Friday cover: A confident Gabriel Calderon checks in at Al Wasl


Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
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The National’s Sport cover for the Friday, October 17 issue, features Al Wasl’s newest manager Gabriel Calderon who takes overs a struggling club but is not short on confidence.

Calderon arrived at his introductory briefing with Al Wasl, where he was unveiled as the club’s 10th coach in two-and-a-half years.

His new role began officially on Wednesday after the club parted company with former coach Jorginho a day earlier. The Brazilian lasted little more than four months.

Unlike Jorginho, the Argentine manager has coached in this region for the best part of a decade, save for six months earlier this year in Spain with Real Betis.

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