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UAE Players India need to watch out for:
Khalfan Mubarak is a youngster the Blue Tigers need to be wary of. The 23-year-old plays for Al Jazira currently and is a potent goal scorer as well as creator.
In the 13 matches he has played for his club in the UAE Gulf League, he has 8 goals and 11 assists already. The versatile Right Winger can operate as a Left winger and attacking midfielder as well. The Ajman-born player will look to make a mark for the national side now.
Khalfan is extremely creative in the midfield and the Indian defense will need to mark him closely at all times or else he will punish them by creating chances.
Bandar Al Ahbabi has also recently made his place in the national side. The hardworking player, who currently plays for Al Ain, operates well on the flanks and can swing in pinpoint crosses.
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout is the go-to forward for UAE. The 28-year-old plays for Al Jazira and has achieved tremendous success with the club. The prolific goalscorer has done superbly for the national team as well and has made over 60 appearances for them -- scoring 40+ goals. He is UAE's all-time 3rd top goalscorer.
Ahmed Khalil is another player India needs to watch out for.
UAE forms a strong unit overall and will be a tough nut to crack for Constantine and his troops.
Omar Abdulrahman will be missing as he is out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Striker Ali Ahmed Mabkhout also had to work extra hard to find space and create opportunities for himself. The player is better known as a goalscorer but is lacking the delivery he needs from his teammates in the absence of Omar.
UAE are well organized defensively. Bahrain's strategy of sitting back and playing counter-attacking football was effective against them.
The Blue Tigers will also be looking to follow a similar game plan in order to achieve success against UAE. All in all, the upcoming match between Constantine's men and UAE promises to be a nail-biting one.
UAE team:
Goalkeepers: Khalid Eisa, Mohammed Al-Shamsi, Ali Khasif
Defenders: Fares Juma Al Saadi, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Al Hassan Saleh, Walid Abbas, Mohamed Ahmed, Khalifa Mubarak, Ismail Ahmed
Midfielders: Ismail Al Hammadi, Khamis Esmaeel, Bandar Al-Ahbabi, Ali Salmeen, Majed Hassan, Saif Rashid, Amer Abdulrahman, Mohamed Abdulrahman, Khalfan Mubarak
Forwards: Ismail Matar, Ahmed Khalil, Ali Mabkhout, Rayan Yaslam
