Helio Souza: Happy with Bahrain’s nomination for the title and the Kuwaiti goalkeeper is great

After the end of the Bahrain-Kuwait match in the third and final stage of the group stage for the second group within the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, Khaleeji Zain 25, which ended in a 1-1 draw, a press conference was held for Bahrain coach Helio Souza, who said: “A difficult match and it was important for both teams, the players.” They played a good match, we advanced with a goal, and Kuwait came back. We played a good match, the players fought hard, we played against Kuwait three times, and they won. Despite that the match was difficult, we created some chances that could have killed the match early, Kuwait scored on two chances, and we performed well.

Mahdi Humaidan, the best player in the match, said: “We achieved qualification, and the best is a good thing for the third time, and the important thing is to qualify in the lead.”

Souza said: “Kuwait’s goalkeeper was good.” We created certain chances and saved them. We were not conservative. The physical condition fell in both teams. The result is good for us, and perhaps this is what made the players relaxed. We possessed the ball well, and if the chances were scored, the match would have ended. We were able to deal with the long balls of Kuwait. And we kept what we needed from the meeting.

He added: “I have players other than Abdullah Youssef.” He played for many minutes, and I wanted to give the opportunity to another player. I have 23 players ready. There is no important player after another; not all of them are important. Hamza played the first match internationally. Young people need the opportunity to participate and play well. The decision depends on several factors. things, including the physical.

And he added: “If we are nominated for the title, this is something that makes me happy.” We fight in every match with the aim of winning; we take each meeting separately; there is no pressure; the teams are all strong ahead of us in the rankings; the atmosphere here and the fans are wonderful; we are currently only thinking about the next meeting.

Humaidan said: “Oman’s matches are difficult for us.” We were affected by the defeat, and we respect them a lot. They played well against Germany and are ready for the meeting.