Sport Local 2025-12-19T01:20:19+00:00

Al-Jazira Coach: Too Early to Talk About Championship

Al-Jazira's coach Marino Pusic believes it is unrealistic to assess the team's title chances at this stage, as he has only been with the team for a month and a half and is in the process of building a new squad.


Al-Jazira Coach: Too Early to Talk About Championship

Al-Jazira's coach, Dutchman Marino Pusic, stated that it is still too early to talk about the remaining matches of the season. He pointed out that assessing the team's position in the league race at this time is unrealistic, given the recent nature of his experience with the team.Pusic told "Al-Ittihad Al-Youm" that he has been in charge of Al-Jazira for only a month and a half, without having a complete preparation period, which makes high expectations at this stage unreasonable, stressing the need to be realistic when looking at the team's current situation.He added: "The main goal for us at the moment is to build a team capable of competing, and I believe we have succeeded so far by achieving gradual progress in performance and maintaining a clear playing style."Continuing, he said: "Football does not recognize constants, and all possibilities remain open if we maintain our technical stability and results, but we must be realistic. This season represents a foundational and building stage for a new identity and a clear style of play, and we want to compete with everyone and see how far the team can go in the end."In response to a question about his opinion on coach Jose Moraes' decision to leave Al-Wahda despite the good results he achieved with the team, Pusic said: "I cannot talk about or evaluate this decision because I do not know the details of those cases, as each coach has their own circumstances and decisions, and each person bears responsibility for their choices. At the same time, I can speak in general about coaches' decisions in similar cases, which is that coaching work in modern football has become more difficult and complicated, and I am focusing only on performing my job with Al-Jazira in the best possible way, and we will see what the future holds."