Of course, the two competitions do not carry the significance of official tournaments, but their importance seems to be enormous for the 12 teams that have been away from the competition environment for a long time, and their departments are busy in the offices to ensure their budgets and deals for players to a greater extent than stadiums, which are late in using exercises for most clubs.
Al Ain will start in an elite cup, with league champion Al Ahed winning the first group along with Al Burj and Shabab Al Sahel, with Lebanese Cup champion Al Najma topping the second group. including Al-Tadamon Tire and Al-Ansar.
Last season’s champions play today with Al Ahed playing Al Burj at 4 pm at the President Fuad Shehab Sports Complex Stadium in Jounieh and Al Najma playing Al Tadamon Tir at 5 pm daylight time. Amin Abdel Noor Stadium in Bhamdun.
Yellow activity
In fact, the situation of the two teams seems very different, with stability and good offers in the yellow club, and where the vague atmosphere and stalemate experienced his counterpart wine.
Of course, observers agree that Al Ahed will be champions in any league it plays in, and it suffers from just one problem – an oversupply of players that could force some of them to go out on loan early. . the start of the league to make room to plant three legionnaires in the starting lineup. In this aspect, Al-Ahed succeeded in the task, based on the experience of his successful times, when he signed with unique foreigners who helped him on his way to the podium.
But Al Ahed’s opponent in the first leg was an unusual team, because they tried to challenge them for the championship without a long breath that would allow them to stay in the race until the last meters.
Two matches today as part of the launch of the Elite Revitalization Cup, which cut the ribbon for the opening of the new season
From here, he rushed to hold a strengthening workshop after signing a contract with his former player, Sudanese coach Osama Al-Sakr to join him at Burj Al-Barajna, midfielder Muhammad Al-Sebai “Wartan”, Ali Nasser, Muhammad Nasser Al-Si Din and Ghanaian Dennis Titi, who appeared in a short spell he spent with brother Al-Ahli at the Sixers last season. Al-Borg added a few days ago, the defender of Ghana, Richard Buffour, who has an impressive background, having previously defended the colors of well-known Arab clubs, such as the Egyptian Ismailis, the Iraqi Air Force and the Saudi Al-Ansar.
optimism then pessimism
In the midst of this active environment and after a period of optimism experienced by the Najmawi public after the hype about contract renewals and contracting with some prominent local figures, the deadlock was suddenly resolved, even leading to the suspension of exercises after the ancient folk club returned to the cycle of administrative upheaval, and this time after the sudden resignation of members of the administration, and then the president of the club.
A move that has pleased some and disappointed others as some see it as an opportunity to revive the club to a stronger, clearer and more transparent status based on building bridges of public trust and fulfilling the promise to return to the title challenge. As for the other site, he is worried because he has not seen a clear picture of who will take the star “ball of fire” that erupted from inside the house in recent months and became a “revolution” in a street full of the demands of a significant part of the public concerned about the future of your favorite club.
From here, and waiting to know the truth about these resignations away from the maneuvers, and about the transfer of the people’s trust to the worthy, the word will be given to the players despite the confusion at the lighthouse in light of the conversation about due dates that prompted some to start working to leave.
It is at a time when the rival seems to have peace of mind, which means the unity of Taira, whose boss, Saeb Bawab, is working on fixing his internal conditions, due to an ambitious desire to restore him in the circle of competitors. for the first positions. “.
So it’s a technical ‘rehearsal’ for some and a space for a fresh start for others, and an opportunity to vent pent-up anxiety for others at a time when football fans seem to be happy about the return of the activity they so much loved eager, and hopefully the next league, which will start on September 2, will be calm and fun and will not be like the previous one in any of its details, which must be mentioned to learn lessons and not be repeated to avoid mistakes.
Source: Al-Akhbar
