Muaither coach Jorge Da Silva spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 15 match against Al Shamal.

“I am happy with the distinguished performance presented by the players in the last match against Al Markhiya. We deserved to win and I am completely satisfied with the performance and we always strive to follow the same approach in the upcoming matches. I stress the importance of Al Shamal match because winning it puts us in 10th place, so no alternative to achieving three points in this match, in which a win is also considered a full six points.

“We respect Al Shamal as they are a strong team with distinguished players and we must play with caution against them. We must close the spaces. We also have a strong team and we have experienced players capable of making a difference and deciding every match we play, but that requires us to continue to intensify the work.

“Our mission is to keep presenting strong performances and the team is developing little by little, and this helps us a lot to enter every match with a high spirit. We have the motivation and opportunity to achieve three points against Al Shamal and the team’s morale is high, and we will enter the match with the goal of winning and nothing else,” said Da Silva.

Muaither player Thiago Di Luanco said, “I am happy to have scored my first goal for Muaither against Al Markhiya in the Expo Stars League. I am keen to make every effort to continue to help the team achieve all its ambitions.

“The Al Shamal match is no less important than the Al Markhiya match, and we consider it as a final, because winning it puts us in a good position in the table and will keep us away from danger zone. Victory in this match is a primary goal for us as players and technical staff, and we will work with all our ability to achieve the three points.”

“We always strive to develop ourselves and intensify our training to achieve the required harmony. I have confidence that we will overcome this current stage that the team is in, adding that it is necessary for us as players to continue working until the end and forget about the first leg and focus on the second leg. We must enhance the spirit of winning and avoid losing. I trust in the abilities of my fellow players and we will focus on giving our best.”