Criticism of Taremi and Teammates Intensifies in UAE

After Al Wasl's defeat to Saudi club Al Ahli, an Emirati media outlet criticized the team.

After the defeat of the UAE Al-Wasl football team against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, the UAE media criticized this team.

According to the reporter of Mehr, the Al-Wasl football team of the United Arab Emirates faced the Al-Ahly football team of Saudi Arabia in their second game in the group stage of the Asian Elite League on Monday evening, October 20, in their home stadium. This game ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the Saudi representative. Mehdi Taremi, the Iranian striker of Al-Wasl, was in his team's lineup from the beginning and was on the field until the 79th minute, but he could not prevent his team from losing.

The UAE media "365scores" wrote about Al-Wasl: The UAE Al-Wasl football team lost in the match against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia due to a series of technical and tactical problems; The factors that ultimately determined the superiority of the Saudi team.

Al-Wasl paid the price for the loss of concentration in the defensive line. Al-Ahly's first goal was scored on a corner kick in a situation where no player had stopped Ibanez. The third goal was scored after an obvious personal mistake by Al-Wasl defender Sofian Buffini.

Roy Vitoria, the Portuguese head coach of Al-Wasl, introduced Sacha instead of Adelson Silva at the beginning of the second half to improve the defensive balance of his team. However, this substitution could not provide the required defensive cover and Al-Ahli still easily passed through the depth of Al-Wasl's defensive line.

Al-Wasl's offensive line could not take advantage of its high-pressure start in the first half. Mehdi Tarimi, Jimenez and Sidibeh missed good opportunities; Situations that could put the opponent under pressure and provide the ground for Al-Wasl's early advantage.

After Al-Ahly took a 2-1 lead, Vitoria could not find an effective tactical solution to bring his team to the opponent's penalty area and create dangerous situations. In the following, Al-Wasl handed over the control of the middle of the field to the Saudi opponent and could not create the necessary pressure to change the result.