to control, possess, and show our personality, and the result will come.

He stressed: “We did not play a bad match; we controlled the match and lost focus.” We did not need to change. We waited for Bahrain to change. We wanted to create a reaction, and after achieving the goal, it was necessary to change. Bahrain’s goal came from the falling ball; we just faced misfortune.

Assem Madibo said: “The past loss did not increase the pressure on us, and it will not change anything in us.” The loss is a strong motivation for us to present a good match tomorrow. I thank the wonderful Iraqi fans. They have been with us since the first meeting and throughout our career. Their presence gives us strong motivation in the matches. I thank Iraq for hosting. The match is important, and we know the value of the three points. We have addressed our weaknesses, and we are striving to win.