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If you were league champions last season and stay perfect in all games, then you’re No. 1. Al Ain have few things to figure out, but they keep accumulating three points consistently, so there you have it. |
| LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: – |
Latest result: Won against Sharjah 2-1 Next AGL match: Away at Al Wahda (9/26) |
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Put together the strongest performance of any team this round, simply commanding a good (we think) Al Wasl team. The foreign quartet of Jimenez, Kembo-Ekoko and Pitroipa have bossed their respective opponents till date. |
| LAST WEEK: 3 HIGH: 2 | LOW: 5 |
Latest result: Won against Al Wasl 2-0 Next AGL match: Away at Sharjah (9/27) |
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If you take three points from a home-game to Al Dhafra, you move up in the Rankings. But if you didn’t look great doing it having conceded one while your crosstown rivals beat another of your crosstown rivals maintaining a perfect record in the league, you will come down. |
| LAST WEEK: 2 HIGH: 2 | LOW: 3 |
Latest result: Won against Al Dhafra 2-1 Next AGL match: Home against Sharjah (10/16) |
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Not sure what to make of Garcia’s men yet – it’s hard to disregard the unsystematic central midfield and rugged play on the flanks but Joaquin Larrivey is class. And yes it’s harder to ignore the seven points from their first three games, so here they are at No. 4. |
| LAST WEEK: 5 HIGH: 4 | LOW: 7 |
Latest result: Draw against Fujairah 3-3 Next AGL match: Home against Al Shabab (9/26) |
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Was expecting them to earn all three points. Found a bit of midfield balance by playing Haydarov deep, but unfortunately Jo was all by himself up top. Al Shabab didn’t seem to have many ideas, but at least the defence did not break. |
| LAST WEEK: 4 HIGH: 4 | LOW: 6 |
Latest result: Draw against Dibba Al Fujairah 0-0 Next AGL match: Away at Baniyas (9/26) |
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The most entertaining match these eyes had seen in the league in the past few years. Ended the Abu Dhabi derby with this saa’roukh (missile) from Yasar Matar. |
| LAST WEEK: 7 HIGH: 6 | LOW: 8 |
Latest result: Won against Al Wahda 3-2 Next AGL match: Away at Dibba Al Fujairah (9/26) |
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Strong performance but took them 40 mins to score after Al Shaab were reduced to 10 men. |
| LAST WEEK: 10 HIGH: 7 | LOW: 10 |
Latest result: Won at Al Shaab 1-2 Next AGL match: Home against Fujairah (9/27) |
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Bougherra’s blunder of a pass to Mohammad Salem and the ensuing conversation led us to believe that we would be treated to a fight within teammates. Fujairah, did come back to take the lead to our surprise, only to squander it in dying minutes. |
| LAST WEEK: 9 HIGH: 8 | LOW: 14 |
Latest result: Draw against Baniyas 3-3 Next AGL match: Away at Emirates (9/27) |
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Looked disorientated without Jorge Valdivia in the midfield, but there is no excuse to drop points like they did in added time. |
| LAST WEEK: 8 HIGH: 3 | LOW: 9 |
Latest result: Lost at Al Jazira 2-3 Next AGL match: Home against Al Ain (9/26) |
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Dropping them this far seemed like the conventional Al Wasl performance we had grown accustomed to, but that defence was a mess. The first goal – which could have been outplayed at several spots – was particularly worrying. |
| LAST WEEK: 6 HIGH: 4 | LOW: 10 |
Latest result: Lost against Al Nasr 0-2 Next AGL match: Away at Al Shaab (10/17) |
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Bumped up a few notches only because of their unimaginable determination to hold off Al Shabab. Gave ’em credit for the away point earned. |
| LAST WEEK: 14 HIGH: 11 | LOW: 14 |
Latest result: Draw at Al Shabab 0-0 Next AGL match: Away at Al Ain (10/17) |
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They’ve gone three games without a win in the AGL, though it has come against tougher opponents. Nothing is working in attack though, and Wanderley, who had 17 goals last year, has yet to bounce back. |
| LAST WEEK: 11 HIGH: 9 | LOW: 12 |
Latest result: Lost against Al Ain 1-2 Next AGL match: Home against Al Nasr (9/27) |
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Did pull one back to our surprise, but got Lima-d. Sometimes you just have to complement the game and move on. |
| LAST WEEK: 12 HIGH: 11 | LOW: 13 |
Latest result: Lost against Al Ahli 1-2 Next AGL match: Home against Al Shaab (9/27) |
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Were occasionally threatening, though they did score of a beautiful play. Nonetheless, have been lacking in all departments. |
| LAST WEEK: 12 HIGH: 12 | LOW: 13 |
Latest result: Lost against Emirates 1-2 Next AGL match: Away at Al Dhafra (9/26) |
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