Baniyas held its pre-match press conference ahead of the upcoming clash against Hatta in Round 4 of the ADNOC Pro League, with head coach Daniel Isăilă and player Khamis Al Mansoori addressing the media.

Isăilă: We must stay focused and learn from mistakes.

Daniel Isăilă stressed the importance of the upcoming match against Hatta, highlighting the need to build on the positive aspects of the team’s performances in the opening rounds and turn them into the desired result.

“We have a very important match ahead of us against Hatta. They are in a similar situation to us at the start of the season, and I believe that, like us, they deserved to collect more points than they have so far,” Isăilă said.

He added:
“I have watched Hatta’s matches since the beginning of the season. They have produced some good performances and created many scoring opportunities. In some matches, they dropped points in the closing stages despite having chances that could have changed the outcome.”

Isăilă continued:
“Even in their most recent match, despite a difficult start against a team with high-quality players, Hatta managed to create several opportunities. This shows that we will be facing a team capable of causing problems, so we have to be properly prepared.”

Reflecting on Baniyas’ start to the season, he said:
“Just as I mentioned with Hatta, I also believe we deserved more from our first three matches. We had good spells and showed our potential, but the reality is that we have not collected the points we wanted, and our focus now has to be on changing that.”

The Baniyas coach added:
“We need to be more effective in our work on the pitch and reduce our mistakes, particularly in the important and decisive moments of the game.”

Isăilă also highlighted the importance of the mental side:
“We have to manage the pressure better and remain calm and positive on the pitch. It is important that we maintain the highest level of concentration throughout the match.”

He concluded:
“We believe we can produce a good performance. We need to approach the match with a positive mentality and full concentration, and give everything we have to get the maximum from the game and secure the points we are aiming for.”

Al Mansoori: Our goal is to secure our first victory and make our fans happy.

Khamis Al Mansoori stressed the importance of the upcoming match against Hatta, highlighting the team’s determination to move on from the previous rounds and focus fully on securing its first victory of the season.

“We have an important and difficult match ahead against Hatta. They are a well-organized team that play good football, so we need to approach the match with maximum focus and readiness,” Al Mansoori said.

He added:
“We have to put the previous matches behind us and focus only on the next game. We will give everything we have on the pitch to achieve the result we are looking for.”

Al Mansoori concluded:
“Our objective is clear: to secure our first victory. We will fight for the three points and aim to deliver a performance that makes the Baniyas fans happy. We always look forward to their support.”