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Al Ahli Coach Henk Ten Cate Gives Up On League After Al Ain Defeat
The Dutchman lost his first game 5-0...
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Feb 9, 2010 4:59:00 AM
By Arjun Miglani
Henk Ten Cate's first match in charge of Al Ahli was a disaster, and the Dutchman admitted that his side had no chance of winning the league.
Speaking to the-AFC.com after the 5-0 loss to Al Ain, Ten Cate said, "We must be honest."
"The league is over for us. What needs to be done is to see we don’t fall further down the order.
"The important thing for Ahli is to regain the confidence.
"I had just two days with the team and I must say we have a lot of work to do."
Ten Cate then analyzed the loss, continuing, "The two early goals took the game away from us."
"It was difficult to come back for us, particularly against a team like Al Ain. We did well after 15 minutes and through to 25 minutes of the second half.
"We even created a few chances. Al Ain had about seven chances and they scored from five.
"It was a high percentage and a very high performance from them.
"The Asian Champions League starts in two weeks’ time and this is the only way we can make the remainder of our season more meaningful."
Speaking to the-AFC.com after the 5-0 loss to Al Ain, Ten Cate said, "We must be honest."
"The league is over for us. What needs to be done is to see we don’t fall further down the order.
"The important thing for Ahli is to regain the confidence.
"I had just two days with the team and I must say we have a lot of work to do."
Ten Cate then analyzed the loss, continuing, "The two early goals took the game away from us."
"It was difficult to come back for us, particularly against a team like Al Ain. We did well after 15 minutes and through to 25 minutes of the second half.
"We even created a few chances. Al Ain had about seven chances and they scored from five.
"It was a high percentage and a very high performance from them.
"The Asian Champions League starts in two weeks’ time and this is the only way we can make the remainder of our season more meaningful."
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