The coach of the Portuguese national football team, Paulo Bento, defended the mistakes made by his defender Khalifa Al-Hammadi in the Kuwait match, and the two goals he caused. He said in statements after the match: “Al-Hammadi does not fully bear responsibility for the first goal that we received, but at the same time he bears full responsibility for the second goal. I do not want to be harsh on the player who played good previous matches with us.
” He added: “This is not the time to look for mistakes. The players are not the only ones who bear responsibility for what happened in the Kuwait match, and I share their mistake.” He pointed out: “We have to admit that the situation of the UAE national team has become more difficult after the loss, but at the same time it is not impossible.
We do not have the luxury of time to correct mistakes and remedy negatives. We have only 48 hours before the Oman match, and we must do our utmost to prepare.” “Good for that confrontation.
” Regarding the reasons for Ali Saleh not being called up to the squad participating in Gulf 26, Pinto explained by saying: “This is not the time to talk about a player who was not called up to the squad. We have a good list of players. What is more important to me is how we get out of the situation we put ourselves in, instead of talking about.
.. “Individuals.
” The national team coach admitted the ineffectiveness in the Kuwait match, despite the possession that was within the players’ .
