Roy Reveals Team News for Al Orooba Encounter
Abu Dhabi: Sep. 27, 2021
Al Jazira assistant coach Roy Hendriksen has supplied an update on the plans for Tuesday evening encounter against Al Orooba at the Mohamed bin Zayed stadium, as part of match-week 6 of the ADNOC Pro League.
Roy addressed the media instead of Marcel Keizer who picked up a red card in the last game against Sharjah, provided an update on the condition of Khalfan Mubarak and Omer Traore, and praised their guests and opponents Al Orooba.
“Al Orooba are strong mentally and physically, and the way they get their last three points was impressive and we saw that against Al Ain, when they were losing 3:0 in the first half but ended it 3:3. Our preparations for this matches started today, everybody is here and we will see how everyone after that exhausting match against Sharjah, but we will start on Tuesday with a strong lineup and we will do our best to win that game,” declared Roy to the journalists during the pre-game press conference.
The Dutch coach provided an update on the recovery process on the injured duo Khalfan Munarak and Omer Traore, after they both missed Sharjah game. He said: “Marcel will not be on the bench, Khalifa is suspended, Omer Traore needs more time to recover from his injury, and we will assess the situation with Khalfan today and tomorrow before taking any decision about his chances to play against Al Orooba. Everyone else is available and ready to fight for the team at our stadium on Tuesday night”.
“All games are hard for Al Jazira and we respect all opponents. Al Orooba didn’t start their league campaign on a positive note but they improved noticeably after that, and we will show them the respect they deserve but we will do whatever it takes to win the three points. We have a lot of quality in the team and we have the confidence in ourselves, and that’s why am optimistic about our chances to win against them”.
“We know very well how high are the expectations around Al Jazira, because of the way we played and how we won the title last season. It’s a new season and some new players have joined the team recently and they need some time to get along with the team, but things and going very well, and we know we will remind everyone with Al Jazira they saw the last season and even better. No changes will happen against Al Orooba and we will stick to our own style and methods, we will keep the ball and move forward and try to create as many scoring chances as we can”.
