Jesus: We achieved our goal by winning, and we are lucky to have 3 distinguished centre-backs
The Portuguese Jorge Jesus, coach of Al Hilal, praised the victory against Iranian Esteghlal in the elite AFC Champions League.
This was after Al-Zaeem swept its guest 3-0 in the fourth round. From the Asian Championship competitions and maintained the top spot in the standings.
Jesus said after the end of the match that the team’s goal was victory and that preparations would begin to face Al-Ettifaq starting tomorrow.
The coach also pointed out the nature of receiving some goals, as the opponents have distinguished strikers, and he is working on all the details.
He explained that the leader is lucky to have 3 distinguished centre-backs, and if his plan included 3 defenders at the back, he would have included the trio.
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