Although he received many lucrative offers from other clubs, strict restrictions at the time prohibited Talyani from transferring.

The UAE did not qualify easily, after facing several obstacles on its way, the most important of which was in the first round, during the confrontation with the Kuwait national team.

The UAE entered the 3rd match of the first stage in the qualification against the Kuwait national team and it's required to win to compensate for its 3-2 loss in the first round and to disrupt the top competitor at the time.

Al Talyani scored the victory goal to win 1-0 vs Kuwait and the national team took the lead in the group.

Al Talyani participated in all of the UAE World Cup matches against Colombia, Germany, and Yugoslavia.

The UAE was to host the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in its history, and the hopes of a country stood on the shoulders of a team that featured “Generation 90” veterans such as Al Talyani and goalkeeper Muhsen Musabbeh, as well as youngsters such as Munther Ali.

The Final Match at Asian cup 1996, they faced Saudi Arabia in front of 60,000 fans at Zayed Sports City.

A testimonial match was played in his honour between Italian champions Juventus and an All-Star team of players from various countries.