Muaither coach Jose Murcia spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 8 match against Umm Salal.

“We played a good match against Al Sadd in the last round and we are satisfied with the performance despite the loss, but in general we are not satisfied with the team’s results in previous matches and we are working to correct the path. Now we have closed the chapter against Al Sadd and currently all our focus is on the very important match against Umm Salal. Before the break, we worked to fully prepare the team and we hope to provide the required level to obtain the three points that will mark the start of Muaither club again in the league.

“We respect Umm Salal as they are a strong team this season and are performing well, so the match will be difficult, but I trust in the abilities of my players and we seek to return to the winning path. We look forward to putting on a good show and achieving the result that everyone desires.

“We worked in the past few days during training to intensify preparations and give the players the information and plans necessary to appear at a strong and good level in the Umm Salal match. We were determined to achieve victory, because winning three points will take our tally to seven points,” said Murcia.

Muaither player Abdulghani Munir said, “It will be difficult for both teams and we are ready. We will give everything we have to achieve the three points before the break.

“I trust in the abilities of our players to win. We are working to intensify and continue the work in the daily training that we engage in, and to implement the instructions of the technical staff, to avoid mistakes that always cost any team a loss. So we take all of this into account to reach the required readiness.

“We must take advantage of the possible opportunities in all matches we play and the need to focus in front of the goal to score goals, in addition to playing strongly in some periods of the matches and working hard to reach the opponents’ goal. This is what we focus on in training.”