Italian Alberto Zaccheroni took charge of the UAE national football team for the first time in a 1-0 friendly defeat to Haiti on Friday.

However, in the latest episode of UAE Spotlight, our football reporter Matt Jones hails Zaccheroni’s debut game, looks at what is different about the Italian’s approach and believes there are high hopes ahead of Tuesday’s friendly game against Uzbekistan.

Watch the video above and sound off in the comments section if you agree or disagree with Jones.

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