We are overall better than UAE but I agree that our ACL spots need to be reduced if UAE's and Qatar's spots are reduced as well... the maximum we can do in the past few years has been reaching the 2nd round! But generally speaking, we cannot blame our clubs 100%, AFC is also at fault for their scheduling and mismanagement: ACL is in reality being scheduled in 2 seasons for us and some of the western Asian clubs by beginning in March and ending in November! It only suits eastern Asian clubs (Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, etc.) as their leagues starts around spring and end by November, December... On top of that, we keep playing the same teams in group phases every year in and out!!