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It is true that the auxiliary competition in Asia is not at the level of the parent competition, that is, the AFC Champions League, but for the Lebanese teams it also had many benefits, among which, of course, the economic benefits through of the sums distributed to those who qualified for it. These benefits allowed Al-Ahed, the Lebanese champion, to obtain the greatest number of them when he managed to win the first continental title in the history of Lebanese football, after the other teams that represented Lebanon in this competition failed to reach the podium despite the fact that some of them went far and even the last meters.
But today the decision to cancel the emergency came after freezing the competition since last March, due to the outbreak of the Crown epidemic in all the countries of the continent that were the first focus of this pandemic. The worst thing is that the AFC, after deciding to hold the rest of the games, of which only two days were played in the group stage, according to the grouping system, was unable to take the last step due to the continuous suffering of the epidemic.
A decision that was not satisfactory for many clubs in the east and west of the continent, but which is supposed to be seen as positive news for Lebanese football in light of the current reality and the general suffering across the country.
The era shouldn’t be saddened by not completing his title defense career, as he will simply keep it for a longer period as the champion’s name will remain attached to him whenever he or the AFC Cup is talked about. In addition, Al-Ahed received an amount of almost one and a half million dollars as a result of the conquest of the continental title, and therefore this amount is more than enough to manage his affairs and strengthen his squad in order to preserve the title. of the Lebanese League. The cancellation of the competition is not a bad thing in this degree if we take the technical banner of the yellow team, which is in a new stage after the departure of the engineer whose titles, the technician Basem Marmar, to Kuwaiti Arabic, and the Spanish Daniel Jiménez they replaced him. This stage is also governed by other new standards focused on the renewal of the roster with young players and others from other clubs, where it is required that they merge to maintain the distinguished level of the team and bring it back to the crowning podiums.
Logic says Al-Ahed and Al-Ansar’s chances were not high of winning the 2020 title
Speaking of the players, Al-Ahed and Lebanon’s other representative in Asia, Al-Ansar, are not supposed to regret their success due to the cancellation decision, which was approved by the AFC Executive Office. Here we speak of a realistic conviction that the chances of the two teams to win the 2020 title were not high, due to the bitter reality that each one of them experiences, as is the case of all on Lebanese soil. This issue is specifically related to the difficult economic reality that made the Lebanese clubs without foreign players, so there is no Al-Ahd equal without the Syrian Ahmed Al-Saleh, the Ghanaian Issa Yaqoubo and the Tunisian Ahmed Al-Akayishi, nor Al-Ansar is the same team without the last citizen Hossam Al-Lawati and his terrifying goal, Senegalese Malikj Hajj.
From this point on, the importance of the alien element can never be overlooked, which was proven in the alliance’s successful trip to Asia last year, where the good was a defensive guarantee that the alliance had always suffered for his absence in the crucial stages, so he emerged empty-handed. Also, Akayishi’s goals in these stages were fundamental and paved the way to the title that was decided in favor of the Lebanese champion, with Yacoubou’s head alone.
Likewise, a point was added from which the public feared, which is that Al-Ahed and Al-Ansar will suffer defeats not according to their names or to Lebanese football due to the forced technical changes mentioned above. Therefore, it can be stated once again that the cancellation decision is in the interest of Lebanon, because it can be stated that the level of the two teams has deteriorated significantly, not due to negligence, but for a logical reason that the ball has stopped touring in Lebanese stadiums since last October, and recorded nothing more than a timid lap at last, while it returned almost naturally in many countries within the Federation Cup circuit. From here, the teams from these countries will come in superior in terms of preparation, and thus the Lebanese teams will suffer in front of them, which will destroy the good reputation that the era created in Asia after a wonderful season in which much was presented. .
The cancellation of the competition is also positive for Lebanon at present, as it was difficult for the teams to take advantage of the ground factor as they would have been forced to play far from their stadiums, which was a strong point in the successful era. Also, in light of the current financial situation, Al-Ahed and Al-Ansar would have incurred large sums of money to ensure the travel of their missions under the crazy exchange rate of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar, in addition to a trend that was talked about doing what is necessary to secure a camp before the start of matches in the country that is supposed to host the competitions before any cancellation. Thing.
So in the event that many Asian clubs were upset by the decision to cancel due to material considerations after spending the sums to reinforce their formations with distinguished foreigners, and calling some of them to request compensation from the AFC, think positively about This context leaves a satisfactory conviction that what happened is in the interest of Lebanon and its country, where the need is today. Work internally as much as possible, and then start over abroad according to what the standards call for, so that the Lebanese teams act as the honorary representative of the game.
Ansar mixing cards in the Pact cycle
The Al-Ansar team shuffled the cards in the first group of the Al-Ahd friendly soccer tournament after their 2-0 win over Al-Ahed at Al-Ahd Stadium, to equalize on points with three each after the Al-Ahd won in the first round against Al-Safa 3-0, and Al-Ansar lost to Shabab Al-Burj 1- 2. Al-Ansar Hassan Maatouq and Hassan Shaito scored “Money” for Al-Ansar to keep their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals of the tournament which adopts the principle of confrontations in case two teams tie points.
Today Saturday, in the second round of the first group, Shabab Al-Burj will play with Al-Safa at the Al-Ahd stadium at 4:30 pm, provided that there is a rest for the participating teams tomorrow Sunday. The tournament will resume its activity on Monday with the meeting of the star with the youth of the coast in the same stadium at the same time.
(News)
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