Portugal’s Jorge Jesus, head coach of the al-hilal team, remains baffled between Brazil’s Michael Delgado and Morocco’s Yassin Bono before facing Emirati al-ain, scheduled for Wednesday, in the first leg of the ACL semi-finals.
Jesus prefers Michael and Bono to rely on one, along with Senegalese quartet Khalido Koulibaly, Brazilian Malcom, Portuguese Ruben Neves and Serbian Sergei Savic, although the Brazilian winger’s chances are higher based on the team’s recent manoeuvre, which was held on Monday at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium ayed.
Al-Hilal only trained on the eve of the match in the gym, preparing for the match in an hour-long session, which included various fitness exercises, after the meeting was postponed for 24 hours.
Subsequently, Jesus held a technical meeting with the players, during which he explained the game plan for tomorrow’s match, during which he stressed the need to focus and fight for a positive result.
In the same vein, the management of Al Hilal Club obliged players not to leave the hotel for their safety, in the current thunderstorm in the UAE.
Fahad bin Nafel, President of the al-hilal, and Spain’s Steve Calzada, Chief Executive Officer, attended the team’s accommodation hotel in Al Ayn, UAE.
The Asian Football Confederation had announced a 24-hour postponement of the Al Ain and Al Hilal match, to be held Wednesday instead of Tuesday, due to the region’s strong rainy condition.
The ground of Hazza bin Zayed Stadium was not affected by the rainwater because of proper discharge, but the match observer demanded that it be postponed to the safety of the fans who would come to the stadium, even when leaving.
