体坛英语资讯：UAE coach Zaccheroni confident of winning AFC Asian Cup opener
<p><span word="ABU">ABU</span> <span word="DHABI">DHABI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 4-- <span word="UAE">UAE</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Alberto">Alberto</span> <span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span> 2019 <span word="opener">opener</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="match">match</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="tactician">tactician</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oversaw">oversaw</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="wining">wining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playmaker">playmaker</span> <span word="Omar">Omar</span> <span word="Abdulrahman">Abdulrahman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="Ismail">Ismail</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="undermine">undermine</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="build">build</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>," <span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span>, <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2002 <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="Zaccheroni">Zaccheroni</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>."</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="details">details</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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