Al Arabi head coach Gianfranco Zola  has granted his squad  9 days rest  following their 2-1 defeat to Al Khor in round 15 of the Qatar Stars League.

Al Arabi players to resume training sessions on Tuesday the 12^th of January 2015 during the three week break for the AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016.

The dream team has endured three straight defeats towards the end of the year, and Zola will be looking to galvanise his side during the break. Arabi are currently in 6^th place in the QSL table.