Al Wakrah coach Marquez Lopez spoke to the media ahead of their 2021-2022 season QNB Stars League Week 11 postponed match against Al Sadd.

“All our players are fully prepared for this important match and we will try to give off our best against the best team in the league this season. I assure that the mentality of the players is good to appear in the best possible way.

“We do not have the services of three important players for this match (Omid Ebrahimi, Ahmed Fadel and Gelson Dala), but we have other distinguished players in the team. And I will not make excuses for this and will do everything in my power to help the team achieve victory.

“The morale of the team is very good. When the team wins, everything is in the best condition and everyone is happy, but so far the season is not over and we have very important matches remaining. Therefore, we strive to continue the journey with the same mentality, as we always seek to win,” said Marquez.

Al Wakrah player Saleh Saeed Al Hilabi said, “We hope success will be with us because we will face one of the best clubs in the league, if not the best at all. And everyone knows that Al Sadd have a selection of the best players in all positions and tremendous professional potential, but all this will not prevent us from having our chances especially since our team is constantly evolving.

“My team is currently in third place and our goal at this stage is to maintain our position in the top four and finish the season there. God willing, we have the ability to achieve this goal in view of the great solidarity among all team members.”