Al-Shabab Coach: We Won Because We Were Superior in Every Way

Al-Shabab's head coach believes his team deserved the three points, having put on a smart display and made effective use of Al-Ittihad's weaknesses.

According to "Varzesh Se", Shabab Al-Ahly defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah with a score of 2-1 in their second match in the Asian Elite League. The UAE representative, who won his first match against Tractor, got six points with this result and continued his perfect start in the tournament.

After the end of the game, Andre Jardin emphasized his team's merit to win and said: "We played a great game against an opponent whose status and history in Asian football is well known. We could even score more than two goals. In terms of defense, we had a good performance and were able to deal with Etihad's attacks in a very good way."

The head coach of Shabab Al-Ahli continued, referring to the difficulty of the match: "This game was not easy for either of the two teams. "We were well aware of the quality, abilities and value of Ittihad, but my players entered the field with high concentration and made the right decisions in the important moments of the match."

Jardine explained about the change in his team's playing style in the second half: "In the second half, we gave more possession to Ittihad, but we had a coherent defense and were able to maintain our advantage. I said before the match that we are going to use counterattacks. However, there were other dimensions to our plan and we were able to execute organized defense, ball retention and intelligent attack alongside each other. "We took advantage of the opportunities we got at the right moments."

In the end, the Brazilian head coach of Shabab Al-Ahli praised the quality of his players and said: "Our team has high-quality and capable players." "I think at the end of the match, the team that performed better in all aspects won."