Club announced Al Ain UAE He officially terminates his contract with Argentine coach Hernan Crespo, after the team’s heavy defeat against Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League.
An official statement from the club regarding the decision
In an official statement published on its social media accounts, the club said: “The club’s board of directors has reached an agreement with the Argentine coach and his technical staff to terminate the contractual relationship,” adding its thanks to the technical staff for their professionalism.
The club also announced that it would reveal the identity of the new coach in the coming hours, without specifying the names of the candidates to succeed Crespo.
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– Al Ain Club (@alainfcae) November 6, 2024
Significant drop in Al Ain results fuels public anger
The Al Ain team is going through a tough time this season, as they are at the bottom of the Al Gharb region standings in the AFC Champions League with just one point, earned by drawing against Al Sadd of Qatar in the first round, as it suffered successive defeats, the last of which against Al Nassr with a score of 1-5, which triggered a wave of anger among the team’s supporters, who demanded the dismissal of the Argentine coach.
Al Ain is also suffering at the local level, as it occupies eighth place in the UAE League with 8 points from 5 matches, which prompted the management to take the decision to change the technical staff in an attempt to correct the course of the team in local and continental championships. .
Criticism mounts after Intercontinental Cup defeat
Besides the disappointing results in the AFC Champions League and UAE League, Al Ain also suffered a huge defeat to Egypt’s Al Ahly in the Intercontinental Cup (Continental Cup) by a score of 3- 0, which increased the pressure on Crespo to test positive. changes in the team.
Crespo’s achievements with Al Aïn
Despite the decline in results this season, Crespo’s achievements with Al Ain cannot be ignored, as he led the team to win the AFC Champions League title in November 2023, after strong competition with Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, making the team win the second title in its history in the competition.
The team also finished last season in the UAE League in third place, which gave Crespo a good reputation early in his career with the team.
