Al Ahli coach Khaled Taj spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 5 match against Muaither.

“The match against Muaither will represent a starting point for Al Ahli after the recent stumbles, the latest being against Umm Salal. As a coach, I rely a lot on the players to achieve victory in this match and gain confidence. We offer a good level, we are just missing a few things to score full points.

“The loss to last Umm Salal happened due to the mistakes made by some players. That cost us points at a time when the team was performing well. We worked in the past days to correct the mistakes and prepare the team physically and psychologically for the best level and result.

“We have a great desire to achieve victory and that the Muaither match will be crucial for the players in order to correct the course. At the same time, the match will not be easy in view of the distinguished level of Muaither team.

“The match is crucial for the team because it will determine whether Al Ahli will regain its ability to be on the path to victories or will require a lot of work, so we will take the field in order to win and obtain full points,” said Khaled Taj.

Al Ahli player Ali Qaderi said, “The goal that all players and the technical staff seek is to win and regain the team’s balance in the league this season. The match is crucial as we need to correct our path in this season’s competition.

“We have a better technical level than we have displayed, but the team was affected psychologically and, as a result, lost against Umm Salal. Therefore, as players, we are counting a lot on the Muaither match to be the starting point for Al Ahli in the league. We believe that the team is capable of achieving victory.”