Al-Sadd  held its first training session under the watchful eyes of new coach Jesualdo Ferreira, who signed with the club last week to manage the team until the end of the current season.
 
The session witnessed the participation of all the key players of the team, who played against Lekhwiya in Round 10 of the Qatar Stars League. As for the reserve players, they are working towards preparing for Round 8 fixture of the Qatar Gas League versus Al-Rayyan.
 
Ferreira was keen to meet with the players before the start of the session, in the presence of Head of Football Mohammed Ghanem Al Ali, to talk about the most crucial issues concerning the upcoming period and the working method he will put to use.
 
The session started with warmup drills under the supervision of the assistant manager before the players moved on to physical training. Later, the team moved on to circulating the ball around in small areas and practiced playing the ball in two touches.
 
The team will continue their daily training sessions within the preparations for the Round 11 match versus Al-Sailiya, to be played next Friday the 4th December at the Al Sadd Stadium. Al Sadd are currently in the 3^rd place within Qatar Stars League table with 21 points.