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Quique: Al Nasr seek to compensate previous loss in a difficult match

Al Ahli newly signed Spanish coach Quique Flores assured the importance of their forthcoming derby match against Al Nasr in the sixth round of the current Etisalat Cup which will be held tomorrow, Friday, November 18 at Rashid Stadium, kick off at 8.00pm.This came in the first press conference held by Quique regarding his team’s matches. The coach was quoted by the club’s official website as saying that he saw some games for Al Ahli on video tapes and followed the performance of the players and he noticed that the level is very close between the UAE teams.

Al Ahli coach confirmed that the mentality of the players will make the difference, in addition to the commitment and discipline in the training sessions.

Flores said, "We will work hard during the coming period and those features will appear within a month from now".

As for the injuries he noted that the Lebanese defender Yousuf Mohammad and goalkeeper Obaid Al Taweela are the two injured players in the team, declaring that he will adopt  the norma 4-4-2 tactics during the derby match.