Kohler: Rahimi is a great player and we need the support of the fans against Al Ain

Marcel Kohler, Al-Ahly club coach, confirmed his team’s readiness to play against Al Ain tomorrow, scheduled for the quarter-finals of the Intercontinental Cup at Cairo International Stadium.

Kohler said: “We are competing.” Tomorrow's match against Al-Ain of the Emirates at our stadium and in the presence of the fans supporting us, which is a strong motivation to achieve victory, and in the last match that Al-Ahly played at the official level, which was against Zamalek in the Egyptian Super Championship, we performed well and won the title, which gives us confidence tomorrow in the match. Al Ain Emirates in the team’s ability to achieve victory.”

He added: “We watched many matches for the Emirati team Al Ain, which is characterized by attacking football, and we must defend well, and I repeat, we will play at home tomorrow, and we must impose our style of play.” On the opponent.”

Regarding the capabilities of Al Ain striker Sufyan Rahimi, he responded, saying: “Rahimi is a great player, but he does not participate alone. There are 9 players next to him on the field, and I spoke with The players are in the strengths of the Al Ain team and the individual skills of the players, and are preparing well for the match.”

He continued: “We know that Al Ain is a strong competitor, and that it conceded a number of goals during the matches.” In which he participated, but in return he scored goals, and this means that the team has strong offensive capabilities, and we must not give them the opportunity to score and play in a balanced manner tomorrow.”

He stressed, There are injuries among Al-Ahly’s ranks that require time for rehabilitation, pointing out that there are alternatives capable of compensating for any absence, and for him, as a coach, he tries to prepare all the players.

He added that injuries in general cannot be controlled by anyone, but they are overcome through a rotation policy that gives the team a positive aspect to give every player a chance to participate.

He concluded: “We need to be patient with the team. We do not have a magic wand, especially since the time factor is sometimes not in our favor to prepare the players optimally from a physical standpoint.”

He concluded his statements by saying that tomorrow’s match brings together two great teams, The more focused team will have better chances, hoping that Al-Ahly will be the winner and celebrate with its fans.