A difficult and arduous task awaits the Spaniard, Luis Garcia, the new coach of our first national football team, in Gulf 26, which begins in a few days in the State of Kuwait.
The difficult and arduous task does not consist in Al-Anabi obtaining the Gulf title for the fourth time in its history, but rather in its ability to restore the team to its normal state and to its known level, and to restore the fighting spirit that it enjoyed and which was one of its most important weapons. This difficult mission will not be achieved except through victories in the Gulf 26, as victories always raise morale and restore confidence to any team.
The task becomes more difficult from a moral standpoint because the first match is against the Emirati national team, which was a party in Al-Anabi’s last matches, which took place at the end of last month in the Emirates in the Asian World Cup qualifiers, in which Al-Anabi suffered a heavy loss by five clean goals, before the departure of former coach Marquez Lopez, in the presence and participation of Luis Garcia. Who was his first assistant.
Regardless of Al-Anabi’s chances in competing for the title, victory in the first match and against the Emirates will have a positive impact on the team and on the players in Gulf 26, and beyond, specifically in the World Cup qualifiers.
Hence the great role of the moral preparation that Luis Garcia undertakes to prepare and equip the team and the players, before the technical and physical preparation, which are considered to be in good condition, especially with the presence of the basic elements of the team and with the presence of also youth elements seeking to prove their presence, as their colleagues did in Gulf 25 in Basra when Al-Annabi relied on a formation. A new team from the Olympic and Youth players who gave good performances and bid farewell to the tournament by losing to Iraq, the owner of the stadium and the crowd, in the semi-finals.
Al-Anabi joined his closed camp at the Salwa Resort a few days ago, and everyone is in a state of focus and enthusiasm, and everyone is determined to make up for what was lost, restore self-confidence, and return with strength, satisfying and reconciling with the loyal Qatari fans who supported the team in the most difficult circumstances and did not abandon it and still are. It is expected that you will march behind him to Kuwait to support him and the players.
There is an intensification of preparations as the countdown to the tournament, which begins next Saturday, approaches. Garcia is putting the final touches to Al-Anabi as the team concludes its training on Wednesday with the final practice in Doha before leaving on Thursday, where Garcia is expected to announce the final list, which will include 26 players.
All expectations confirm that Al-Anabi will be on time, and will bring to mind his true image, after the technical change that occurred to him, which is expected to produce positive results, especially with the choices he presented in the new list, which indicate Luis Garcia’s awareness of what Al-Anabi needs at this stage, and everyone else. In anticipation of the new character that our team will present in Gulf 26.
