Qatar SC coach Youssef Safri spoke to the media ahead of their 2022-2023 season QNB Stars League Week 17 match against Al Duhail.

“I can say that the team has become characterized by a winning mentality and there is no doubt that consolidating this aspect is a very important matter in the team. In general, the reaction was excellent and I am very happy with the performance and the result. The most important thing is to provide the required performance, especially since our mentality has helped us achieve better results with the presence of high-level players who have already achieved a lot and are looking forward to more.

“I am focused and ready to win with the same principles that we used to follow, so I am confident in achieving a positive result.

“It is very important that our players are characterized by a high degree of focus and follow-up hard work, based on the importance of the upcoming matches and their points, taking into account the pressure of the matches and the need to have a sufficient number of key players and substitutes to allow the opportunity to rotate and stay in the race,” said Safri.

Qatar SC player Sebastian Soria said, “There is no doubt that realizing the importance of our previous match after negative results contributed to showing a good level, especially since we needed to win for ourselves as players and for the sake of the coach as well. So we are required to focus in all matches and be strong in the competition after a difficult period. We had to focus more and more importantly, unite the team for one goal, which is to achieve success for the club, as we built a family that thinks about the interest of the team and this makes it easier for us to achieve our goals.

“As for our next match, we are aware of its importance, although all matches are important, but facing the leaders gives the match additional interest. And we must complete the task successfully, give off everything we have and help each other, and if we play at our usual level, we can win points.”