Muaither coach Jose Murcia spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 2 match against Al Duhail.

“I have complete satisfaction with the team’s performance in the opening match against Al Wakrah, but the result was not good for us. The opening matches are always difficult.

“We closed the Al Wakrah chapter and will focus on the next match against Al Duhail, and our team is complete with professionals. With the return of injured players, the team is ready and this gives us a great morale boost. We will try to rectify the mistakes that occurred in the Al Wakrah match, and this is what I spoke with the players during daily training on the necessity of not repeating them because any competing team takes advantage of them.

“We respect Al Duhail as they are a great team with distinguished players. They are the champions of last edition of the league championship. We take this into consideration, but we do not fear anyone and we will do everything in our power to achieve victory and snatch the three points. This is the most important thing for us.

“The match will be difficult for both sides, given the need of the two teams for the three points and we, in turn, will focus on the strengths of our team and try to take advantage of the weaknesses of Al Duhail. We will go into the match with high concentration and our goal is the three points, and the players are ready for the match,” said Murcia.

Muaither player Ramon Arias said, “In the last match against Al Wakrah, we played a good first half and missed some opportunities, but in the last minutes of the first half, Al Wakrah scored two goals by capitalizing on our mistakes, and we will work to address them and not repeat them.

“The coaching staff always give us intensive and strong training in an attempt to prepare all players psychologically, technically and tactically, to enter any match with the best possible level and readiness that makes us perform the best.”