Baghdad – IA – Hussein Ammar
The director of the media office of the Naft Sports Club expressed his fears about the impact of the physical aspect resulting from the pressure of the matches on the players of the team that will meet its guest Erbil in the opening of the 28th round of the Iraq Stars League in professional football.
Juma Al-Thamer told the (INA), today, Sunday: “Our team suffers from fatigue and exhaustion resulting from the pressure of the matches, as last Thursday it played a match in Basra Governorate against Al-Mina, which ended late at night, and then returned directly to Baghdad, which was forced The coach asked the team to give the team a rest day on Friday so that the team could engage in light training on Saturday before today’s match,” noting that “this is an unprecedented case in any league in the world for the team to play two matches within 48 hours.”
Al-Thamer added, “The physical factor may raise the concerns of the technical staff and its impact on the match. Therefore, the coach may be forced to put in players who did not play in the previous match, especially since the results of the previous two rounds were not at the level of ambition, and there is no room for giving away more points in order to move away from the middle of the standings and creep towards the positions.” “Advanced”.
Al-Thamer continued, “The Erbil team is organized and poses a threat to its opponents, and despite the difficult circumstances the club is going through, it is capable of making a difference. On the other hand, we aspire to achieve victory, overcome the physical factor, and exploit the smallest details to resolve the confrontation and come out with a full score.”