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<p>Umm Salal coach Aziz Ben Askar spoke to the media ahead of their 2020-21 season QNB Stars League Week 14 match against Al Wakrah.</p><p>“Our victory over Al Khor last week can be considered as a good thing. Now we will face Al Wakrah in the 14th round of the league. This is another story and a different match. It will be a difficult match because we will face a team coming from a great loss last week against Al Duhail. Therefore, I and the players realize that it will be a strong match and will be the most difficult, but the most important thing for ourselves is good preparation and that the team should feel ready for the match.</p><p>“We always suffer from pressure and that mindset could be used as a catalyst because we do not want to go down to the Second Division. I feel the idea of football in general is high pressure. I like to work under pressure and I told the players that they need to play under pressure in order to perform well, which gives you motivation to achieve positive results.</p><p>“As usual, we focus on ourselves and our work to develop the team that is improving now. The players now know very well what I want from them and I always want more seriousness and more work. The most important thing for me is to have strong players who want to make a difference,” said Ben Askar.</p><p>Umm Salal player Ahmed Hammoudan said, “As for the next match, it is important for us. We will make every effort to achieve victory. So far, I have not reached my best technical level, especially since I came to the team a short while ago, but with regular training and matches, I will reach the required level. It will be difficult for the two teams, especially since each of them aspires to advance to a better position and therefore the winner of this match’s outcome will be happy.”</p>