Our Iranian coach Farhad Majidi spoke about the upcoming match between Al Bataeh and Al Wahda during the press conference introductory to the match, which was held in the press conference hall at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, saying: I congratulate Al Wahda Club for winning the UAE-Qatar Challenge Cup. Al Wahda is a good team with distinguished players, and I would like to thank the Al Bataeh players for their hard work this week. We tried to reach the highest technical and mental levels for the players and enter the Al Wahda match and present a good match. Majidi said that he is very happy to return to the Emirates League and tried to watch most of the matches. Al Bataeh is a good team physically and I expect the players to be able to implement what is on my mind.

Our Brazilian player Alvaro Oliveira spoke about the upcoming match against Al Wahda, saying: Our preparations are going well and we trained hard. The coach is trying to do his best and we are optimistic about achieving a positive result. It will not be an easy match against a strong team like Al Wahda, but if we show the same seriousness and focus in training in this match, we can come out with a positive result. He added that what happens in terms of a decline in the players’ levels is normal in football, especially in the striker position. On a personal level, I always try to work hard to develop my abilities and I I am optimistic that I will return to register again, and he said that there is a desire and seriousness in training with the new coach Farhad Majidi and there is a positive feeling in the team.

Al Bataeh Football Club announced the signing of the Iranian coach Farhad Majidi with a contract extending until the end of the season. The signing took place in the presence of His Excellency Khalfan Saif Al Masafri, Chairman of Al Bataeh Football Club Company. Majidi led the training immediately after signing the contract. The Iranian coach stated in his first statement that Al Bataeh is a very good team but it did not get good results and has high Potential. We can get positive results. I spoke to the players and told them that we must work hard and train well to achieve our goals.

Al-Bataeh was able to defeat Al-Orouba with a clean goal scored by Cameroonian Anatoly in the 76th minute of the second half in the match that brought together the two teams at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in the twelfth country of the ADNOC Professional League Championship. It is considered the first match that Al-Bataeh will play after the dismissal of Croatian coach Goran Tomic if he takes over. The mission is the national coach, Mohammed Al-Raisi, and Al-Bataeh raised his score to 8 points in eleventh place

Al Bataeh coach Mohammed Al Raisi spoke in his first statement after taking over the team’s training duties, saying: “I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the chairman and members of the board of directors of Al Bataeh Football Club for the trust they have given me to coach the first team. I also thank the former coach Goran Tomic and I will try hard to complete the work towards achieving positive results as the team includes distinguished elements of experienced players and foreign players at a high level. Despite the short time for the upcoming match with Al-Orobah, we will try to work on the psychological and mental aspect in the first place and some technical matters. I am not a stranger to Al Bataeh Club as I am one of its sons and I know the players as most of them played matches under my leadership in the Professional League under 23 years old and all we hope for is to get the team out of the series of negative results.”

Al Bataeh assistant coach Adnan Mohammed spoke at the press conference for the Al Bataeh and Al Orouba match, saying: The circumstances of the two teams are similar in terms of their position in the standings and points, as a difficult and important match awaits us, and we will try to get the match points to improve our position in the league table. There is no doubt that the team’s position is not reassuring in terms of the number of points, but I am confident that the current group is able to provide a better level and win.

Our Cameroonian player Anatoly said that the Al Orouba match is important for us because the number of points for the two teams is close, and we trust in our capabilities and ability to overcome the difficult stage, which I consider normal in football. Regarding Al Orouba, he said that Al Orouba includes distinguished players and a good coach, but we will provide all our capabilities, and I say to the fans of Al Bataeh Club, do not worry about the team, as we are able to get out of the series of negative results

Al Bataeh Football Club announces the agreement with the Croatian first team coach Goran Tomic to terminate the contract by mutual consent and extends its sincere thanks to him for all the effort and dedication he has made in performing his duties during the past period, wishing him continued success and prosperity. It was also decided to assign the national coach Mohammed Al Raisi, coach of the under-23 team, to lead the first team temporarily.

In the eleventh round of the ADNOC Professional League, Al Bataeh lost its match against Al Jazira by three goals to nothing, which was held at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, freezing its score at 5 points in thirteenth place, as Al Bataeh coach entered with a lineup consisting of Darwish Mohammed, Denny Borges, Mohammed Ahmed, Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Rafael, Mohammed Juma, Maliki, Aziz Ganiev, Ahmed Khalil and Nicola Clemente. Al Jazira ended the first half with a goal from the ball completed by Mello after the ball returned from Al Bataeh goalkeeper Darwish Mohammed. In the second half, Al Bataeh coach made changes in the desire to return, but Al Jazira added the second and third goals, with which he ended the match. In the press conference that came after the match, Al Bataeh coach Goran Tomic said that the team was affected by the injury of some players during the preparation for the match, such as Alvaro and Anatol, and stated that his team presented a good defensive match in the first half.

Al Bataeh Croatian coach Goran Tomic spoke at the press conference for the Al Bataeh vs. Al Jazira match, saying: An important and difficult match awaits us against Al Jazira, and we know the quality of Al Jazira players. We played two matches against them in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, where the path of the game is clear to both parties. We learned hard during the break, and we aspire to start the new year in a better way than we ended last year. A positive mood prevails in the team and among the players.

Our player Saeed Juma said that the Al Jazira match will be difficult, as Al Jazira has great capabilities, but we trained well for this match and will follow the coach’s instructions. We are determined to start the new year in a distinctive way. We played previous matches against Al Jazira, as we know their way of playing, and we will seek to balance the team during the match to come out with a positive result

Al Bataeh returned with a point from Al Shamkha Stadium in the match that brought them together with Bani Yas in the tenth round of the ADNOC Professional League. The match ended in a positive draw with a goal for each team, as Bani Yas took the lead in the 30th minute, and Bataeh quickly equalized the score by scoring a goal by Mohammed Jumaa Pele with a pass from Anatole. With this draw, Bataeh raised its score to 4 points in twelfth place. To return to the course of the match, in which Bataeh dominated most of the match, especially after the expulsion of the Bani Yas defender, Bataeh tried to score the second goal with the entry of Ahmed Khalil, Mohammed Rashid and Paulinho, but the team’s attacks collided with Bani Yas defenders, and the match witnessed the goalkeeper leaving injured in the 90th minute

Al Bataeh coach, Croatian Goran Tomic, spoke at the pre-match press conference saying: An important match awaits us before the break and we will enter this match with a positive spirit despite the recent loss because I saw a good performance in the Al Wasl match and it gave me a dose of confidence and faith in my team’s capabilities. I hope that in the next match we will stop the series of negative results and start a new journey. Goran said that I will repeat what I said before in many matches, we did not deserve to lose and in the last match the team proved that it has a fighting spirit and can get out of this situation.

Our Brazilian player Neto said that the preparations are good and everyone is at the peak of their focus and we know that it will be an easy match and I am confident that we will present a great match, and what we really lack is a little focus and success. Neto said that the players are implementing the coach’s instructions and working hard in training to be fully prepared