Dubai

[London Villan]

Coaching staff have initials, players have numbers. No Oli or Barkley…

[AV84]

Al Ain FC will face Aston Villa in a friendly match next Thursday at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium at 10pm local (6pm UK).

Why? There are already too many games.

It looks like there's only a handful of first team players there. If we can field 11 + subs to play a friendly, it's most likely going to be a lot of youth team players along with the likes of Pau and Onana who haven't played much, or at all recently. 

[eamonn]

From the pictures it looks like:

Zych
Disasi
Mings
Torres
Onana
Asensio
Ramsey
Jimoh
Kamara

Any idea who this is is? Looks like JA on the bib?

Side profile looks like Scott Hogan or yer man on the wing for Chelsea who they bought off Wulfs.

[Somniloquism]

Coaching staff have initials, players have numbers. No Oli or Barkley…

Also coaching staff have red tops and players green. Top looks red to me albeit with it being a very warm colour dominated picture anyway.

Might be Jose Antonio Romero although hair doesn't look right.

[dave shelley]

Disturbingly, my first thought when I saw it was that it was Trump and someone was taking the piss.  Oh well, back to the opticians.

[waringpongo]

Al Ain FC will face Aston Villa in a friendly match next Thursday at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium at 10pm local (6pm UK).

My daughter lives in Al Ain but not sure she would fancy a late night watching the reserves. Villa might flog a few shirts though.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Disturbingly, my first thought when I saw it was that it was Trump and someone was taking the piss.  Oh well, back to the opticians.

That was my first thought as well! Especially with the orange face

[eamonn]

As if Trump would look as hot as that.

[UK Redsox]

Could it be Garcia ?

[Brazilian Villain]

Disturbingly, my first thought when I saw it was that it was Trump and someone was taking the piss.  Oh well, back to the opticians.

That was my first thought as well! Especially with the orange face

It was him, he gave a little pep talk to the players. https://youtube.com/shorts/puRU3UkD9H8

[LeeS]

Dubai is soulless and plastic. But if you like playing golf in the sunshine then it’s a cracking place to go. It’s also very safe, unless you piss off the wrong people.

[Hookeysmith]

I went there for my 60th last Christmas and it was wonderful, in fact i have been to a good few places around the world and it is my favourite to date and i long to go back.

Weather
Friendly people
Safety
Things to see and do
If you like top end cars then it is the worlds biggest showroom
Great restaurants
Fantastic architecture
Cleanliness
Public transport
We found that to eat out could be as expensive or as economical as you wanted - no worse than any other major city in the world (NYC / London / Paris etc)

Each to their own i suppose

[Sexual Ealing]

Dubai is soulless and plastic. But if you like playing golf in the sunshine then it’s a cracking place to go. It’s also very safe, unless you piss off the wrong people.

Or if you are one of the 'wrong' people.

[LeeS]

Dubai is soulless and plastic. But if you like playing golf in the sunshine then it’s a cracking place to go. It’s also very safe, unless you piss off the wrong people.

Or if you are one of the 'wrong' people.

Yes, that is fair comment. If you choose your holiday destinations based on the human rights/liberal credentials of the country then it’s probably one to swerve.

[Footy-Vill]

Dubai is soulless and plastic. But if you like playing golf in the sunshine then it’s a cracking place to go. It’s also very safe, unless you piss off the wrong people.

Or if you are one of the 'wrong' people.

Yes, that is fair comment. If you choose your holiday destinations based on the human rights/liberal credentials of the country then it’s probably one to swerve.

I met some Emirati Christians at a conference in the United States they are still my friends now. The people of Dubai are decent people who follow a way of life.

The reality though in Dubai the main faith is Islam and the people can’t convert to become Christian.

Still we have to respect the country and no degenerate that Islam is their chosen religion.

To try and say they are wrong is offensive to muslims.
And actually anyone who respects people whatever faith they are.
So I think that comment is badly worded to say wrong is not right!