The Al Shaab Sentinel
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Hassan Al Kamali
Successful dribbles: 55. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Augusto Solari: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Al Shaab have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Al Shaab
Augusto Solari was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Al Shaab training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Khalid Suqrat is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match12 Feb 2028
Walid Hassan the difference as Al Shaab beat Emirates Club
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Walid Hassan. 1‑0 against Emirates Club, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Ninety minutes of Walid Hassan at his very best
Marked 8.13. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Al Shaab.
Squad14 Feb 2028
No hiding place for Malek Janeer
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Malek Janeer, and the manager let it.
Loan watch14 Feb 2028
Abdullah Al Menhali counts the days
“I watch every Al Shaab game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Al Dhafra runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Loan watch14 Feb 2028
Sultan Omar keeps scoring at Al Nasr
22 appearances away from home and 7 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.
In brief
- Market Amer Saeed leaves for nothing
- Market The market said no: Sultan Hussain stays put
- Market The shop window has Adel Ali in it